Best Media, Film & Knowledge APIs (2026)
Best Media, Film & Knowledge APIs (2026) are ReefAPI category hubs for live JSON: media and knowledge APIs return posts, profiles, articles, metadata, ratings and reference records. ReefAPI offers 25 non-legal media, film & knowledge APIs behind one key, one credit pool and the same { ok, data, meta, error } envelope, with examples derived from the catalog and committed live snapshots.
Ranked Media, Film & Knowledge API list
Ranked by catalog action count, then alphabetically for ties; legal-heavy engines are excluded.
| # | Engine | What it returns | Actions | Snapshot sample | Free tier | Landing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sports Data | events[] (scoreboard: teams, score, status, competition), count | 50 | name: Arsenal | yes | View API |
| 2 | Movies & TV | results[] (shape depends on type: title rows with ids {imdb,tmdb,tvmaze} + year/overview; strea... | 23 | title: Breaking Bad; rating: 9.2 | yes | View API |
| 3 | Steam | app{appid, name, type, required_age, genres, categories, developers, publishers, release_date,... | 18 | name: [redacted-name]; price: USD | yes | View API |
| 4 | Wikipedia | summary{} — title, extract, description, thumbnail, coordinates, wikibase_item (QID), content_u... | 16 | title: Quantum computing | yes | View API |
| 5 | Music Metadata | <plural-entity>[] (e.g. artists[]/recordings[]) each w/ id+name(+artist_credit), count (total),... | 14 | artists: a74b1b7f-71a[redacted-phone]-d0b5e4122711; count: 29 | yes | View API |
| 6 | IMDb | results[]{id, kind(title|name), label, subtitle, image, rank, title_type, year} | 13 | id: tt0133093; kind: title | yes | View API |
| 7 | Academic Papers | results[] (title, doi, authors[], venue, year, cited_by_count, abstract, oa_pdf, sources_merged... | 12 | title: Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a re... | yes | View API |
| 8 | Streaming Availability | results[]{id, title, year, offers[]{provider, type, quality, price, url}, external_ids, scoring... | 12 | title: Inception | yes | View API |
| 9 | Letterboxd | film{} — title, year, directors, cast[], genres, runtime, poster, imdb_id/tmdb_id, avg_rating,... | 11 | film: parasite-2019 | yes | View API |
| 10 | News Intelligence | articles[] (title, url, source_domain, source_country, published_at, language, snippet, image,... | 11 | articles: Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging It Stole Trade Secrets; query: OpenAI | yes | View API |
| 11 | YouTube | results[] (type-tagged: video/shorts/channel/playlist rows), count, estimated_results, continua... | 11 | title: Best of lofi hip hop 2021 ✨ [beats to relax/study to] | yes | View API |
| 12 | Goodreads | book{} — title, authors[], avg_rating, ratings_count, reviews_count, ratings_dist, genres, seri... | 10 | title: The Hunger Games | yes | View API |
| 13 | Hacker News | item{} — id, type, by, time/time_iso, title/text/url, score, kids/kids_count, hn_url (+ comment... | 9 | hits: 45751400; count: 20 | yes | View API |
| 14 | Books & Authors | book{} — title, authors[], covers, subjects, description, number_of_pages, publishers, language... | 8 | title: The Hunger Games | yes | View API |
| 15 | V2EX | topics[]{id, title, content, url, node{id,name,title,title_en,url}, author{username,url}, reply... | 8 | topics: 1236386; total_matches_upstream: 12845 | yes | View API |
| 16 | Udemy | results[]{course_id, title, headline, url, image, rating, num_reviews, num_lectures, instructio... | 7 | title: 100 Days of Code™: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp; rating: 4.67 | yes | View API |
| 17 | Internet Archive | results[]{identifier, title, mediatype, creator[], year, date, description, downloads, item_siz... | 6 | title: Bobby Powell Allowed to Testify Before Judge Over J6 Footage - Hunter Biden Plea Deal, Obama Smokescre... | yes | View API |
| 18 | Listen Notes | podcasts[]{id, uuid, title, publisher, image, thumbnail, url, is_claimed, explicit} | 6 | podcasts: ynkdVHl_OTE | yes | View API |
| 19 | Coursera | results[]{id, name, url, slug, type, difficulty, duration, rating, review_count, partners[], sk... | 5 | name: [redacted-name]; rating: 4.67 | yes | View API |
| 20 | Eventbrite | events[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, image, is_online, venue{name, street, city,... | 5 | events: [redacted-phone] | yes | View API |
| 21 | RSS & Feed | {feed: {url, final_url, format, title, link, description, language, updated, image, author, gen... | 5 | title: Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes | yes | View API |
| 22 | DonanımHaber | results[]{message_id, topic_id, is_opening_post, title, excerpt, matched_words[], section, sect... | 4 | title: Satılık Arc B580 ekran kartı | yes | View API |
| 23 | edX | results[]{id, object_id, name, url, slug, type, program_type, partner, partners[], level, langu... | 4 | name: [redacted-name] | yes | View API |
| 24 | Meetup | events[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, is_online, event_type, going_count, fee{amo... | 4 | events: [redacted-phone] | yes | View API |
| 25 | News Articles | article{} — title, text, author, date, top_image, images[], language, site_name, canonical (+ m... | 2 | article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_scraping | yes | View API |
What each Media, Film & Knowledge API covers
Sports Data includes 50 actions (scores, fixtures, standings). Scores, schedules, teams and standings. The primary catalog return is events[] (scoreboard: teams, score, status, competition), count.
Movies & TV includes 23 actions (search, detail, episodes). Film and series details, cast and ratings. The primary catalog return is results[] (shape depends on type: title rows with ids {imdb,tmdb,tvmaze} + year/overview; strea....
