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TV guide by countryEvery channel listed148 Channel directoryLogos, owners, launch years31,564 Where to watchLive sport and its channels156,291 Shows and episodesEpisode guides back to 190890,414

How deep it goes

HistoryListings from 2023, episodes from 1908 FreshnessWithin a second of a change Fill by countryTitles, descriptions, episodes Coverage ledgerWhat we hold, country by country

Popular guides

United KingdomFreeview, Sky and BBC regions United StatesNetworks and local stations GermanyPublic and Sky channels South KoreaCable and satellite, from 2023
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72.1M listings

Every country's schedule under one key, one shape and one set of ids.

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Schedules

ListingsBy channel, country and dayFree key Now and nextEvery channel, this minuteFree key ArchivePast schedules, day by dayPaid

Things on air

ChannelsRegistry, logos, factsFree key Shows and episodesSeasons, numbers, air datesPaid EventsFixtures and every channelPaid Free to viewFree-to-air per countryNew

Ways in

REST APIJSON on api.tvguideapi.com MCP serverFrom Claude or ChatGPT Bulk exportsXMLTV per country or channelPaid Agent skillTeach any agent the API
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GET /v1/now

What every channel in a country is showing this minute, with the next programme after it.

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Quick startFirst call in two minutes AuthenticationYour key, headers, rotating Plans and limitsQuotas, rate limits, headers Errors and paginationCodes, cursors, pages SupportFAQ and tickets

Reference

API referenceEvery endpoint with Try it Countries and channelsIds and how to find them Times and time zonesLocal days, UTC timestamps Events guideFixtures to channels

For agents and tools

MCP serverSet up and the tool list Agent skillOne file that teaches an agent OpenAPIDownload the full spec ManualThe whole API as one file
Changelog
Times corrected on 15 feeds7 OctEpisode numbers on listings6 OctChannel facts6 Oct
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Tools you can run

What is on nowA terminal guide for any country Where to watchEvery channel showing a match XMLTV builderA guide file for a media player

Clients

Python clientpip install, every endpoint PHP clientComposer or one file Ask the guidePlain questions answeredNew

Ideas built on it

Bar and pub screensTonight's sport, by venue Watchlist alertsWhen a show is next on Travel TVWhat is on where you are going
Open source

MIT, no lock-in

Every lab tool reads only the public API with your own key, so it runs on the free key.

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APIapi.tvguideapi.comWorking Websitetvguideapi.comWorking MCP server/mcpWorking

Last 30 days

API uptimefrom the monitorIncidentsfrom the monitor

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Incident historyEvery incident and its fix status.jsonFor your own monitoring
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TV channel directory

40,997 TV channels, one id each, in 155 countries.

Search any channel by name, browse by country, and open its full schedule. Every channel here is one API call away, with yesterday and today on the free key.

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Channels40,997
Countries155
Categories20+
History from2010
On now, around the world01:02 UTC
FRFrance 24Reporters plusCABBC Earth벤 포글과 함께 가는 야생인의 터전 11UKBBC NewsThe Security BriefUSCNNAnderson Cooper 360QAAl JazeeraAl Jazeera HDJPNHK World-JapanJourneys in Japan (Furumachi: Niigata's Hidden World of Geigi)KRtvN식스센스: B사이드UKFIFA+Vertrauen in die Jugend | AcademiesUSCNN InternationalAnderson Cooper 360FRTrace UrbanSOUNDS OF TRACECALove NatureThe Magic Circle of the ReefINEurosportMOUNTAIN BIKE: WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series, Lake Placid
Find a channelSearch 40,997 channels

By name, in any country. The same search is GET /v1/channels/search?q= on the free key.

All40,997General1,161Sport937Films925Entertainment811News779Music521Series513

23 channels.

ChannelCountryCategoriesSchedule and API
ACI Sport TVITSportScheduleAPI
EQUtvITSportScheduleAPI
Horse TVITSportScheduleAPI
Inter TVITSportScheduleAPI
Milan TVITSportScheduleAPI
Rai SportITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport 24ITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport 4KITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport ActionITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport ArenaITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport BasketITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport CalcioITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport F1ITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport FootballITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport LegendITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport MaxITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport Moto GPITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport TennisITSportScheduleAPI
Sky Sport UnoITSportScheduleAPI
SportitaliaITSportScheduleAPI
Sportitalia SolocalcioITSportScheduleAPI
SuperTennisITSportScheduleAPI
Zona DAZN 2ITSportScheduleAPI
Every channel, under one key
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