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GET
/
api
/
series
List Series
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/series \
  --header 'X-API-Token: <x-api-token>'
{
  "200": {},
  "401": {},
  "500": {},
  "data": [
    {
      "_id": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "description": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>",
      "images": [
        {
          "_id": "<string>",
          "path": "<string>",
          "basePath": "<string>"
        }
      ],
      "seasons": [
        {
          "_id": "<string>",
          "title": "<string>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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Overview

This endpoint returns all series (TV shows) that are available in the MediaStream platform. The response includes series metadata such as titles, descriptions, and associated images.

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Authentication

This endpoint requires MediaStream API authentication using the X-API-Token header.
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X-API-Token
string
required
Your MediaStream API authentication token
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Accept
string
default:"application/json"
Content type for the response

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Response

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data
array
Array of series objects
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_id
string
Unique identifier for the series
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title
string
The title of the series
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description
string
Detailed description of the series
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type
string
Type of content (e.g., “tvshow”)
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images
array
Array of image objects associated with the series
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_id
string
Unique identifier for the image
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path
string
Relative path to the image
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basePath
string
Base path for the image, typically used with CDN URL
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seasons
array
Array of season objects associated with the series
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_id
string
Unique identifier for the season
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title
string
Title of the season

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Example Request

curl -X GET "https://your-domain.com/api/series" \
  -H "X-API-Token: your_api_token" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

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Example Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "_id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
      "title": "Breaking Bad",
      "description": "A high school chemistry teacher turned methamphetamine producer",
      "type": "tvshow",
      "images": [
        {
          "_id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439012",
          "path": "/images/breaking-bad.jpg",
          "basePath": "/platform-static/images/breaking-bad.jpg"
        }
      ],
      "seasons": [
        {
          "_id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439013",
          "title": "Season 1"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "_id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439021",
      "title": "Better Call Saul",
      "description": "The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill",
      "type": "tvshow",
      "images": [
        {
          "_id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439022",
          "path": "/images/better-call-saul.jpg",
          "basePath": "/platform-static/images/better-call-saul.jpg"
        }
      ],
      "seasons": []
    }
  ]
}

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Response Status Codes

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200
Success
Successfully retrieved the list of series
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401
Unauthorized
Invalid or missing API token
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500
Internal Server Error
An error occurred while fetching series from MediaStream

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Notes

  • The endpoint proxies requests to the MediaStream platform API at /show
  • Image URLs can be constructed using: https://platform-static.cdn.mdstrm.com{basePath}
  • The response structure depends on the MediaStream platform API
  • Series are also referred to as “shows” in the backend implementation

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