Get images from TVDB

tvdb.rb

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']