API Reference V4
TMDB API v4 — user authentication and account management.
@lorenzopant/tmdb exposes the TMDB v4 API surface via tmdb.v4, a sub-client
backed by https://api.themoviedb.org/4. It shares the same access token and
options as the parent TMDB instance.
import { TMDB } from "@lorenzopant/tmdb";
const tmdb = new TMDB("your-access-token");
// Step 1 — create a request token
const { request_token } = await tmdb.v4.auth.create_request_token();
// Step 2 — redirect the user to approve it:
// https://www.themoviedb.org/auth/access?request_token={request_token}
// Step 3 — exchange for an access token
const { access_token, account_id } = await tmdb.v4.auth.create_access_token({ request_token });