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Community-maintained movie and TV show database providing titles, cast, crew, ratings, images, and release information. Best for entertainment-related workflows — building recommendation features, enriching content with movie/show metadata, or looking up cast and production details. The standard source for film and television metadata, with broader coverage than proprietary alternatives. 1 example endpoint available through Lava’s AI Gateway. See the TMDB API docs for full documentation.
This provider is managed — no additional setup required.
This is a catch-all provider — any valid URL under https://api.themoviedb.org/3 is supported. TMDB movie/TV API. Construct URL as https://api.themoviedb.org/3/{endpoint}. Common endpoints: /search/movie?query=inception, /movie/, /tv/, /person/, /trending/all/week. Auth is automatic via Bearer token. The endpoints below are curated examples.

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GET https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query=inception — Free
const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query=inception', { method: 'GET' });

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