ThetvdbApi
thetvdb_api is a simple ruby client for accessing TV shows information from the thetvdb.com API.
Getting started
You can add it to your Gemfile with:
gem 'thetvdb_api'
Run the bundle command to install it.
After you install ThetvdbApi and add it to your Gemfile, you need to run the generator (if you use Ruby on Rails application):
rails generate thetvdb_api:install
The generator will install an initializer where you must past your api_key, and can past: language (2 letters abbrevation), api_url (base url).
How to use
There is one entry point, in initialize you can past hash with api_key, language and api_url values, or leave empty:
client = ThetvdbApi::Client.new(api_url: '...', api_key: '...', language: 'en')
Search series by name
client = ThetvdbApi::Client.new
client.search.get_series('buffy')
client.search.get_series_by_imdb_id('...')
client.search.get_series_by_zap2it_id('...')
client.search.get_episode_by_air_date('123', air_date)
Search series by id
client = ThetvdbApi::Client.new
client.series.find('123')
client.series.find_full('123')
Return series actors
client = ThetvdbApi::Client.new
client.actor.all(series_id)
Return series banners
client = ThetvdbApi::Client.new
client..all(series_id)
Return series episode
client = ThetvdbApi::Client.new
client.episode.find_by_default_order(series_id, season, episode)
client.episode.find_by_dvd_order(series_id, season, episode)
client.episode.find_by_absolute_order(series_id, absolute)
client.episode.find(episode_id)
Get updates
client = ThetvdbApi::Client.new
client.update.day
client.update.week
client.update.month
client.update.all
In each response you get pure hash, without any coerce or key mapping.
Contributing
- Fork it
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create new Pull Request




