IMDb APIs - Title Plot Summary (V1)

prod-global

GET

/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1

Retrieve the plot summary for a specific title.

Typical use cases:

• Display a detailed description of the storyline for a movie or TV show.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
token	query	string	Yes	User's authentication token.
id	query	string	Yes	The unique IMDb ID of the title (e.g., tt12037194).
languageCountry	query	string	No	Language and country preferences. Available Values: - en_US: English (US) - fr_CA: French (Canada) - fr_FR: French (France) - de_DE: German (Germany) - hi_IN: Hindi (India) - it_IT: Italian (Italy) - pt_BR: Portuguese (Brazil) - es_ES: Spanish (Spain) - es_US: Spanish (US) - es_MX: Spanish (Mexico)

Code Samples

💡 Environment Note

Default samples use https://api.justoneapi.com (prod-global). For users in Mainland China, it is recommended to replace it with http://47.117.133.51:30015 (prod-cn) for better performance. See Environment Guide.

🐚 cURL

# Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
curl -X GET "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&id=VALUE"

🤖 AI Prompt

I want to use the "Title Plot Summary (V1)" API from Just One API.
API Endpoint: https://api.justoneapi.com/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1
HTTP Method: GET
Authentication: Append "?token=YOUR_API_KEY" to the URL.
OpenAPI Definition: https://docs.justoneapi.com/openapi/imdb-apis/title-plot-summary-v1-en.json

Parameters:
- token (query): User's authentication token. (Required)
- id (query): The unique IMDb ID of the title (e.g., tt12037194). (Required)
- languageCountry (query): Language and country preferences.

Available Values:
- `en_US`: English (US)
- `fr_CA`: French (Canada)
- `fr_FR`: French (France)
- `de_DE`: German (Germany)
- `hi_IN`: Hindi (India)
- `it_IT`: Italian (Italy)
- `pt_BR`: Portuguese (Brazil)
- `es_ES`: Spanish (Spain)
- `es_US`: Spanish (US)
- `es_MX`: Spanish (Mexico)

Return format: JSON

Response Handling & Error Codes:
1. Business results should be determined by the "code" field in the response body (code 0 means success).
2. Timeout Recommendation: Set request timeout to at least 60 seconds.
3. Business Code Reference:
   - 0: Success
   - 100: Invalid or Inactive Token
   - 301: Collection Failed. Please Retry.
   - 302: Rate Limit Exceeded
   - 303: Daily Quota Exceeded
   - 400: Invalid Parameters
   - 500: Internal Server Error
   - 600: Permission Denied
   - 601: Insufficient Balance

Please help me write a script in my preferred programming language to call this API and handle the response.

🐍 Python

# Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
import requests

url = "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&id=VALUE"
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

🌐 JavaScript

// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
const response = await fetch("https://api.justoneapi.com/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&id=VALUE", {
  method: "GET"
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

☕ Java

// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.justoneapi.com/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&id=VALUE"))
            .method("GET", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody())
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

🐹 Go

// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	client := &http.Client{}
	url := "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&id=VALUE"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

🐘 PHP

// Tip: For Mainland China, replace https://api.justoneapi.com with http://47.117.133.51:30015
<?php
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://api.justoneapi.com/api/imdb/title-plot-query/v1?token=YOUR_API_KEY&id=VALUE");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;

[OpenAPI Definition (JSON)]

Responses

{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "title": {
      "id": "tt12037194",
      "plot": {
        "id": "po5364909",
        "plotText": {
          "plainText": "After being snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, while the tyrants Dementus and Immortan Joe fight for power and control, the young Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home."
        }
      },
      "type": {
        "__typename": "TitleType",
        "id": "movie",
        "text": "Movie",
        "categories": [
          {
            "id": "movie",
            "text": "Movie",
            "value": "movie"
          }
        ],
        "canHaveEpisodes": false,
        "isEpisode": false,
        "isSeries": false,
        "displayableProperty": {
          "value": {
            "plainText": ""
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

💡 Note: For list data, the example shows only 1-2 items for simplicity. The actual count depends on the API response.