people: Search people by name

API: tvmaze.com:tvmaze-api
Endpoint: /search/people
Response format: application/json
Charset: utf-8
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 112ms

Description

Search for people (actors, crew, etc.) by name. Returns matching people from the TVmaze database with relevance scoring. Use this to find cast or crew members when you don't know their exact ID. Results include the person's name, country, birthday, and a relevance score.

From spec: Search for actors, crew, and other people in TV shows.

Usage Tips

- Supports partial name matching - Results sorted by relevance - Each result includes a 'score' field indicating match confidence

Parameters (1)

q (string, query, required)

Person name to search for

Examples (6)

Search for actor Tom Hanks curl

Search for TV content matching 'Tom%20Hanks'

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Tom+Hanks'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people",
    params={
        'q': 'Tom Hanks',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("search/people", q="Tom Hanks")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Tom+Hanks");
const data = await resp.json();
Search for actor Bryan Cranston curl

Search for TV content matching 'Bryan%20Cranston'

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Bryan+Cranston'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people",
    params={
        'q': 'Bryan Cranston',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("search/people", q="Bryan Cranston")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Bryan+Cranston");
const data = await resp.json();
Search for actress Emma Watson curl

Search for TV content matching 'Emma%20Watson'

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Emma+Watson'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people",
    params={
        'q': 'Emma Watson',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("search/people", q="Emma Watson")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Emma+Watson");
const data = await resp.json();
Search people by name doc_extracted

Search for TV content matching 'Nicolas%20Cage'

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Nicolas+Cage'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people",
    params={
        'q': 'Nicolas Cage',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("search/people", q="Nicolas Cage")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Nicolas+Cage");
const data = await resp.json();
Search people openapi-spec
curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Bryan+Cranston'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people",
    params={
        'q': 'Bryan Cranston',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("search/people", q="Bryan Cranston")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Bryan+Cranston");
const data = await resp.json();
Search people probe-gate
curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Bryan+Cranston'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people",
    params={
        'q': 'Bryan Cranston',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("search/people", q="Bryan Cranston")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/search/people?q=Bryan+Cranston");
const data = await resp.json();

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