> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ileolami.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

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<b>The Movie Database (TMDB)</b> 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.

## Dive In 🚀...

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  <Card title="Quickstart" href="/the-basics/quickstart" icon="rocket">
    <p>Learn how to get your API Key</p>
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="book" href="/api-reference">
    <p>Explore the full API reference documentation.</p>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Validate" href="/api-reference/authentication" icon="Key">
    <p>Authenticate Your API Key within 5 seconds</p>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Application" href="/the-basics/application" icon="window">
    <p>Understand application-level authentication.</p>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Status Code & Rate limiting" icon="stopwatch" href="/the-basics/status-codes">
    <p>Understand the various status codes and rate limits and how to handle them.</p>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Versioning" icon="code-branch" href="/the-basics/versoning">
    <p>Learn about the versioning system and how to manage different API versions.</p>
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