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For this quickstart, you’ll use the Details endpoint in the Account Folder to retrieve the public details of an account on TMDB. 
GET https://api.themoviedb.org/3/account/{account_id}

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Get your account_id

The endpoint to fetch the account_id is: 
GET https://api.themoviedb.org/3/account
  • Add the query parameter your_bearer_token to authenticate your request.
GET https://api.themoviedb.org/3/account?bearer_token=YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN
Example response 
{
  "id": 12345678, //Your account_id
  "name": "YourUsername",
  "include_adult": false,
  "username": "YourUsername",
  "avatar": {
    "gravatar": {
      "hash": "abc123def456ghi789"
    },
    "tmdb": {
      "avatar_path": "/path/to/avatar.jpg"
    }
  },
  "iso_639_1": "en",
  "iso_3166_1": "US"
}
Your account_id is an integer value.

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Get the Account details endpoint.

GET https://api.themoviedb.org/3/account/{account_id}
Replace the {account_id} with your TMDb account_id To authenticate your request, include your bearer_token as a query parameter or in the request header.
  • bearer_token as query parameter
  • bearer_token in the Request Header
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/account/{account_id}
?bearer_token=YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN

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Make the Request

Below are examples of how to make the request using different tools:
  • Using cURL
  • Using Postman
  • Using Python
curl "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/account/{account_id}?api_key=YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN"

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Example response

If the request is successful, you’ll receive a JSON response containing details about the account. Here’s an example response: 
{
  "id": 12345678,
  "name": "YourUsername",
  "include_adult": false,
  "username": "YourUsername",
  "avatar": {
    "gravatar": {
      "hash": "abc123def456ghi789"
    },
    "tmdb": {
      "avatar_path": "/path/to/avatar.jpg"
    }
  },
  "iso_639_1": "en",
  "iso_3166_1": "US"
}
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