GET /shows/{id}

tvmaze.com:tvmaze-api

Summary: Get show
Operation ID: getShow
Auth: none

Retrieve complete metadata for a specific TV show using its TVmaze ID. This is the main endpoint for getting detailed show information including name, summary, genres, status, runtime, premiere date, network/streaming info, and external links. Use this when you already have a show ID (perhaps from search) and need full show details.

Original spec description

Retrieve all primary information for a given show by its TVmaze ID.

Usage Tips

- Use 'embed=episodes' query param to include full episode list - Use 'embed=cast' to include cast information - Returns 404 if show ID doesn't exist - The 'summary' field contains HTML formatted text

Parameters (2)

embed (string, query, optional)

Embed related resources (episodes, cast, nextepisode, previousepisode)

id (integer, path, required)

TVmaze show ID

Examples (7)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get show by ID openapi-spec https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/82
Get show by maze ID doc_extracted https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/161
Get show with embedded episodes doc_extracted https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/161?embed=episodes
Get show with embedded cast doc_extracted https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/161?embed=cast
Get show by ID doc_extracted https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/1
Get show by ID doc_extracted https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/2473
Get show openapi-spec https://api.tvmaze.com/shows/169

Probe History

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Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:41:24.011322 200 82ms
2026-03-23 10:29:23.553854 200 105ms
2026-03-23 10:14:32.403952 200 80ms
2026-03-23 09:29:48.373186 200 96ms
2026-03-23 09:22:53.909837 200 92ms
2026-03-23 09:15:38.645339 200 98ms
2026-03-23 09:00:18.968889 200 131ms

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 09:15:38.645339 9d10f2233bae 86b47d7b7a1b
2026-03-23 09:22:53.909837 86b47d7b7a1b 0bc28ae3f72e
2026-03-23 09:29:48.373186 0bc28ae3f72e 89943c04f4c9
2026-03-23 10:14:32.403952 89943c04f4c9 cb5123a6b43b
2026-03-23 10:29:23.553854 cb5123a6b43b 403084abce5a
2026-03-23 10:41:24.011322 403084abce5a 727c237e501d