GET /film-and-videos/
loc.gov:library-of-congress-api
Summary: Search film and videos
Operation ID: searchFilmAndVideos
Auth: none
Operation ID: searchFilmAndVideos
Auth: none
Description
Search and browse film and video materials from the Library of Congress collections.
Parameters (4)
c
(integer, query, optional, default: 25)
Count/items per page
fo
(string, query, optional, default: json)
Output format
Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'yaml']}
q
(string, query, optional)
Search term
sp
(integer, query, optional)
Start page number
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search films and videos | openapi-spec |
https://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/?q=history&fo=json |
|
| Search films and videos | openapi-spec |
https://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/?fo=json |
|
| Search film and videos | probe-gate |
https://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/?fo=json&c=25 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:50:12.058974 | 200 | 2294ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:27:48.176453 | 200 | 693ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:17:43.519696 | 200 | 1023ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:27:48.176453 | d7ebc5acbfe9 |
451408385eff |
| 2026-03-23 09:50:12.058974 | 451408385eff |
8d057e67b97d |