movie_db (🚨 DEPRECATED)

A simple API for IMDB (no-api-key, no fee, fully free and unlimited access for lifetime).

API Documentation

This is a lightweight web service, (REST interface), which provides an easy way to access the IMDB website. Our API works through simple commands, so there should not be a problem coding some nice applications.

If you find any bug, or have any questions, or any suggestions please shoot me a mail to theapache64@gmail.com

API Endpoints

All the API endpoints return the same data structure as below

Returned Key	Description	Example
error	The returned status for the API call, can be either 'true' or 'false'	true
message	Either the error message or the successful message	Movie found
data	If 'error' is returned as 'false' the API query results will be inside 'data'	data

/search

HTTP GET

End Point	Description
http://theapache64.com/movie_db/search	Returns the search result

Parameter	Required	Type	Default	Description
keyword	true	String	null	The keyword you want perform search against

Examples

URL	Description
http://theapache64.com/movie_db/search?keyword=Ironman	Returns Ironman movie details

Further examples

Syntax

http://theapache64.com/movie_db/search?keyword=[YOUR-KEYWORD]

Example

GET

http://theapache64.com/movie_db/search?keyword=Titanic

Response:

{
  "data": {
    "plot": "A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.",
    "name": "Titanic",
    "rating": "7.7",
    "genre": "Drama,Romance",
    "poster_url": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDdmZGU3NDQtY2E5My00ZTliLWIzOTUtMTY4ZGI1YjdiNjk3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTA4NzY1MzY@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg"
  },
  "error_code": 0,
  "error": false,
  "message": "Movie found"
}

Please note that the keyword can be anything like character name, part of the movie name etc. For example if we search Tony Stark (Ironman's character name), We'll get the Ironman movie.

GET

http://theapache64.com/movie_db/search?keyword=Tony+Stark

Response:

{
  "data": {
    "plot": "After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.",
    "name": "Iron Man",
    "rating": "7.9",
    "genre": "Action,Adventure,Sci-Fi",
    "poster_url": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTczNTI2ODUwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTU0NTIzMw@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg"
  },
  "error_code": 0,
  "error": false,
  "message": "Movie found"
}theapache64.com/movie_db/search?keyword=Ironman

As of now, the API only provides basic details like name, plot, rating, genre and posterUrl. If you need more details, shoot me a mail to theapache64@gmail.com and i'll implement it. :)

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Note

Please don't use this API for commericial purposes, as it is just a proof of concept and could be shutdown any moment. If you want commercial copy of this API for permanent usage, feel free to contact me.