Get Company
AI-generatedOverview
The node provides access to various data endpoints of a movie and TV database API, allowing users to retrieve detailed information about companies, movies, collections, persons, TV shows, and curated movie lists. It is useful for scenarios where you want to enrich workflows with entertainment industry metadata, such as building media catalogs, recommendation systems, or content discovery tools.
For example, you can use this node to:
- Fetch detailed company information by its ID.
- Retrieve movie details including optional appended data.
- Get lists of popular or upcoming movies filtered by region.
- Obtain person profiles or TV show details.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Operation | The type of data to retrieve. Options: Get Collection, Get Company, Get Movie, Get Movie List, Get Person, Get TV. |
| Language | Language code (e.g., "en") to localize the returned data. |
| Company ID | Numeric ID of the company to fetch details for (used when Operation = Get Company). |
| Movie ID | Numeric ID of the movie to fetch details for (used when Operation = Get Movie). |
| Append to Response (Movie) | Additional related data to append to the movie response (used when Operation = Get Movie). |
| Collection ID | Numeric ID of the collection to fetch details for (used when Operation = Get Collection). |
| Append to Response (Collection) | Additional related data to append to the collection response (used when Operation = Get Collection). |
| Person ID | Numeric ID of the person to fetch details for (used when Operation = Get Person). |
| Append to Response (Person) | Additional related data to append to the person response (used when Operation = Get Person). |
| TV ID | Numeric ID of the TV show to fetch details for (used when Operation = Get TV). |
| Append to Response (TV) | Additional related data to append to the TV show response (used when Operation = Get TV). |
| Movie List Type | Type of movie list to retrieve. Options: Now Playing, Popular, Top Rated, Upcoming (used when Operation = Get Movie List). |
| Page | Page number for paginated movie list results (used when Operation = Get Movie List). |
| Region | ISO-3166-1 region code to filter movie list results geographically (used when Operation = Get Movie List). |
Output
The node outputs JSON data corresponding to the selected operation:
- For Get Company, it returns detailed information about the specified company.
- For Get Movie, it returns detailed movie information, optionally including appended related data.
- For Get Collection, it returns details about a movie collection.
- For Get Person, it returns profile and related data about a person.
- For Get TV, it returns detailed TV show information.
- For Get Movie List, it returns a paginated list of movies matching the selected list type and filters.
The output JSON structure varies depending on the operation but generally includes all relevant fields provided by the underlying movie database API for that resource.
The node does not output binary data.
Dependencies
- Requires an API key credential for the movie database service.
- The node depends on external API calls to the movie database endpoints.
- Proper network connectivity and valid API credentials are necessary.
- No additional environment variables are required beyond the API authentication setup.
Troubleshooting
Common issues:
- Invalid or missing IDs for resources will cause errors.
- Incorrect or expired API credentials will result in authentication failures.
- Network connectivity problems may cause request timeouts or failures.
- Using unsupported language codes or region codes might lead to unexpected or empty results.
Error messages:
- Authentication errors indicate invalid API keys; verify and update credentials.
- Resource not found errors suggest incorrect IDs; double-check input values.
- Rate limit exceeded errors mean too many requests; consider adding delays or upgrading API plan.
- Validation errors for parameters like page number or list type require correcting input values.