The Movie Database Support

How can retrieve a list of all movies for my autocomplete box for searching purposes.

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Hi jobmwaniki17@yahoo.com,

We don't provide any data dumps for something like this. We do however support autocomplete searching natively with /movie/search. We even support it on the /search/multi endpoint as well.

https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=inc
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=ince
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=incep
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=incept

Most JS components will support an remote data source. Keep in mind you will likely have to use JSONP with a callback.

Cheers.

Thank you Travis

@travisbell said:

Hi jobmwaniki17@yahoo.com,

We don't provide any data dumps for something like this. We do however support autocomplete searching natively with /movie/search. We even support it on the /search/multi endpoint as well.

https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=inc
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=ince
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=incep
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=incept

Most JS components will support an remote data source. Keep in mind you will likely have to use JSONP with a callback.

Cheers.

Can you please tell me how can I implement autocomplete search feature in Android App, since you mentioned that autocomplete searching natively with /movie/search

Would I have to make a new search call with each letter typed to update the autocomplete suggestion list?

I have no experience with Android, but yes, you would have to issue a new search for every letter. Most autocomplete components are a bit smarter than this though, and don't send a new call for every key press. Instead, they usually use a timer and only send the input of the input every 500ms (for example).

You'll have to see what options you have for Android.

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