Install Jentic One Beta

Connect the TheTVDB API to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the TheTVDB API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.

Step 1: Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fthetvdb.github.io%2Fthetvdb-github" | sh

Step 2: Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fthetvdb.github.io%2Fthetvdb-github" | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with TheTVDB API.

Get artwork base record

Integrate TheTVDB API into automated workflows

Query and filter TheTVDB API records by parameters

Monitor TheTVDB API operational status and events

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Automated Artwork Management

Automate artwork operations by combining multiple TheTVDB API endpoints. Agents can get artwork base record and then get artwork extended record in a single workflow.

Call GET /artwork/{id} to get artwork base record, then verify the result

AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call TheTVDB API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle bearer tokens manually.

Search Jentic for 'login to obtain a bearer token', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

Key Endpoints

51 endpoints — thetvdb api v4 provides access to tv, movie, and people data including artwork, episodes, seasons, series, and more.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

POST

/login

GET

/artwork/{id}

Get artwork base record

GET

/artwork/{id}/extended

Get artwork extended record

GET

/artwork/statuses

Get all artwork statuses

GET

/artwork/types

Get all artwork types

GET

/awards

Get all awards

GET

/awards/{id}

Get a specific award

GET

/awards/{id}/extended

Get award extended record

POST

/login

GET

/artwork/{id}

Get artwork base record

GET

/artwork/{id}/extended

Get artwork extended record

GET

/artwork/statuses

Get all artwork statuses

GET

/artwork/types

Get all artwork types

GET

/awards

Get all awards

GET

/awards/{id}

Get a specific award

GET

/awards/{id}/extended

Get award extended record

Why Jentic?

What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.

Setup

Wiring TheTVDB API by hand means calling POST /login for a JWT bearer token, sending it on each request, and handling your own retries. Through Jentic you install once, import TheTVDB API from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.

Permission scoping

TheTVDB API puts the record id in the URL path (/artwork/{id}, /awards/{id}), so a rule can pin your agent to a single record type: it can read those records and nothing else. Every operation here is read-only, so it retrieves data within the allowed set you describe and never mutates anything.

Credential isolation

Your TheTVDB token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get artwork for a title' or 'look up an award', and Jentic returns the matching TheTVDB operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

FAQs

Specific to using TheTVDB API through Jentic.

What authentication does the TheTVDB API use?

The TheTVDB API uses a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

Can I login to obtain a bearer token with the TheTVDB API?

Yes. Use the POST /login endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

What are the rate limits for the TheTVDB API?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

How do I login to obtain a bearer token through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'login to obtain a bearer token'. Jentic returns the matching TheTVDB API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

How many endpoints does the TheTVDB API have?

The TheTVDB API exposes 51 endpoints covering artwork, authentication, awards operations.

Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the TheTVDB API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which TheTVDB operations and credentials the agent may use. Since this API carries the record id in the URL path, such as /artwork/{id} and /awards/{id}, you can pin the agent to a single record type so it reads those records and nothing else. Every operation here is read-only, so the agent retrieves data within the set you allow and cannot mutate anything.

TheTVDB API

Name: TheTVDB API
Brand: TheTVDB API
Availability: InStock

Official vendor OpenAPI document · agent-readyDeveloper ToolsSource Controlbearer51 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Programmatically login to obtain a bearer token, get artwork base record. Covers 51 operations with bearer authentication.

Use for: I need to login to obtain a bearer token, I want to artwork base record, Search for artwork extended record, Find all all artwork statuses

Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for developer tools only.

TheTVDB API v4 provides access to TV, movie, and people data including artwork, episodes, seasons, series, and more. The API exposes 51 endpoints secured with bearer authentication.

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Connect the TheTVDB API to your agent

Capabilities

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Use Cases

Key Endpoints

Why Jentic?

Related APIs

FAQs

TheTVDB API