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tvdb

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Search and retrieve TV series, movie, and people info from TheTVDB. Get details by ID, list episodes, seasons, and artwork. Use when looking up TV/movie metadata from TheTVDB.

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Search and retrieve TV series, movie, episode, and people information from TheTVDB using the official tvdb_v4_official Python package (TVDB …
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All methods return Python dicts parsed from TVDB API JSON responses
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SKILL.md

TheTVDB Lookup

Search and retrieve TV series, movie, episode, and people information from TheTVDB using the official tvdb_v4_official Python package (TVDB API v4).

Environment Variables

TVDB_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

Reference

Code Snippets: scripts/
Official Python package: tvdb_v4_official (GitHub)
API docs: https://thetvdb.github.io/v4-api/

Available Scripts

Script	Purpose
`tvdb_client.py`	Core client: wraps `tvdb_v4_official` with env-based auth
`search.py`	Search TVDB by query (series, movies, people)
`get_series.py`	Get TV series info by TVDB ID
`get_movie.py`	Get movie info by TVDB ID
`get_episodes.py`	List episodes for a series
`get_person.py`	Get person info by TVDB ID

How It Works

Authenticates using TVDB_API_KEY from .env via the tvdb_v4_official.TVDB client
The client obtains a bearer token automatically (valid for 1 month)
All methods return Python dicts parsed from TVDB API JSON responses

Search Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`query`	String	Search term (series name, movie title, person)
`type`	String	Filter: `series`, `movie`, `person`
`year`	Integer	Filter by year
`limit`	Integer	Max results to return

Usage

Search for a Series or Movie

from tvdb_client import get_client

tvdb = get_client()
results = tvdb.search("Breaking Bad", type="series")
for r in results:
    print(f"{r['name']} ({r.get('year', 'N/A')}) - ID: {r.get('tvdb_id')}")

Get Series Details by ID

from tvdb_client import get_client

tvdb = get_client()
series = tvdb.get_series(81189)  # Breaking Bad
print(series["name"], series.get("year"))

Get Extended Series Info (with seasons, characters, etc.)

from tvdb_client import get_client

tvdb = get_client()
series = tvdb.get_series_extended(81189)
for season in series.get("seasons", []):
    print(f"Season {season['number']} ({season['type']['name']})")

List Episodes for a Series

from tvdb_client import get_client

tvdb = get_client()
info = tvdb.get_series_episodes(81189, season_type="default", page=0)
for ep in info["episodes"]:
    print(f"S{ep['seasonNumber']:02d}E{ep['number']:02d} - {ep['name']}")

Get Movie Details

from tvdb_client import get_client

tvdb = get_client()
movie = tvdb.get_movie(31)  # Avengers
print(movie["name"])

# Extended info with characters
movie_ext = tvdb.get_movie_extended(31)
for c in movie_ext.get("characters", []):
    print(f"  {c.get('name')} - {c.get('personName')}")

Get Person Info

from tvdb_client import get_client

tvdb = get_client()
person = tvdb.get_person_extended(253463)
print(person["name"])

Get Next Airing for a Series

from tvdb_client import get_client

tvdb = get_client()
next_aired = tvdb.get_series_nextAired(81189)
print(next_aired)

Key API Methods

Method	Description
`search(query, **kwargs)`	Search across series, movies, people
`get_series(id)`	Basic series record
`get_series_extended(id)`	Full series with seasons, characters, artwork
`get_series_episodes(id, season_type, page)`	Paginated episode list
`get_series_nextAired(id)`	Next airing episode
`get_series_artworks(id, lang)`	Series artwork
`get_movie(id)`	Basic movie record
`get_movie_extended(id)`	Full movie with characters, artwork
`get_episode(id)`	Basic episode record
`get_episode_extended(id)`	Full episode details
`get_season(id)`	Basic season record
`get_season_extended(id)`	Full season with episodes
`get_person(id)`	Basic person record
`get_person_extended(id)`	Full person with roles
`get_all_genres()`	List all genres

CLI Usage

cd skills/tvdb/scripts
uv run python search.py "Breaking Bad"
uv run python search.py "Breaking Bad" --type series
uv run python search.py "Avengers" --type movie --year 2012
uv run python get_series.py 81189
uv run python get_series.py 81189 --extended
uv run python get_movie.py 31
uv run python get_movie.py 31 --extended
uv run python get_episodes.py 81189
uv run python get_episodes.py 81189 --season 1
uv run python get_person.py 253463

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