canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/hydramovies.com/hydramovies # Hydra Movies The Hydra Movies API returns movie data for the Hydra Movies streaming service, which holds thousands of popular films. A lookup by IMDB ID or by release year returns a film's title, release year, genre, summary, poster, IMDB ID and rating, runtime, language, and YouTube trailer. The API is public and returns its data as CSV. ## For AI agents Look up movie data from Hydra Movies by IMDB ID or release year, returning title, genre, summary, poster, IMDB rating, runtime, language, and trailer. No key required. ## Scope Does not stream or play video, handle user accounts, or support search by title. Use for looking up Hydra Movies film data by IMDB ID or release year only. ## Capabilities - Look up a movie's data by its IMDB ID - Look up movies by release year - Retrieve a film's title, release year, genre, and summary - Retrieve a movie's poster, IMDB rating, and runtime - Get a movie's language and YouTube trailer link ## Use cases ### Agent-Powered Movie Lookups An AI agent answering questions about films or building a watch list retrieves movie details on demand. The Hydra Movies API returns a film's genre, summary, rating, runtime, and trailer by IMDB ID, so the agent grounds its answers in real movie data through Jentic rather than guessing. Example prompt: Look up a movie by its IMDB ID and return its genre, rating, and runtime ### Year-Based Movie Discovery A discovery feature lists films from a particular year. The Hydra Movies API returns movies filtered by release year, so an app can present a set of titles with their posters and summaries for a chosen year. Example prompt: Retrieve movies released in a given year and return their titles and posters ### Enriching a Watch List with Trailers A media app wants a trailer and rating next to each saved title. The Hydra Movies API returns a YouTube trailer link and IMDB rating per film, so an agent can enrich a user's watch list with playable trailers and scores. Example prompt: Fetch the YouTube trailer link and IMDB rating for each movie on a list ## Key resources - **Movie by IMDB ID** — Look up a film's full details by its IMDB ID - **Movies by Year** — List films by their release year with details ## Why Jentic - **Setup:** Wiring Hydra Movies by hand means building its CSV lookup requests by IMDB ID or year and parsing the returned rows yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Hydra Movies API from the Directory, and your agent looks up movie data with no key to configure. - **Permission scoping:** The API is read-only with two lookup operations and no write path, so a rule simply governs whether your agent may look up movies at all. You choose which operations it may call, so it reads movie data and nothing more. - **Credential handling:** The Hydra Movies API is public, so there is no credential to store or inject. Jentic still logs every request your agent makes for review. - **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'look up a movie by imdb id' or 'find movies by year', and Jentic returns the matching lookup operation with its input schema. ## Related APIs - **OMDb API** — OMDb returns movie and series data by IMDB ID or title, a close alternative to Hydra Movies for film lookups. - **The Movie Database API** — TMDB is a comprehensive movie and TV database with search, credits, and images, a richer alternative to Hydra Movies. - **Watchmode API** — Watchmode reports where a title is available to stream, complementing Hydra Movies data with streaming availability. ## FAQ ### Does the Hydra Movies API require an API key? No. The Hydra Movies API is public, so there is no key or token to configure, per its OpenAPI spec. Through Jentic your agent calls the movie-lookup operations directly, and every call it makes is logged for review. ### Is there a Hydra Movies MCP server? You don't need an MCP server to give your agent Hydra Movies data. Jentic connects the API directly from the API Directory: import it and your agent looks up movie details as it needs to. Nothing extra is loaded into the agent's context until a call is made. ### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Hydra Movies API? Yes. The API is read-only with two lookup operations, one by IMDB ID and one by release year, and you choose which of them your agent may call. It can read movie data and do nothing else. ### Can I get a movie's trailer and rating from the Hydra Movies API? Yes. Each film returned includes its IMDB rating and a YouTube trailer link alongside the title, genre, summary, and runtime, so an agent can surface a trailer and score together. ### How do I look up a movie through Jentic? Search Jentic for 'look up a movie by imdb id', which returns the lookup operation with its input schema. Add the Hydra Movies API from the Jentic API Directory, and your agent can fetch movie data right away since no key is needed. To run it on your own infrastructure, install Jentic One from its GitHub repo.