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Get full cast/character list?
posted by recurfSTAFFMOD on June 16, 2019 at 3:36 AM
Hello,
I am trying to get the full character list for a given tv/movie.
The only way I can see to do this is to get the credits which contains a very very small selection of characters. For example Game of Thrones only returns 15 characters, where there should be over 800.
How can I use the API to return a full list of characters? Is this even possible, the information is on your website: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1399-game-of-thrones/cast?language=en-US
Reply by ticao2 š§š· pt-BR
on June 16, 2019 at 9:34 PM
See here https://developers.themoviedb.org/3/movies/get-movie-credits
An example: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/credits?api_key=[MY_KEY]
Another example: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=[MY_KEY]&language=en-US&append_to_response=credits
Reply by recurf
on June 16, 2019 at 10:59 PM
ok you obviously didnt read my question
Reply by ticao2 š§š· pt-BR
on June 17, 2019 at 10:42 AM
Yes, I read. And I even translated it into my language.
I may not have understood your problem.
Considering your comment, I certainly did not understand.
For movies, the method is that of the example I quoted.
If the issue is TV Show, then maybe I'm not the right person to help.
I'm not sure, but it seems that for TV Show only the cast of last season is sent.
And I presume that for the crew the criterion must be the same.
Anyway, the request is explained here:
https://developers.themoviedb.org/3/tv/get-tv-credits
And the example would be this:
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/tv/1418/credits?api_key=[MY_KEY]&language=en-US
If you are kind enough to post here the Request you have used, it may make it easier for someone else to help.
In order for someone to help you with API Request questions, it is critical that you post here the API Request you are using.
Remember to replace your Key with [MY_KEY].
Reply by Travis Bell
on June 17, 2019 at 11:08 PM
@recurf The new aggregated cast and crew view that you can see on the website is not available on the API right now. You can view my open ticket for it here. You can vote and/or follow it.
The new aggregation view is fairly new.