> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://emiloju.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Find by external ID > This endpoint is used to find a movie, tv show, etc. by external ID's. ## OpenAPI ````yaml api-reference/openapi.yaml get /3/find/ScreamMovies openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Endpoints description: This section contains all the endpoints used in the documentation. version: 1.0.0 contact: {} servers: - url: https://api.themoviedb.org security: - bearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Authentication description: This section contains all endpoints used for authentication - name: Accounts description: This section contains account-specific endpoints. - name: Favorites description: >- This section contains all endpoints that allow a TMDB account to add movies, TV Shows, episodes to favorites, and also to get a list of favorites for the account. - name: Movies description: >- This section contains an endpoint to add a movie to favorites, and another to get a list of favorite movies for a TMDB account. - name: TV shows description: >- This section contains an endpoint to get the favorite TV shows for an account. - name: Watchlist description: >- This section contains all endpoints that allow a TMDB account to add movies, TV Shows to watchlist, and also to get a list of watchlist for the account. - name: Movies1 description: >- This section contains an endpoint that allows a TMDB account to add a movie to watchlist, and another to get the movies in a watchlist. - name: TV shows1 description: >- This section contains an endpoint used to get TV shows in an account's watchlist. - name: Ratings description: >- This section contains endpoints used to get all movies, TV Shows, and episodes rated by a TMDB account. - name: Movies12 description: >- This section contains an endpoint used to get a list of movies rated by a TMDB account. - name: TV shows12 description: >- This section contains an endpoint used to get a list of TV shows rated by a TMDB account. - name: Episodes description: >- This section contains an endpoint used to get a list of episodes rated by a TMDB account. - name: Lists description: Endpoints for a TMDB account lists. - name: Guest sessions description: This section contains all endpoints accessible by a guest session. - name: Movies description: For movies. - name: TV episodes description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to retrieve data for all TV episodes. - name: TV seasons description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to retrieve data for all TV seasons. - name: TV series description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to retrieve data for all TV series. - name: TV series lists description: This section contains all endpoints used to list TV series. - name: TV episode groups description: This section contains an endpoint used to retrieve data for TV episodes. - name: Watch providers description: Get available regions. - name: People description: About people lists. - name: Companies description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to retrieve data for supported companies. - name: Discover description: This section contains all endpoints used to discover movies and TV shows. - name: Recent changes description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to get recent changes in the TMDB database. - name: Credit description: This section contains an endpoint used to retrieve movie credits. - name: Certifications description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to get certification for movies and TV shows. - name: Collections description: This section contains all endpoints used to retrieve data for collections - name: Configuration description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to retrieve data on TMDB's configurations. - name: Find description: >- This section contains an endpoint used to search the TMDB database by External ID. - name: Genres description: This section contains endpoints related to genres. - name: Keywords description: >- This section contains an endpoint used to get keywords in the database by an ID. - name: Movie lists description: >- This section contains all endpoints used to retrieve movies by multiple search filters. - name: Networks description: For network endpoints. - name: Reviews description: For reviews endpoints. - name: Search description: For search endpoints. - name: Trending description: For trending videos. paths: /3/find/ScreamMovies: get: tags: - Find summary: Find by external ID description: This endpoint is used to find a movie, tv show, etc. by external ID's. operationId: findByExternalId parameters: - name: external_source in: query schema: type: string example: facebook_id