GET
/
3
/
find
/
{external_id}
Find by ID
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "movie_results": [
    {
      "adult": false,
      "backdrop_path": "/cjEcqdRdPQJhYre3HUAc5538Gk8.jpg",
      "genre_ids": [
        28,
        14,
        35
      ],
      "id": 845781,
      "media_type": "movie",
      "original_language": "en",
      "original_title": "Red One",
      "overview": "After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.",
      "popularity": 896.528,
      "poster_path": "/cdqLnri3NEGcmfnqwk2TSIYtddg.jpg",
      "release_date": "2024-10-31",
      "title": "Red One",
      "video": false,
      "vote_average": 7.109,
      "vote_count": 2127
    }
  ],
  "person_results": [],
  "tv_episode_results": [],
  "tv_results": [],
  "tv_season_results": []
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
external_id
string
required
Example:

"redonemov"

Query Parameters

​
external_source
enum<string>
required
Available options:
imdb_id,
facebook_id,
instagram_id,
tvdb_id,
tiktok_id,
twitter_id,
wikidata_id,
youtube_id
​
language
string
Example:

"en-US"

Response

200 - application/json

Find by ID

​
movie_results
object[]
Example:
[
  {
    "adult": false,
    "backdrop_path": "/cjEcqdRdPQJhYre3HUAc5538Gk8.jpg",
    "genre_ids": [28, 14, 35],
    "id": 845781,
    "media_type": "movie",
    "original_language": "en",
    "original_title": "Red One",
    "overview": "After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.",
    "popularity": 896.528,
    "poster_path": "/cdqLnri3NEGcmfnqwk2TSIYtddg.jpg",
    "release_date": "2024-10-31",
    "title": "Red One",
    "video": false,
    "vote_average": 7.109,
    "vote_count": 2127
  }
]
​
person_results
any[]
Example:
[]
​
tv_episode_results
any[]
Example:
[]
​
tv_results
any[]
Example:
[]
​
tv_season_results
any[]
Example:
[]