GET
/
search
/
person
Search people
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/person \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Query Parameters

​
include_adult
string

defaults to false

Example:

"false"

​
language
string

defaults to en-US

Example:

"en-US"

​
page
string

defaults to 1

Example:

"1"

​
query
string
Example:

"morgan freeman"

Response

200 - application/json

Search people

The response is of type object.