On a channel now
What is on a TV channel right now and what comes next, with how far through the current programme it is.
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GEThttps://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/{id}/now
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Parameters
| Parameter | In | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | path | string | required | The channel id. Ids come from Find a channel. | ch_jw83a3xg |
Request
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \ "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_jw83a3xg/now"
$ch = curl_init("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_jw83a3xg/now");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ["Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("TVG_KEY")],
]);
$answer = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
const r = await fetch("https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_jw83a3xg/now", {
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.TVG_KEY}` },
});
const { data, meta } = await r.json();
import os, requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_jw83a3xg/now",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['TVG_KEY']}"},
)
data = r.json()["data"]
Sample response
{
"data": {
"channel": "ch_jw83a3xg",
"now": {
"id": "ls_shr78fcp",
"channel": "ch_jw83a3xg",
"start": "2026-10-07T19:00:00Z",
"stop": "2026-10-07T19:30:00Z",
"title": "EastEnders",
"episode": {
"show_id": "sh_e29nzc1x",
"episode_id": "ep_610mmeyh",
"season": 41,
"number": 157,
"name": "Episode 7012",
"orig_air": "2026-10-07",
"matched_by": "airtime",
"source": "tvmaze"
},
"progress": 0.42
},
"next": {
"id": "ls_shr78fcp",
"channel": "ch_jw83a3xg",
"start": "2026-10-07T19:30:00Z",
"stop": "2026-10-07T20:00:00Z",
"title": "The One Show"
}
},
"meta": {
"took_ms": 23
}
}