description: The source of the external ID requestBody: content: application/json: examples: Find by external ID: value: '' responses: '200': description: New Request headers: Alt-Svc: schema: type: string example: h3=":443"; ma=86400 Cache-Control: schema: type: string example: public, max-age=21036 Connection: schema: type: string example: keep-alive Content-Encoding: schema: type: string example: gzip Date: schema: type: string example: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:00:10 GMT ETag: schema: type: string example: W/"80a41302d700e6430dea7aa376abcc5e" Server: schema: type: string example: openresty Transfer-Encoding: schema: type: string example: chunked Vary: schema: type: string example: Origin Via: schema: type: string example: >- 1.1 58a361324cd2b1576fcc05c5471b9b12.cloudfront.net (CloudFront) X-Amz-Cf-Id: schema: type: string example: '-N9Vxjq8V4CHcDY4hJfF_wFIwDVugbAhnHzX0gR9Mh-B9CVa8ohjTQ==' X-Amz-Cf-Pop: schema: type: string example: AMS54-C1 X-Cache: schema: type: string example: Miss from cloudfront x-memc: schema: type: string example: HIT x-memc-age: schema: type: string example: '5646' x-memc-expires: schema: type: string example: '21036' x-memc-key: schema: type: string example: 04b1f8d7afdeb2038a12a5916fc039f8 content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: movie_results: type: array items: type: object properties: adult: type: boolean example: false backdrop_path: type: string nullable: true example: null genre_ids: type: array items: type: number example: 27 example: - 27 - 9648 - 53 id: type: number example: 1159559 media_type: type: string example: movie original_language: type: string example: en original_title: type: string example: Scream 7 overview: type: string example: >- The seventh installment in the 'Scream' franchise. Plot TBA. popularity: type: number example: 8.827 poster_path: type: string example: /ki5azTlJJUQYKi1Aj2HHPmU4H8Z.jpg release_date: type: string example: '2026-02-25' title: type: string example: Scream 7 video: type: boolean example: false vote_average: type: number example: 0 vote_count: type: number example: 0 example: - adult: false backdrop_path: null genre_ids: - 27 - 9648 - 53 id: 1159559 media_type: movie original_language: en original_title: Scream 7 overview: >- The seventh installment in the 'Scream' franchise. Plot TBA. popularity: 8.827 poster_path: /ki5azTlJJUQYKi1Aj2HHPmU4H8Z.jpg release_date: '2026-02-25' title: Scream 7 video: false vote_average: 0 vote_count: 0 - adult: false backdrop_path: /ifUfE79O1raUwbaQRIB7XnFz5ZC.jpg genre_ids: - 27 - 9648 - 53 id: 646385 media_type: movie original_language: en original_title: Scream overview: >- Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. popularity: 72.296 poster_path: /1m3W6cpgwuIyjtg5nSnPx7yFkXW.jpg release_date: '2022-01-12' title: Scream video: false vote_average: 6.7 vote_count: 3318 - adult: false backdrop_path: /h04s7VIbMWxTa4BBhwdg4CR6vNc.jpg genre_ids: - 27 - 80 - 53 id: 934433 media_type: movie original_language: en original_title: Scream VI overview: >- Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. popularity: 129.887 poster_path: /wDWwtvkRRlgTiUr6TyLSMX8FCuZ.jpg release_date: '2023-03-08' title: Scream VI video: false vote_average: 7 vote_count: 2643 person_results: type: array items: {} example: [] tv_episode_results: type: array items: {} example: [] tv_results: type: array items: {} example: [] tv_season_results: type: array items: {} example: [] examples: New Request: value: movie_results: - adult: false backdrop_path: null genre_ids: - 27 - 9648 - 53 id: 1159559 media_type: movie original_language: en original_title: Scream 7 overview: >- The seventh installment in the 'Scream' franchise. Plot TBA. popularity: 8.827 poster_path: /ki5azTlJJUQYKi1Aj2HHPmU4H8Z.jpg release_date: '2026-02-25' title: Scream 7 video: false vote_average: 0 vote_count: 0 - adult: false backdrop_path: /ifUfE79O1raUwbaQRIB7XnFz5ZC.jpg genre_ids: - 27 - 9648 - 53 id: 646385 media_type: movie original_language: en original_title: Scream overview: >- Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. popularity: 72.296 poster_path: /1m3W6cpgwuIyjtg5nSnPx7yFkXW.jpg release_date: '2022-01-12' title: Scream video: false vote_average: 6.7 vote_count: 3318 - adult: false backdrop_path: /h04s7VIbMWxTa4BBhwdg4CR6vNc.jpg genre_ids: - 27 - 80 - 53 id: 934433 media_type: movie original_language: en original_title: Scream VI overview: >- Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. popularity: 129.887 poster_path: /wDWwtvkRRlgTiUr6TyLSMX8FCuZ.jpg release_date: '2023-03-08' title: Scream VI video: false vote_average: 7 vote_count: 2643 person_results: [] tv_episode_results: [] tv_results: [] tv_season_results: [] components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer ````