Search
Search for titles and people
Search for titles or people using an external ID (IMDB, TMDB) or by name. Returns matching titles and people with their Watchmode IDs. Useful for getting Watchmode IDs to use with other endpoints.
get/search
Query parameters
search_field'name' | 'imdb_id' | 'tmdb_movie_id' | 'tmdb_tv_id' | 'tmdb_person_id' required
The field to search in:
- name - Search by title or person name
- imdb_id - Search by IMDB ID (e.g., tt0944947)
- tmdb_movie_id - Search by TMDB movie ID
- tmdb_tv_id - Search by TMDB TV show ID
- tmdb_person_id - Search by TMDB person ID
search_valuestring required
Example:Breaking Bad
The value to search for (e.g., "Breaking Bad", "tt0944947")
typesstring
Example:tv,movie
Filter results by type. Pass comma-separated values (e.g., tv,movie,person)
Response
Search results
Example response
{
"title_results": [
{
"id": 3173903,
"name": "Breaking Bad",
"type": "tv_series",
"year": 2008,
"imdb_id": "tt0903747",
"tmdb_id": 1396,
"tmdb_type": "tv"
}
],
"people_results": [
{
"id": 710125611,
"name": "Bryan Cranston",
"main_profession": "actor",
"imdb_id": "nm0186505",
"tmdb_id": 17419
}
]
}