CodecAPI

OpenAPI

Movie and TV codec information by TMDB ID. No API key required.

Base URL

Endpoints

GET /v1/movie/{id}

Movie metadata and codec samples.

GET /v1/tv/{id}

Show metadata and S1E1 samples.

GET /v1/tv/{id}/season/{season}/episode/{episode}

A specific collected episode.

Try it

Usage

curl "BASE_URL/v1/movie/157336"

Per IP: 120 requests/minute · 30/10 seconds · 3,000 lookups/day.

Parsed metadata, not file verification. Empty values mean unknown.

Response & limits
features / samples
Combined codec information / individual sample details.
status
available, no_matched_samples, or not_collected.
Errors
400 invalid input · 404 missing title · 405 invalid method · 429 rate limit · 503 unavailable.
Rate limits
Daily allowance resets at 00:00 UTC. IPv6 shares a /64 allowance. Cached and invalid lookups count. On 429, follow Retry-After.
Coverage
Up to three matched samples per source. TV defaults to S1E1. Updates may take five minutes to appear.