People search
**What:** Search TMDB people (actors/directors) by name. Use the returned `id` as `with_cast` or `with_crew` in movie search.
**Auth:** None.
**Query params:**
| Param | Type | Required | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| q | string | no | Name text. Empty/omitted returns `data: []`. | `tom hanks` |
**Returns:** `data = [{ id, name, profile_path, known_for_department }]`.
Authentication
AuthorizationBearer
Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.
Query parameters
q
string, optional (alias: query). Name to search. Empty/omitted returns data: [].
Response
OK
ok
data

