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How can I get the release date information for only the US ?
posted by ianizaguirreSTAFFMOD on August 8, 2018 at 7:53 PM
I am trying to make an API call to get a single movies details, for example:
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/442249?api_key=[MY_KEY]
then I noticed it did not include what the movie certification was for that one particular movie.
I read how to make a call for that information here: https://developers.themoviedb.org/3/movies/get-movie-release-dates
So I have two questions...
(1) In a single call for only the release_dates
If I was going to make an additional call to get this movies certification information, by running this:
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/442249/release_dates?api_key=[MY_KEY]
Is there a way to get only the information for "iso_3166_1": "US" , without having all other language objects showing in this call by appending something to the URL?
(2) In a single call for only the movie details with appended release_dates
How would I be able to make a single API call, like this:
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/442249?api_key=[MY_KEY]&append_to_response=release_dates
but have only the information for iso_3166_1: "US" appended ?
Reply by Travis Bell
on August 9, 2018 at 12:13 AM
Hi there,
Option #2 is your best bet, but no, there is no way to query just the US releases. Since
/release_datesis an array, and movies can have more than one release per country, you'll have to iterate over the results looking for the specific release type that you want anyways. Best thing to do is have your own logic looking for the release dates (and types) you want.