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Is ott information available via API ?
posted by grootapperySTAFFMOD on May 7, 2020 at 4:39 AM
Hi, i am looking for streaming services data in tmdb api. I can't seem to find that information in api docs. Please let me know.
Reply by ticao2 š§š· pt-BR
on May 7, 2020 at 11:13 AM
TMDb is a movie database.
Titles, crew, cast, posters, backdrops, overview etc ...
TMDb is not a Stream Server.
The only links that TMDb provides
are those provided by the Just Watch service: https://www.justwatch.com/
When they exist, they should be on the Movie or TV Show page.
Just below the Poster.
So it is not possible to play, or watch or download here on TMDb.
And the API does not provide data from Streaming Services.
Reply by grootappery
on May 7, 2020 at 5:04 PM
In this page, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie tmdb allows to filter based on Netflix, Hulu etc. I am looking for that data. Is that information also coming from justwatch ?
Reply by Travis Bell
on May 7, 2020 at 5:56 PM
We ingest JustWatch's catalog and then build our own user experience by doing a bunch of custom filtering and searching.
The OTT data is not available on the API at this time. It's a website only feature. We have been talking to JustWatch about being able to offer some of this data on the API but no firm decisions have been made at this time.
Reply by grootappery
on May 7, 2020 at 5:58 PM
Thanks Travis !