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How to get full cast for a movie
posted by ecaSTAFFMOD on September 27, 2016 at 10:40 AM
Hi, I'm trying to get the full cast for the following movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3438354/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
In the website I found more credits than using the API: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/250219/credits?api_key=XXX
Anyone know where is the error?
Thanks!
Ciao
Emiliano
Reply by Travis Bell
on September 27, 2016 at 6:32 PM
Hi eca,
2 main points... first, this is TMDb not IMDb so our data won't match ;) Second, you should call the /credits. It will return 2 keys,
castandcrewwhich will contain whatever data we have here on TMDb.Cheers.
Reply by mikecnelson
on April 19, 2019 at 4:50 PM
Does this include TV shows? If you look at the api's credits --> cast returned for the show Beverly Hills, 90210 (id 2025) you only get like 10 people, but the tmdb web page shows close to 100 people.
Reply by Travis Bell
on April 19, 2019 at 9:35 PM
The new aggregated TV cast and crew lists are not available on the API. What you're seeing on the API is the last season's regular cast and crew.
Reply by mikecnelson
on April 22, 2019 at 11:52 AM
Is there a plan to make the new aggregated TV cast and crew lists available in the API in the future?
Reply by Travis Bell
on April 22, 2019 at 11:56 AM
I am not sure to be honest. I only just implemented this on the website a few weeks ago.
I have a ticket to think about this here. You can watch or vote for it which helps me prioritize what to work on.
Reply by Travis Bell
on November 14, 2020 at 11:14 AM
Hi guys,
The aggregate TV credits method is now live. You can read the documentation for it here.