Media, Film & Knowledge data APIs

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.

Comparison table

Ranked Media, Film & Knowledge API list

Ranked by catalog action count, then alphabetically for ties; legal-heavy engines are excluded.

#EngineWhat it returnsActionsSnapshot sampleFree tierLanding
1Sports Dataevents[] (scoreboard: teams, score, status, competition), count50name: ArsenalyesView API
2Movies & TVresults[] (shape depends on type: title rows with ids {imdb,tmdb,tvmaze} + year/overview; strea...23title: Breaking Bad; rating: 9.2yesView API
3Steamapp{appid, name, type, required_age, genres, categories, developers, publishers, release_date,...18name: [redacted-name]; price: USDyesView API
4Wikipediasummary{} — title, extract, description, thumbnail, coordinates, wikibase_item (QID), content_u...16title: Quantum computingyesView API
5Music Metadata<plural-entity>[] (e.g. artists[]/recordings[]) each w/ id+name(+artist_credit), count (total),...14artists: a74b1b7f-71a[redacted-phone]-d0b5e4122711; count: 29yesView API
6IMDbresults[]{id, kind(title|name), label, subtitle, image, rank, title_type, year}13id: tt0133093; kind: titleyesView API
7Academic Papersresults[] (title, doi, authors[], venue, year, cited_by_count, abstract, oa_pdf, sources_merged...12title: Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a re...yesView API
8Streaming Availabilityresults[]{id, title, year, offers[]{provider, type, quality, price, url}, external_ids, scoring...12title: InceptionyesView API
9Letterboxdfilm{} — title, year, directors, cast[], genres, runtime, poster, imdb_id/tmdb_id, avg_rating,...11film: parasite-2019yesView API
10News Intelligencearticles[] (title, url, source_domain, source_country, published_at, language, snippet, image,...11articles: Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging It Stole Trade Secrets; query: OpenAIyesView API
11YouTuberesults[] (type-tagged: video/shorts/channel/playlist rows), count, estimated_results, continua...11title: Best of lofi hip hop 2021 ✨ [beats to relax/study to]yesView API
12Goodreadsbook{} — title, authors[], avg_rating, ratings_count, reviews_count, ratings_dist, genres, seri...10title: The Hunger GamesyesView API
13Hacker Newsitem{} — id, type, by, time/time_iso, title/text/url, score, kids/kids_count, hn_url (+ comment...9hits: 45751400; count: 20yesView API
14Books & Authorsbook{} — title, authors[], covers, subjects, description, number_of_pages, publishers, language...8title: The Hunger GamesyesView API
15V2EXtopics[]{id, title, content, url, node{id,name,title,title_en,url}, author{username,url}, reply...8topics: 1236386; total_matches_upstream: 12845yesView API
16Udemyresults[]{course_id, title, headline, url, image, rating, num_reviews, num_lectures, instructio...7title: 100 Days of Code™: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp; rating: 4.67yesView API
17Internet Archiveresults[]{identifier, title, mediatype, creator[], year, date, description, downloads, item_siz...6title: Bobby Powell Allowed to Testify Before Judge Over J6 Footage - Hunter Biden Plea Deal, Obama Smokescre...yesView API
18Listen Notespodcasts[]{id, uuid, title, publisher, image, thumbnail, url, is_claimed, explicit}6podcasts: ynkdVHl_OTEyesView API
19Courseraresults[]{id, name, url, slug, type, difficulty, duration, rating, review_count, partners[], sk...5name: [redacted-name]; rating: 4.67yesView API
20Eventbriteevents[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, image, is_online, venue{name, street, city,...5events: [redacted-phone]yesView API
21RSS & Feed{feed: {url, final_url, format, title, link, description, language, updated, image, author, gen...5title: Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikesyesView API
22DonanımHaberresults[]{message_id, topic_id, is_opening_post, title, excerpt, matched_words[], section, sect...4title: Satılık Arc B580 ekran kartıyesView API
23edXresults[]{id, object_id, name, url, slug, type, program_type, partner, partners[], level, langu...4name: [redacted-name]yesView API
24Meetupevents[]{event_id, name, url, start_date, end_date, is_online, event_type, going_count, fee{amo...4events: [redacted-phone]yesView API
25News Articlesarticle{} — title, text, author, date, top_image, images[], language, site_name, canonical (+ m...2article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_scrapingyesView API
Engine notes

What each Media, Film & Knowledge API covers

  1. 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.

  2. 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....

  3. 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,....

  4. 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....

  5. 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),....

  6. 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}.

  7. 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....

  8. 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....

  9. 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,....

  10. 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,....

  11. 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....

  12. 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....

  13. 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....

  14. 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....

  15. 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....

  16. 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....

  17. 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....

  18. 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}.

  19. 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....

  20. 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,....

  21. 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....

  22. 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....

  23. 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....

  24. 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....

  25. 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....

FAQ

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.