The Internet has become the most preferred way to watch, share and store movies. One of the ways in which movies are shared is with the use of API (Application Programmable Interfaces). APIs help third-party applications to easily integrate with large movie sharing platforms.
In this article, we created a list of the best movie APIs currently being used. In coming up with this list, we ranked our APIs based on the following criteria.
- API features: We took an in-depth look into some of the most advanced features of these APIs.
- Data format: We assessed the data formats that each of the APIs supports.
- Price: We assessed the cost of using each of the APIs.
- Ease of use: We looked at the ease of integrating each of the APIs.
Ultimately, we came up with the following list of top 10 best Movie APIs.
- IMDB API
- Movie Database API
- uNoGS API
- Entertainment Data Hub API
- Utelly API
- Streamzui API
- Uflixit API
- MovieQuotes API
- Hydra Movies API
- BigFlix Movies Download API
| API | API Features | Data Format | Ease of Use | Price |
| IMDB API | IMDB API Allows developers to query for all information about films, actors, characters | JSON/XLM | Easy | Paid |
| Movie Database API | This API allows users to search for movies, TV series & games directly from a third-party app | JSON | Easy | Paid |
| uNoGS API | Using this API, developers can pull all Netflix title information from all the countries Netflix operates in | JSON | Not Easy | Paid |
| Entertainment Data Hub API | This API allows developers to access metadata from video streaming platforms | JSON | Easy | Paid |
| Utelly API | Utelly API allows developers to search all of Netflix, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Now TV, Google Play, BBC Iplayer | JSON | Easy | Free |
| Streamzui API | Allows developers to query all information about films and actors from Amazon Prime | JSON | Not Easy | Paid |
| Uflixit API | This API is an all in one solution that helps users get specific data about movies | JSON | Not Easy | Paid |
| MovieQuotes API | MovieQuotes API searches through popular movie quotes by movies, actors and characters. | JSON | Easy | Free |
| Hydra Movies API | This API provides access to Hydra Movies entire data set of more than 3,500 movies | HTML/JSON | Not Easy | Free |
| BigFlix Movies Download API | This API allows you to download and stream movies directly from BigFlix database | JSON | Easy | Paid |
Table of Contents
1. IMDB API
IMDb is the most authoritative information source for movie, TV, and celebrity content and more. New trailers, casting updates, photos, trivia, industry news, and more are always constantly posted on the platform.
API Features: Allows developers to query for all information about films, actors, characters. Other important pieces of movie information like Release date, Runtime, Genre, Directors, Writers, Actors and Awards can also be accessed using this API
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in either JSON or XML
Ease of Use: Easy, IMDB is well documented, developers can easily reference this documentation with relative ease.
Price: Price: Paid!!
- Basic plan $ 0
- Pro plan $ 10
- Ultra plan $ 30.00
- Mega plan $300.00
2. Movie Database API
IMDb – international movie database, is one of the most authoritative information source for movies, and TV.
API Features: This API allows users to search for Movies, TV series & Games and gather information about Movies.
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in JSON format
Ease of Use: Easy, IMDB has a is well-documented API documentation, developers can easily reference this documentation with relative ease.
Price: Price: Paid
- Basic plan $ 0
- Pro plan $ 5.00
- Ultra plan $ 10.00
- Mega plan $20.00
3. uNoGS API
uNoGS this simply means unofficial Netflix online Global Search, this platform enables users to connect to Netflix and access information
API Features: Using this API, developers can pull all Netflix title information from all the Countries Netflix operates in
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in JSON format
Ease of Use: Not Easy!! There is no public documentation available
Price: This API is not free, plans include Basic plan, Pro plan, Ultra plan and Mega plan
- Basic plan: offers 100 requests per day at $0.00/month $ 0.1 per extra
- Pro plan: offers 30000 requests per day at $10/month $ 0.1 per extra
- Ultra plan: offers 75000 requests per day at $25/month $ 0.1 per extra
- Mega plan: offers 150000 requests per day $50/month $ 0.1 per extra
4. Entertainment Data Hub API
This API is currently maintained and managed by Internet Video Archive (IVA)
API Features: This API allows developers to access metadata from video streaming platforms
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in JSON format
Ease of Use: Easy, Entertainment is well documented, developers can easily reference this documentation with relative ease.
