_meta_TMDB

Internal TMDb metadata module (ID resolution and poster/backdrop URL support).

TMDb metadata provider (lookups + image URLs).

End users

What this metadata provider does

Uses TMDb to improve matching across providers.

It helps CrossWatch:

• resolve items by TMDb ID

• normalize titles and years

• build poster/backdrop URLs

Reads from config

Primary keys:

• tmdb.api_key (preferred)

• metadata.tmdb_api_key (fallback/compat)

Optional keys:

• metadata.ttl_hours (cache TTL)

External endpoints

• https://api.themoviedb.org/3

• https://image.tmdb.org/t/p

Related docs

• UI setup: Meta: TMDb

Gotchas

• Cache is in-memory. Restarts flush it.

• If lookups are slow, you’re probably hitting rate limits.

Power users