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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 Along with extensive metadata for movies, TV shows and people, we also offer one of the best selections of high resolution posters and backdrops. On average, over 1,000 images are added every single day. ​

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Getting Started

Welcome to version 3 (v3) of The Movie Database(TMDB)API. This documentation serves as a guide to kick- start your experience with the world’s largest movie database, Operating under the REST architecture. this API has become familiar to developers over the years, owing to its resemblance to the well-known web request and response pattern and its utillization of JSON as the preferred syntax for delivering responses. Here, you’ll find information on all your favorite movies, including ratings, release dates, and much more. However, before you begin, be sure to explore the introductory pages, which include the Authentication page and the Errors & status code page.

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Authentication

Before you can use the TMBD API, you need to generate your API Key - which is how you authenticate with the API. To get an API key, you need to sign up at the officlal TMDB homepage. To do sign up, follow the steps below
  1. Navigate to the TMBD sign up page.
  2. After submitting your requested details, verify your account to login.
Once you are logged in, you can now access your profile page containing information such as your most watched genres, and other recent activities. tmdb profile page
  1. At the right corner of your profile page, navigate to your profile avatar and select the Settings options.
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  1. On the settings page, navigate to the API option at the left corner menu.
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  1. From the options provided, chose the plan that suits you, The options include Developer and Professional. Both plans have their advantages listed below them.
  2. Once you select a plan, you’ll fill out the form which would collect information about the API usage. information requested would include name of applicaton, it’s url, etc.
Once completed, you would be redirected to a new page where you’ll see your generated API Key, Or check the notification icon for an instant message delivering your API key with additional informatian on the next steps to take. Note: Please refer to this link when you need guidiance in obtaining some parameters needed for various requests.