Price: This API is not free, plans include Basic plan and Pro plan
- Basic plan: offers 50 requests per day at $0.00/month $ 0.15 per extra
- Pro plan: offers 100 requests per day at $10/month $ 0.1 per extra
5. Utelly API
Utelly brings all content multiple sources into a single app, making content discovery enjoyable again.
API Features: Utelly API allows developers to search all video contents in Netflix, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Now TV, Google Play, BBC Iplayer.
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in JSON format
Ease of Use: Easy; there is simple documentation on how to start using the API fast and without any hurdles.
Price: Free
6. Streamzui API
Streamzui is an unofficlal Amazon Prime video API
API Feature: Streamzui API Allows developers to query for all information about films, actors from Amazon Prime.
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in JSON format
Easy of Use: Not Easy!! There is no public documentation available
Price: This API is not free, plans include a Pro plan, Ultra plan and Mega plan
- Pro plan: offers 30000 requests per day at $10/month $ 0.1 per extra
- Ultra plan: offers 75000 requests per day at $25/month $ 0.1 per extra
- Mega plan: offers 150000 requests per day $50/month $ 0.1 per extra
7. Uflixit API
Uflixit is a movie information gathering service that helps get relevant information about movies.
API Features: This API is an all in one solution that helps users get specific data about movies. It combines information about movies from multiple websites to give accurate information about a movie
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in JSON format
Ease of Use: Easy, There is simple documentation on how to start using the API fast and without any hurdles.
Price: This API is not free, plans include Basic plan, Pro plan, Ultra plan and Mega plan
- Basic plan: offers 100 requests per day at $0.00/month
- Pro plan: offers 10000 requests per day at $10/month
- Ultra plan: offers 50000 requests per day at $20/month
- Mega plan: offers unlimited requests per day $70/month
8. MovieQuotes API
Created by an independent developer, this API currently has more than 600 movie quotes
API Features: MovieQuotes API searches through popular movie quotes by movies, actors and characters.
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in either JSON or XML
Ease of Use: MovieQuotes API has provided very detailed documentation that is full of code samples on how to get started implementing the API.
Price: Free
9. Hydra Movies API
Hydra Movies is a streaming service that currently maintains a database of popular movies released from the past 20 years
API Features: This API provides access to Hydra Movies entire data set of more than 3,500 movies.
Ease of Use: Not Easy, There is no public documentation available
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in either JSON or XML
Price: Free
10. BigFlix Movies Download API
Based in India, BigFlix is India’s first online Movie on Demand service. The platform was founded in 2012 and their service allows users to experience seamless streaming across several connected devices like smartphones, Tablets, iPad, PC, etc.
API Features: This API allows you to download and stream movies directly from BigFlix database.
Ease of Use: Easy, There is simple documentation on how to start using the API fast and without any hurdles.
Data Format: The API uses HTTP methods and can return data in either JSON or XML
Price: This API is not free, plans include Basic plan and Pro plan
- Basic plan: offers 8 requests per day at $0.00/month $ 0.1 per extra
- Pro plan: offers Unlimited requests per day at $2.99/month $ 0.1 per extra
Summary of Best Movie API for Developers (That work in 2020)
| API Name | Main Features | Popularity Score | Latency in milli-seconds | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 IMDB API | Films, Cast, Crew, Characters | 9.6/10 | 1136 | 44% |
| #2 uNoGS | Unofficial Netflix API | 9.8/10 | 1233 | 100% |
| #3 Entertainment Data Hub API | Movies, games, & TV Series | 8.1/10 | 813 | 85% |
| #4 Utelly API | Movies, Series, & TV Shows | 9.6/10 | 492 | 95% |
| #5 Streamzui API | Unofficial Prime Video API | 8/10 | 231 | 98% |
| #6 BigFlix API | Indian films, reviews, & trailers. | 7/10 | 1363 | 100% |
| #7 Movie Quotes API | Movie quotes from 500 movies | 0.7/10 | 492 | -- |
That’s Rakuten RapidAPI’s list of Top 10 Best Movie APIs. We hope you’ll find an API that you can integrate into your application.
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