OMDb · Schema

OMDb Search Result

Paginated search results returned by the OMDb API ?s= endpoint.

MoviesTelevisionEntertainmentMetadataRatingsPostersIMDbOpen Data

Properties

Name Type Description
Search array Array of up to 10 matching titles for the requested page.
totalResults string Total number of results across all pages.
Response string Whether the API call succeeded.
Error string Human-readable error message when Response is 'False'.
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JSON Schema

omdb-search-result.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/omdb/main/json-schema/omdb-search-result.json",
  "title": "OMDb Search Result",
  "description": "Paginated search results returned by the OMDb API ?s= endpoint.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "Search": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of up to 10 matching titles for the requested page.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/SearchResultItem"
      }
    },
    "totalResults": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Total number of results across all pages."
    },
    "Response": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["True", "False"],
      "description": "Whether the API call succeeded."
    },
    "Error": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable error message when Response is 'False'."
    }
  },
  "required": ["Response"],
  "$defs": {
    "SearchResultItem": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Condensed title record included in search results.",
      "properties": {
        "Title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Title of the movie or series."
        },
        "Year": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Year of release."
        },
        "imdbID": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^tt\\d{7,8}$",
          "description": "Unique IMDb identifier."
        },
        "Type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["movie", "series", "episode"],
          "description": "Content type."
        },
        "Poster": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "URL of the poster image, or 'N/A'."
        }
      },
      "required": ["Title", "Year", "imdbID", "Type", "Poster"]
    }
  }
}