> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://starlight.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Welcome to TMDB API

Welcome to the third version of The Movie Database (TMDB) API. Our API provides you with vast access to a range of movies, TV shows, actor information, and images.

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  <div className="flex items-center gap-4 mb-4">
    <div className="p-2 rounded-full text-black dark:text-white">1</div>
    <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-black dark:text-white">Pick a Language</h2>
  </div>

  <Tabs>
    <Tab title="Shell">
      ```bash theme={null}
      curl -X GET "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication" \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Python">
      ```python theme={null}
      import requests
      url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication"
      headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}
      response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
      print(response.json())
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Ruby">
      ```ruby theme={null}
      require 'net/http'
      require 'json'

      url = URI("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication")
      req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
      req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

      res = Net::HTTP.start(url.host, url.port, use_ssl: true) { |http| http.request(req) }
      puts res.body
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Node.js">
      ```javascript theme={null}
      const fetch = require('node-fetch');

      const url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication";
      const options = {
        method: "GET",
        headers: {
          "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
        }
      };

      fetch(url, options)
        .then(response => response.json())
        .then(data => console.log(data))
        .catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Java">
      ```java theme={null}
      import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
      import java.net.URL;
      import java.io.BufferedReader;
      import java.io.InputStreamReader;

      public class ApiRequest {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
          try {
            String url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication";
            URL obj = new URL(url);
            HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection();

            con.setRequestMethod("GET");
            con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY");

            int responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
            System.out.println("Response Code: " + responseCode);

            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream()));
            String inputLine;
            StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer();

            while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
              response.append(inputLine);
            }
            in.close();

            System.out.println(response.toString());
          } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
        }
      }
      ```
    </Tab>
  </Tabs>
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    <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-black dark:text-white">Credentials</h2>
  </div>

  <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/login?to=read_me&redirect=%2Freference%2Fintro%2Fgetting-started" className="block w-full py-3 bg-blue-500 text-white font-bold text-lg text-center no-underline rounded-md transition duration-300 hover:bg-blue-600">
    Get API Key
  </a>

  <div className="p-4 dark:bg-purple-800 rounded-lg w-full mt-4">
    <label className="font-semibold text-sm mb-2 block">Header</label>

    <div className="relative w-full">
      <span className="absolute inset-y-0 left-2 flex items-center text-gray-500">🔒</span>

      <input type="text" placeholder="Authorization" className="pl-10 pr-4 py-3 w-full border rounded-lg focus:outline-none" />
    </div>

    <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/login?to=read_me&redirect=%2Freference%2Fintro%2Fgetting-started" className="mt-4 bg-blue-500 text-black rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-600 transition w-full block text-center py-3">
      🔑 Log in to use your API keys
    </a>
  </div>
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