I'm not sure if I'm calling the credits
endpoint correctly, but I'm not getting the full list it seems (at least for the show Nashville--just testing stuff out). The example endpoint that I am calling is this:
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/tv/44549/credits?api_key={{key}}&language=en-US
I am only getting 7 cast members back and 0 crew members. The TMDB website shows much more than that. Any ideas?
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Reply by Travis Bell
on November 30, 2019 at 10:27 PM
The aggregated cast you see on the website is not available on the API. It's a relatively new feature on the website. You can vote for and/or follow my open ticket for this here.
By default, previously, all that was returned at the series level like this is the cast that has been added to the newest season.
Reply by clay.michaels
on December 1, 2019 at 1:42 AM
Hello Travis,
Do I understand correctly that there is currently no way to get the full list of cast, crew, and guest_star for a TV show other than walking the episode/credits endpoints 40 at a time?
I want to end up with something like
Reply by MrVrba
on December 1, 2019 at 4:38 PM
Thanks, I upvoted the ticket. Seems pretty important to me.
Reply by Travis Bell
on December 2, 2019 at 11:49 PM
In essence, yes. You can pull the regular season cast and crew credits from each season call, but to get the guest stars, you would need to request the credit details at an episode level.
Like I said, I only recently added the aggregated view to the website, so it's a pretty new feature. It's got some kinks I still need to work out before I would feel comfortable pushing it on the API.
Reply by clay.michaels
on December 4, 2019 at 12:19 AM
Understood, thank you! I appreciate your API immensely.
Reply by Travis Bell
on November 14, 2020 at 11:13 AM
Hi guys,
The aggregate TV credits method is now live. You can read the documentation for it here.