TVmaze user API

tvmaze · Media

Media No Auth Free & Open media

Access to the user API is only possible for users with a [premium](http://www.tvmaze.com/premium) account. A user can only access their own user data. Authentication uses HTTP Basic. Use the TVmaze username as authentication username, and the TVmaze API key as authentication password. Your API key can be found on your [dashboard](http://www.tvmaze.com/dashboard). To try out these API calls from this page, click the "Authorize" button on top and input your credentials.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET List the marked episodes

List the marked episodes

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/episodes?show_id=1

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/episodes?show_id=1"

import requests
params = {
    "show_id": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/episodes",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/episodes');
url.searchParams.set('show_id', '1');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/episodes")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("show_id", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/episodes")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "show_id" => "1"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/episodes?" . http_build_query([
    "show_id" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET List the followed networks

List the followed networks

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/networks?embed=network

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/networks?embed=network"

import requests
params = {
    "embed": "network"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/networks",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/networks');
url.searchParams.set('embed', 'network');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/networks")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("embed", "network")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/networks")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "embed" => "network"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/networks?" . http_build_query([
    "embed" => "network"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET List the followed people

List the followed people

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/people?embed=person

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/people?embed=person"

import requests
params = {
    "embed": "person"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/people",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/people');
url.searchParams.set('embed', 'person');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/people")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("embed", "person")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/people")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "embed" => "person"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/tvmaze.com/1.0/user/follows/people?" . http_build_query([
    "embed" => "person"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with TVmaze user API?

TVmaze user API is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. TVmaze user API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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