canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/tvmaze/tvmaze

# TVMaze API

TVMaze is a community-driven TV show and episode information API. It provides comprehensive data on TV shows, episodes, cast, crew, schedules, and people. Free tier available with rate limiting (20 calls per 10 seconds per IP). CORS enabled for cross-origin requests. The API exposes 31 endpoints.

## For AI agents

Programmatically search shows, single show search. Covers 31 operations.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for productivity only.

## Capabilities

- Search shows
- Single show search
- Show lookup by external ID
- Get TV schedule
- Monitor TVMaze API operational status and events

## Use cases

### Productivity Operations

Use the TVMaze API to perform productivity operations programmatically. The API provides 31 endpoints covering core functionality including search shows, single show search, show lookup by external id.

Example prompt: Call GET `/search/shows` to search shows

### Automated Search Management

Automate search operations by combining multiple TVMaze API endpoints. Agents can single show search and then show lookup by external id in a single workflow.

Example prompt: Call GET `/singlesearch/shows` to single show search, then verify the result

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call TVMaze 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 none tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'search shows', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `/search/shows` | Search shows |
| GET | `/singlesearch/shows` | Single show search |
| GET | `/lookup/shows` | Show lookup by external ID |
| GET | `/search/people` | Search people |
| GET | `/schedule` | Get TV schedule |
| GET | `/schedule/web` | Get web/streaming schedule |
| GET | `/schedule/full` | Get full schedule |
| GET | `/shows/{id}` | Get show information |

## Key resources

- **Search** — Search for shows and people
- **Schedule** — TV and streaming schedules
- **Shows** — Show information, episodes, seasons, cast, and crew
- **Seasons** — Season-level operations
- **Episodes** — Episode-level operations

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring TVMaze API by hand means matching its search, lookup, and schedule query shapes and handling errors and retries yourself, even though it needs no auth. Through Jentic you install once, import TVMaze API from the API Directory, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** TVMaze API is a read-only lookup service whose calls pass their input as query parameters or show ids in the path, so scoping is operations-only: you limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as searching shows or reading the schedule, and leave out anything else. Every operation the agent can run is one you put in that allowed set.
- **Credential handling:** TVMaze API needs no secret, and any configuration 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.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'search for a show by name' or 'get today's schedule', and Jentic returns the matching TVMaze API operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Asana** — Alternative productivity API
- **Monday** — Alternative productivity API
- **Clickup** — Complementary productivity API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the TVMaze API use?

The TVMaze API uses no authentication. 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 search shows with the TVMaze API?

Yes. Use the GET `/search/shows` endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the TVMaze 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 search shows through Jentic?

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

### How many endpoints does the TVMaze API have?

The TVMaze API exposes 31 endpoints covering search, schedule, shows operations.

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

Yes. Because Jentic One is self-hosted, you decide which TVMaze API operations your agent may call, and it can run only the ones you add to its allowed set. Since the TVMaze API is a read-only lookup service, scoping is operations-only: you can permit just what the agent needs, such as searching shows with GET `/search/shows` or reading the schedule with GET /schedule, and leave every other operation out. Anything not in that allowed set is never available to the agent.