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Get images from TVDB
require 'httparty'
# TVDB
TVDB_API_KEY = '[your api key]'
TVDB_USERNAME = '[your username]'
TVDB_USERKEY = '[your user key]'
image_prefix = 'http://thetvdb.com/banners/'
# get token
response = HTTParty.post('https://api.thetvdb.com/login', {
body: {
apikey: TVDB_API_KEY,
username: TVDB_USERNAME,
userkey: TVDB_USERKEY
}.to_json,
headers: {
'content-type': 'application/json'
}
})
json = JSON.parse(response.body)
token = json['token']
# --------------------
# tv show poster
tvdb_id = 289590 # Mr. Robot
response = HTTParty.get("https://api.thetvdb.com/series/#{tvdb_id}/images/query?keyType=poster", {
headers: {
'Authorization': "Bearer #{token}",
'Accept-Language': 'en'
}
})
images = JSON.parse(response.body)
# this returns full size images by default (use the thumbnail image if possible)
# it is recommend to check the language and image size to work best in your app
poster = image_prefix + images['data'].first['fileName']
# --------------------
# tv show fanart
tvdb_id = 289590 # Mr. Robot
response = HTTParty.get("https://api.thetvdb.com/series/#{tvdb_id}/images/query?keyType=fanart", {
headers: {
'Authorization': "Bearer #{token}",
'Accept-Language': 'en'
}
})
images = JSON.parse(response.body)
# this returns full size images by default (use the thumbnail image if possible)
# it is recommend to check the language and image size to work best in your app
fanart = image_prefix + images['data'].first['fileName']
# --------------------
# episode images
tvdb_id = 5077068 # Mr. Robot
response = HTTParty.get("https://api.thetvdb.com/episodes/#{tvdb_id}", {
headers: {
'Authorization': "Bearer #{token}",
'Accept-Language': 'en'
}
})
episode = JSON.parse(response.body)
# this returns full size images by default
# it is recommend to check the language and image size to work best in your app
screenshot = image_prefix + episode['data']['filename']
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