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The Movie Database (TMDB) is a community built movie and TV database. Every piece of data has been added by our amazing community dating back to 2008. TMDB’s strong international focus and breadth of data is largely unmatched and something we’re incredibly proud of. Put simply, we live and breathe community and that’s precisely what makes us different.

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Quickstart

Learn how to get your API Key

API Reference

Explore the full API reference documentation.

Validate

Authenticate Your API Key within 5 seconds

Application

Understand application-level authentication.

Status Code & Rate limiting

Understand the various status codes and rate limits and how to handle them.

Versioning

Learn about the versioning system and how to manage different API versions.