For Agents
Programmatically poll whether an authentication request was confirmed, start an authentication request. Covers 42 operations with basic authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the TVmaze user 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://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | shStep 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic 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.
What an agent can do with TVmaze user API.
Poll whether an authentication request was confirmed
Start an authentication request
Validate your authentication credentials
Mark episodes as acquired or watched based on their IDs
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Use for: I need to poll whether an authentication request was confirmed, I want to start an authentication request, Search for validate your authentication credentials, Find all mark episodes as acquired or watched based on their ids
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm — use for analytics only.
Access to the user API is only possible for users with a [premium](http://www.tvmaze.com/premium) account. A user can only access their own user data. Authentication uses HTTP Basic. Use the TVmaze username as authentication username, and the TVmaze API key as authentication password. Your API key can be found on your [dashboard](http://www.tvmaze.com/dashboard). To try out these API calls from th. The API exposes 42 endpoints secured with basic authentication.
List watched and acquired episodes for a show
Patterns agents use TVmaze user API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Analytics Operations
Use the TVmaze user API to perform analytics operations programmatically. The API provides 42 endpoints covering core functionality including poll whether an authentication request was confirmed, start an authentication request, validate your authentication credentials.
Call POST /auth/poll to poll whether an authentication request was confirmed
Automated auth Management
Automate auth operations by combining multiple TVmaze user API endpoints. Agents can start an authentication request and then validate your authentication credentials in a single workflow.
Call POST /auth/start to start an authentication request, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call TVmaze user 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 basic tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'poll whether an authentication request was confirmed', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
42 endpoints — access to the user api is only possible for users with a [premium](http://www.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
/auth/poll
Poll whether an authentication request was confirmed
/auth/start
Start an authentication request
/auth/validate
Validate your authentication credentials
/scrobble/episodes
Mark episodes as acquired or watched based on their IDs
/scrobble/episodes/{episode_id}
Mark an episode as acquired or watched based on its ID
/scrobble/shows
Mark episodes within a show as acquired or watched based on their attributes
/scrobble/shows/{show_id}
List watched and acquired episodes for a show
/user/episodes
List the marked episodes
/auth/poll
Poll whether an authentication request was confirmed
/auth/start
Start an authentication request
/auth/validate
Validate your authentication credentials
/scrobble/episodes
Mark episodes as acquired or watched based on their IDs
/scrobble/episodes/{episode_id}
Mark an episode as acquired or watched based on its ID
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
TVmaze user API basic credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'poll whether an authentication request was confirmed') and Jentic returns the matching TVmaze user API operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.
Time to first call
Direct TVmaze user API integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Specific to using TVmaze user API through Jentic.
What authentication does the TVmaze user API use?
The TVmaze user API uses HTTP Basic authentication with username and password. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I poll whether an authentication request was confirmed with the TVmaze user API?
Yes. Use the POST /auth/poll endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the TVmaze user 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 poll whether an authentication request was confirmed through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, then search for 'poll whether an authentication request was confirmed'. Jentic returns the matching TVmaze user API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call — credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the TVmaze user API have?
The TVmaze user API exposes 42 endpoints covering auth, followed networks, followed people operations.
/scrobble/shows
Mark episodes within a show as acquired or watched based on their attributes
/scrobble/shows/{show_id}
List watched and acquired episodes for a show
/user/episodes
List the marked episodes