Hi @kirkdm When you say "private" it sounds like you're talking about the method in whatever language you are using. And if I was to guess, you're using a library of a sort? If so, you should contact the developer of the library.

The backdrop is just a field like any other, the backdrop_path field.

https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=inception

And looking at the first result...

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  "original_title": "Inception",
  "original_language": "en",
  "title": "Inception",
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