Overview
Hydra Movies is a streaming service that holds information on thousands of popular movies. The Hydra Movies API gives you access to [their entire collection of full movies.](https://hydramovies.com) Each film returned provides you with the following data: - Movie Title - Movie Release Year - Genre - Movie Summary - Movie Poster - IMDB ID - IMDB Rating - Runtime - Language - YouTube trailer
Hydra Movies is an entertainment API from hydramovies.com. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 2 endpoints.
At a glance
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Entertainment
- Base URL
https://hydramovies.com/api-v2/%3Fsource=http:/hydramovies.com/api-v2- Version
- 1.1
- Endpoints
- 2
- OpenAPI
- Specification ↗
- Spec updated
- 2018-11-06
Make a first request
Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.
curl -X GET "https://hydramovies.com/api-v2/%3Fsource=http:/hydramovies.com/api-v2/current-Movie-Data.csv&imdb_id=IMDBID" \
-H "Accept: application/json"const response = await fetch("https://hydramovies.com/api-v2/%3Fsource=http:/hydramovies.com/api-v2/current-Movie-Data.csv&imdb_id=IMDBID", {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"Accept": "application/json",
},
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);import requests
response = requests.request(
"GET",
"https://hydramovies.com/api-v2/%3Fsource=http:/hydramovies.com/api-v2/current-Movie-Data.csv&imdb_id=IMDBID",
headers={
"Accept": "application/json",
},
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())Endpoints
| Method | Path | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /current-Movie-Data.csv&imdb_id={IMDBid} | getMovieByIMDBid |
| GET | /current-Movie-Data.csv&movie_year={MovieYear} | getMovieByYear |
Questions
Does the Hydra Movies API need an API key?
No. The Hydra Movies API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.
Does the Hydra Movies API support HTTPS?
Yes, the Hydra Movies API is served over HTTPS.
How many endpoints does the Hydra Movies API have?
Its OpenAPI description lists 2 endpoints in version 1.1. All of them are shown on this page.
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