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Search movies &
TV shows instantly

Millions of titles — ratings, cast, posters, watch links

Base URL
Overview
CineSearch exposes a single endpoint: /api/msearch. Pass a title with ?q= to get matching movies and TV shows — each with title, year, type, cast, poster, watch link and IMDB link. No auth, JSON response.
Endpoint
GET/api/msearch?q={title}

Search movies and TV shows by title. Returns an array of results with full metadata.

ParamTypeStatusDescription
qstringrequiredMovie or TV show title to search
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CURL
RESPONSE
{
  "success": true,
  "query": "inception",
  "total": 6,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "tt1375666",
      "title": "Inception",
      "type": "Movie",
      "year": 2010,
      "cast": "Leonardo DiCaprio, ...",
      "poster": "https://...",
      "watchUrl": "https://...",
      "imdbUrl": "https://..."
    }
  ]
}
JavaScript example
JAVASCRIPT
Error codes
400
Missing required query parameter q
404
No results found for query
405
Method not allowed — use GET only
500
Upstream fetch failed — please retry