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# Random movie

GET {{baseUrl}}/api/movies/random

**What:** Returns one random but recognizable movie drawn from the popular, well-voted (English) discover feed - same pool as the home default.

**Auth:** None.

**Params:** `pages` (optional - defaults to 50)

**Returns:** `data = movie` - a raw TMDB **discover** list item

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Reference: https://apidocs.movieknight.site/movie-knight-api/movies/random-movie

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: collection
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /api/movies/random:
    get:
      operationId: random-movie
      summary: Random movie
      description: >-
        **What:** Returns one random but recognizable movie drawn from the
        popular, well-voted (English) discover feed - same pool as the home
        default.


        **Auth:** None.


        **Params:** `pages` (optional - defaults to 50)


        **Returns:** `data = movie` - a raw TMDB **discover** list item


        .
      tags:
        - subpackage_movies
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Movies_Random movie_Response_200'
servers:
  - url: '{{baseUrl}}'
    description: '{{baseUrl}}'
components:
  schemas:
    ApiMoviesRandomGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        adult:
          type: boolean
        title:
          type: string
        video:
          type: boolean
        overview:
          type: string
        softcore:
          type: boolean
        genre_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
        popularity:
          type: number
          format: double
        vote_count:
          type: integer
        poster_path:
          type: string
        release_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        vote_average:
          type: number
          format: double
        backdrop_path:
          type: string
        original_title:
          type: string
        original_language:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - adult
        - title
        - video
        - overview
        - softcore
        - genre_ids
        - popularity
        - vote_count
        - poster_path
        - release_date
        - vote_average
        - backdrop_path
        - original_title
        - original_language
      title: ApiMoviesRandomGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData
    Movies_Random movie_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
        data:
          $ref: >-
            #/components/schemas/ApiMoviesRandomGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData
      required:
        - ok
        - data
      title: Movies_Random movie_Response_200
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples



**Response**

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": 672,
    "adult": false,
    "title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets",
    "video": false,
    "overview": "Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.",
    "softcore": false,
    "genre_ids": [
      12,
      14
    ],
    "popularity": 24.5464,
    "vote_count": 23657,
    "poster_path": "/sdEOH0992YZ0QSxgXNIGLq1ToUi.jpg",
    "release_date": "2002-11-13",
    "vote_average": 7.705,
    "backdrop_path": "/1stUIsjawROZxjiCMtqqXqgfZWC.jpg",
    "original_title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets",
    "original_language": "en"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Movies_Random movie_example
import requests

url = "https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Movies_Random movie_example
const url = 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Movies_Random movie_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Movies_Random movie_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Movies_Random movie_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php Movies_Random movie_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Movies_Random movie_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Movies_Random movie_example
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://{{baseurl}}/api/movies/random")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```