Compare amodb
These pages compare amodb with other movie and TV metadata APIs. Each one lists compatibility, request limits, languages, image hosting and price with concrete numbers. amodb keeps TMDB v3 and OMDb paths, so a switch usually means a new base URL and a new key.
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Look for a TMDB API alternative when you want a paid agreement, a request limit you can plan around, or more data in each reply. amodb speaks the TMDB v3 protocol for reads, so you change the base URL and the key. Writes and a few paths are not offered. Stay on TMDB if its free terms fit.
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IMDb has no free general purpose REST API: its non-commercial datasets are downloadable files and commercial access is licensed. amodb is a paid JSON API where you look up a title by IMDb id, read the IMDb rating and vote count where known, and get cast, images and trailers with one key.
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OMDb is a small single record API with a free key and a daily cap of 1,000 (check their site). amodb answers i, t, s, type, y, plot and page at /omdb/ with the same body fields, limits you per minute and adds TMDB v3 endpoints on one key. JSON only, no XML, no episodes.
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TheTVDB is TV focused and offers several episode orderings, such as aired, DVD and absolute. amodb covers TV, movies and people with one key and maps a TVDB id to its own id with one call. It lists a show's episode groups but not their contents, so alternate numbering stays on TheTVDB.
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Trakt centers on user data: watch history, watchlists, ratings, calendars and OAuth. amodb does not store user activity. It is a paid metadata API for movies, TV, people, images and ratings. Many apps use both: keep user state in Trakt or your own database, and read title data from amodb.
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TVmaze is TV only, free to use, rate limited per IP address, and its data is under an attribution license. Check their docs for the details. amodb is a paid API for TV, movies and people, with limits counted per key and TMDB v3 paths. Choose by scope and budget.
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Kinopoisk is a Russian-language movie site and does not publish a general open API. Developers often turn to third-party services, so check their docs. amodb is a paid API that returns Russian titles with language=ru-RU, finds a title by Kinopoisk id, and includes the Kinopoisk score where known.
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amodb keeps TMDB v3 paths, query parameters and JSON for most read endpoints, so a client needs a new base URL and key. Writes answer 405, and changes, aggregate credits and review lookups are not offered. Other differences are terms, 14 languages, five extensions and per-key limits.
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Every plan includes all endpoints, all 14 languages and images. Plans differ only in requests per minute.