Steam includes 18 actions (app_detail, price, reviews). Game details, prices, reviews and player counts. The primary catalog return is app{appid, name, type, required_age, genres, categories, developers, publishers, release_date,....
Wikipedia includes 16 actions (summary, page, search). Article summaries, search and structured facts. The primary catalog return is summary{} — title, extract, description, thumbnail, coordinates, wikibase_item (qid), content_u....
Music Metadata includes 14 actions (search, artist_detail, album_detail). Artists, albums, tracks and cover art. The primary catalog return is <plural-entity>[] (e.g. artists[]/recordings[]) each w/ id+name(+artist_credit), count (total),....
IMDb includes 13 actions (search, title, person). IMDb The primary catalog return is results[]{id, kind(title|name), label, subtitle, image, rank, title_type, year}.
Academic Papers includes 12 actions (search, paper_detail, citations). Search scholarly papers, authors, citations and abstracts. The primary catalog return is results[] (title, doi, authors[], venue, year, cited_by_count, abstract, oa_pdf, sources_merged....
Streaming Availability includes 12 actions (search, browse, trending). Streaming Availability The primary catalog return is results[]{id, title, year, offers[]{provider, type, quality, price, url}, external_ids, scoring....
Letterboxd includes 11 actions (film, user, user_films). Letterboxd The primary catalog return is film{} — title, year, directors, cast[], genres, runtime, poster, imdb_id/tmdb_id, avg_rating,....
News Intelligence includes 11 actions (search, timeline, sentiment). News Intelligence The primary catalog return is articles[] (title, url, source_domain, source_country, published_at, language, snippet, image,....
YouTube includes 11 actions (search, video_detail, video_details). Video details, search, comments and transcripts. The primary catalog return is results[] (type-tagged: video/shorts/channel/playlist rows), count, estimated_results, continua....
Goodreads includes 10 actions (book_detail, search, author). Books, ratings, reviews and author profiles. The primary catalog return is book{} — title, authors[], avg_rating, ratings_count, reviews_count, ratings_dist, genres, seri....
Hacker News includes 9 actions (item, item_tree, user). Stories, comments, users and full-text search. The primary catalog return is item{} — id, type, by, time/time_iso, title/text/url, score, kids/kids_count, hn_url (+ comment....
Books & Authors includes 8 actions (book_detail, search, author). Book details, search, authors and free ebooks. The primary catalog return is book{} — title, authors[], covers, subjects, description, number_of_pages, publishers, language....
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V2EX API
V2EX includes 8 actions (search, node_topics, latest). Topics, replies, members and nodes from China's biggest developer community. The primary catalog return is topics[]{id, title, content, url, node{id,name,title,title_en,url}, author{username,url}, reply....
Udemy includes 7 actions (search, detail, pricing). Udemy The primary catalog return is results[]{course_id, title, headline, url, image, rating, num_reviews, num_lectures, instructio....
Internet Archive includes 6 actions (search, item, collection). Internet Archive The primary catalog return is results[]{identifier, title, mediatype, creator[], year, date, description, downloads, item_siz....
Listen Notes includes 6 actions (search, podcast, episode). Listen Notes The primary catalog return is podcasts[]{id, uuid, title, publisher, image, thumbnail, url, is_claimed, explicit}.
Coursera includes 5 actions (search, detail, reviews). Coursera The primary catalog return is results[]{id, name, url, slug, type, difficulty, duration, rating, review_count, partners[], sk....
Eventbrite includes 5 actions (search, detail, organizer). Eventbrite The primary catalog return is events[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, image, is_online, venue{name, street, city,....
RSS & Feed includes 5 actions (fetch, discover, merge). RSS & Feed The primary catalog return is {feed: {url, final_url, format, title, link, description, language, updated, image, author, gen....
DonanımHaber includes 4 actions (search, topic, section). Forum topics, posts and sections from Turkey's biggest technology forum. The primary catalog return is results[]{message_id, topic_id, is_opening_post, title, excerpt, matched_words[], section, sect....
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edX API
edX includes 4 actions (search, detail, partners). edX The primary catalog return is results[]{id, object_id, name, url, slug, type, program_type, partner, partners[], level, langu....
Meetup includes 4 actions (search, event, group). Meetup The primary catalog return is events[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, is_online, event_type, going_count, fee{amo....
News Articles includes 2 actions (extract, news_search). Extract clean article text from any news URL. The primary catalog return is article{} — title, text, author, date, top_image, images[], language, site_name, canonical (+ m....
Questions about Media, Film & Knowledge APIs
Which Media, Film & Knowledge API is free?
Every Media, Film & Knowledge API listed here can be tried with ReefAPI's free tier: 1,000 credits on signup, no card required. The current hub includes Sports Data, Movies & TV, Steam, Wikipedia, Music Metadata, IMDb, Academic Papers, Streaming Availability, Letterboxd, News Intelligence, YouTube, Goodreads, Hacker News, Books & Authors, V2EX, Udemy, Internet Archive, Listen Notes, Coursera, Eventbrite, RSS & Feed, DonanımHaber, edX, Meetup, News Articles.
Do these Media, Film & Knowledge APIs need login?
No source-site login is needed for the listed ReefAPI responses. You call ReefAPI with an x-api-key header, and each engine returns the standard JSON envelope.
How fresh is the Media, Film & Knowledge data?
Production requests fetch live data through ReefAPI. The table's sample data point comes from the committed snapshot for each engine, and the sitemap uses catalog freshness for recrawling.
What is the best Media, Film & Knowledge API to start with?
Sports Data appears first because this hub ranks engines by action count, then alphabetically for ties. Use that as a coverage signal, then choose the API whose returned fields match your workflow.