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 23 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 API scraper | 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 API | results[]{id, title, year, offers[]{provider, type, quality, price, url}, external_ids, scoring... | 12 | title: Inception | yes | View API |
| 9 | Letterboxd API scraper | film{} — title, year, directors, cast[], genres, runtime, poster, imdb_id/tmdb_id, avg_rating,... | 11 | film: parasite-2019 | yes | View API |
| 10 | News Intelligence API | articles[] (title, url, source_domain, source_country, published_at, language, snippet, image,... | 11 | articles: At Its First-Ever Cannes, OpenAI Says ‘We Are Clearly In The Advertising Business Now’; query: Open... | yes | View API |
| 11 | Goodreads | book{} — title, authors[], avg_rating, ratings_count, reviews_count, ratings_dist, genres, seri... | 10 | title: The Hunger Games | yes | View API |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | YouTube | results[] (type-tagged: video/shorts/channel/playlist rows), count, estimated_results, continua... | 9 | title: lofi hip hop radio 📚 beats to relax/study to | 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 | Udemy API scraper | 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: 4.68 | yes | View API |
| 16 | Internet Archive API | 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 |
| 17 | Listen Notes API | podcasts[]{id, uuid, title, publisher, image, thumbnail, url, is_claimed, explicit} | 6 | podcasts: ynkdVHl_OTE | yes | View API |
| 18 | Coursera API scraper | results[]{id, name, url, slug, type, difficulty, duration, rating, review_count, partners[], sk... | 5 | name: [redacted-name]; rating: 4.67 | yes | View API |
| 19 | Eventbrite API scraper | events[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, image, is_online, venue{name, street, city,... | 5 | events: [redacted-phone] | yes | View API |
| 20 | RSS & Feed API | {feed: {url, final_url, format, title, link, description, language, updated, image, author, gen... | 5 | title: Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave | yes | View API |
| 21 | edX API scraper | results[]{id, object_id, name, url, slug, type, program_type, partner, partners[], level, langu... | 4 | name: [redacted-name] | yes | View API |
| 22 | Meetup API scraper | events[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, is_online, event_type, going_count, fee{amo... | 4 | events: [redacted-phone] | yes | View API |
| 23 | 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 API scraper includes 13 actions (search, title, person). IMDb API scraper 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 API includes 12 actions (search, browse, trending). Streaming Availability API The primary catalog return is results[]{id, title, year, offers[]{provider, type, quality, price, url}, external_ids, scoring....
Letterboxd API scraper includes 11 actions (film, user, user_films). Letterboxd API scraper The primary catalog return is film{} — title, year, directors, cast[], genres, runtime, poster, imdb_id/tmdb_id, avg_rating,....
News Intelligence API includes 11 actions (search, timeline, sentiment). News Intelligence API The primary catalog return is articles[] (title, url, source_domain, source_country, published_at, language, snippet, image,....
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....
YouTube includes 9 actions (search, video_detail, comments). Video details, search, comments and transcripts. The primary catalog return is results[] (type-tagged: video/shorts/channel/playlist rows), count, estimated_results, continua....
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....
Udemy API scraper includes 7 actions (search, detail, pricing). Udemy API scraper The primary catalog return is results[]{course_id, title, headline, url, image, rating, num_reviews, num_lectures, instructio....
Internet Archive API includes 6 actions (search, item, collection). Internet Archive API The primary catalog return is results[]{identifier, title, mediatype, creator[], year, date, description, downloads, item_siz....
Listen Notes API includes 6 actions (search, podcast, episode). Listen Notes API The primary catalog return is podcasts[]{id, uuid, title, publisher, image, thumbnail, url, is_claimed, explicit}.
Coursera API scraper includes 5 actions (search, detail, reviews). Coursera API scraper The primary catalog return is results[]{id, name, url, slug, type, difficulty, duration, rating, review_count, partners[], sk....
Eventbrite API scraper includes 5 actions (search, detail, organizer). Eventbrite API scraper The primary catalog return is events[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, image, is_online, venue{name, street, city,....
RSS & Feed API includes 5 actions (fetch, discover, merge). RSS & Feed API The primary catalog return is {feed: {url, final_url, format, title, link, description, language, updated, image, author, gen....
edX API scraper includes 4 actions (search, detail, partners). edX API scraper The primary catalog return is results[]{id, object_id, name, url, slug, type, program_type, partner, partners[], level, langu....
Meetup API scraper includes 4 actions (search, event, group). Meetup API scraper 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 API scraper, Academic Papers, Streaming Availability API, Letterboxd API scraper, News Intelligence API, Goodreads, Hacker News, YouTube, Books & Authors, Udemy API scraper, Internet Archive API, Listen Notes API, Coursera API scraper, Eventbrite API scraper, RSS & Feed API, edX API scraper, Meetup API scraper, 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.