# tvmaze.show_episodes

**stable** **Advanced**

All episodes of a TV show.

`GET /v1/tvmaze/show_episodes`

## What you get

A list of Tvmaze results in Onekey's unified shape, in `data` (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free `404 not_found` instead.

## What it costs

- **Advanced · 5 credits** for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
- **Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).**
- **Free** if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Default | What it is | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | yes | (required) | iTunes/Apple id | max 12 chars; must match `[0-9]{1,12}`; trimmed |

## Request

```bash
curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/tvmaze/show_episodes?id=169" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

```python
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/tvmaze/show_episodes",
    params={"id": "169"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
body = res.json()

if body["success"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])
```

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({ id: "169" });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.onekey.dev/v1/tvmaze/show_episodes?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.success) console.log(body.data);
else console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
```

## Recorded response

A real Tvmaze response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are `null`.

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "12192",
        "title": "Pilot",
        "url": "https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/12192/breaking-bad-1x01-pilot",
        "createdAt": "2008-01-21T03:00:00Z",
        "text": "A high-school chemistry teacher (Bryan Cranston) is diagnosed with a deadly cancer, so he puts his expertise to use and teams with an ex-student (Aaron Paul) to manufacture top-grade crystal meth in hopes of providing for his family after he's gone."
      },
      "ext": {
        "season": 1,
        "number": 1,
        "airDate": "2008-01-20",
        "runtime": 60
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.tvmaze.com/uploads/images/medium_landscape/405/1012681.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "id": "12193",
        "title": "Cat's in the Bag...",
        "url": "https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/12193/breaking-bad-1x02-cats-in-the-bag",
        "createdAt": "2008-01-28T03:00:00Z",
        "text": "After the accident in the desert, Walter and Jesse need to dispose of the unfortunate mess in their rolling lab of an RV, and Skyler begins to suspect that Walter and Jesse are involved in some mysterious goings-on."
      },
      "ext": {
        "season": 1,
        "number": 2,
        "airDate": "2008-01-27",
        "runtime": 60
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.tvmaze.com/uploads/images/medium_landscape/405/1012682.jpg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "tvmaze",
    "endpoint": "show_episodes",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}
```

## Field mapping

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's [unified schema](https://onekey.dev/docs/schema.md). Fields the source lacks come back as `null`.

| Source path | Onekey field | Transform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | `content.id` | `toString` |
| `name` | `content.title` | - |
| `url` | `content.url` | `safeUrl` |
| `season` | `ext.season` | `toNumber` |
| `number` | `ext.number` | `toNumber` |
| `airdate` | `ext.airDate` | - |
| `airstamp` | `content.createdAt` | `toIsoDate` |
| `summary` | `content.text` | `stripHtml` |
| `runtime` | `ext.runtime` | `toNumber` |
| `image.medium` | `media.thumbnailUrl` | `safeUrl` |

## Caching and freshness

- Fresh for about 1 hour. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
- Between 1 hour and 1 day the cached copy is still served instantly and marked `stale: true` while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
- If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 3 days more (marked stale).
- A "not found" is remembered for 5 minutes and is free.
- The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

## What can go wrong

| Status | Code | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthorized` | Check the `x-api-key` header. |
| 402 | `insufficient_credits` | [Add credits](https://onekey.dev/pricing); your balance must cover the price. |
| 404 | `not_found` | Unknown endpoint path. |
| 422 | `invalid_params` | Fix the parameters using the table above. Free. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry. |
| 502 | `upstream_error` | The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff. |

See [Errors](https://onekey.dev/docs/errors.md) for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).