shows: Get show updates

API: tvmaze.com:tvmaze-api
Endpoint: /updates/shows
Response format: application/json
Charset: utf-8
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 187ms

Description

Get a list of shows that have been updated since a given timestamp. Returns show IDs that changed in the database, useful for syncing local caches with TVmaze updates. Each entry includes the show ID and Unix timestamp of when it was last updated.

From spec: Returns shows updated within the specified timeframe.

Usage Tips

- Timestamp parameter is required (Unix timestamp) - Returns shows updated SINCE the timestamp - Useful for incremental cache updates - Maximum practical lookback is about 30 days

Parameters (1)

since (string, query, required)

Time period for updates

Constraints: {'enum': ['day', 'week', 'month']}

Examples (4)

Get show updates doc_extracted

Demonstrates calling /updates/shows

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("updates/shows")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows");
const data = await resp.json();
Get all show updates from the last 24 hours curl

Demonstrates calling /updates/shows

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows?since=1771968000'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows",
    params={
        'since': '1771968000',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("updates/shows", since=1771968000)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows?since=1771968000");
const data = await resp.json();
Get show updates from the last 7 days curl

Demonstrates calling /updates/shows

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows?since=1771449600'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows",
    params={
        'since': '1771449600',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("updates/shows", since=1771449600)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows?since=1771449600");
const data = await resp.json();
Get show updates from a specific date (March 1, 2026) curl

Demonstrates calling /updates/shows

curl 'https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows?since=1770844800'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows",
    params={
        'since': '1770844800',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("tvmaze")
result = api.fetch("updates/shows", since=1770844800)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.tvmaze.com/updates/shows?since=1770844800");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 17:50:09.376196 200 187ms
2026-04-16 17:09:05.847538 200 102ms
2026-04-16 03:11:22.845641 200 224ms
2026-04-16 02:34:45.866630 200 190ms
2026-04-16 00:33:15.980141 200 202ms
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2026-04-15 03:51:47.892095 200 125ms
2026-04-15 03:29:02.963048 200 229ms
2026-04-15 02:04:50.372380 200 202ms
2026-04-15 00:52:50.788355 200 195ms
2026-04-14 03:42:29.417986 200 215ms
2026-04-14 02:53:18.738124 200 163ms
2026-04-14 02:52:16.794216 200 233ms
2026-04-14 01:15:03.481410 200 140ms
2026-04-12 16:51:22.446087 200 157ms
2026-04-12 14:09:30.791674 200 219ms
2026-04-12 13:48:52.545904 200 139ms
2026-04-12 13:15:00.446042 200 123ms
2026-04-10 04:20:40.287651 200 674ms
2026-04-10 03:14:20.246107 200 557ms
2026-04-10 02:32:26.861953 200 138ms
2026-04-10 01:47:24.101256 200 101ms
2026-04-09 02:56:49.508843 200 382ms
2026-04-09 02:14:53.691613 200 180ms
2026-04-09 00:54:01.880990 200 230ms
2026-04-09 00:42:07.931906 200 179ms
2026-03-23 10:34:22.801482 200 137ms 1.7MB
2026-03-23 10:30:47.856394 200 140ms 1.7MB
2026-03-23 10:17:45.225690 200 131ms 1.7MB
2026-03-23 09:26:14.860631 200 96ms 1.7MB