Single episode

/episodes/:rootId.xml
/episodes/:tmsId.xml

Returns a single Gracenote Episode entity with metadata including TMS Root Id, TMS ID, title, description, airdate, season, and episode number. Included is a list of videos from OVD providers with metadata allowing API consumers to link to videos related to the requested Episode.

Request Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory?

Description

episode_id

Yes

episode identifier; accepts either episode's root ID (numeric) or TMS ID (alphanumeric, beginning with 'EP')

api_key

Yes

24-character key obtained during application registration

region No Two-letter region code (see Accessing International Data). To be used only with TMS ID (alphanumeric, beginning with 'SH', 'MV', 'EP')

Sample Request 1

Request online video data using episode's rootId.

http://feeds.tmsapi.com/v2/episodes/2873496.xml?api_key=1234567890

Sample Request 2

Request online video data using episode's tmsId.

http://feeds.tmsapi.com/v2/episodes/EP005984700001.xml?api_key=1234567890

Sample Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ovd version="2.0">

  <episode>
    <rootId>2873496</rootId>
    <tmsId>EP005984700001</tmsId>
    <title>Pilot</title>

    <airDate>2003-11-02</airDate>
    <seasonNumber>1</seasonNumber>
    <episodeNumber>1</episodeNumber>
    <description>Michael Bluth's (Jason Bateman) eccentric family suffers a reversal of fortune. With Portia de Rossi, Jeffrey Tambor and David Cross.</description>

    <videos>
      <video>
        <id>217271153</id>
        <host id="70892">Hulu</host>
        <url>http://www.hulu.com/watch/589</url>

        <image>http://thumbnails.hulu.com/4/608/9662_512x288_manicured__MNbEak8kGkid2v+aMDrcXQ.jpg</image>
        <updatedAt>2012-01-06</updatedAt>
        <viewingOptions>
          <viewingOption>
            <license>subscription</license>

            <quality>HD</quality>
          </viewingOption>
          <viewingOption>
            <license>free</license>
            <quality>SD</quality>

          </viewingOption>
        </viewingOptions>
      </video>
      <!-- ... followed by more videos ... -->
    </videos>
  </episode>

</ovd>