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# Popular people

GET {{baseUrl}}/api/people/popular

**What:** Popular, English-biased people to pre-fill the actor/director dropdowns before the user types. Returns up to 20 per page.

**Auth:** None.

**Query params:**

| Param | Type | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| page | integer | no | 1-500, default 1. | `1` |

**Returns:** `data = [{ id, name, profile_path, known_for_department }]`.

Reference: https://apidocs.movieknight.site/movie-knight-api/people/popular-people

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: collection
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /api/people/popular:
    get:
      operationId: popular-people
      summary: Popular people
      description: >-
        **What:** Popular, English-biased people to pre-fill the actor/director
        dropdowns before the user types. Returns up to 20 per page.


        **Auth:** None.


        **Query params:**


        | Param | Type | Required | Description | Example |

        |---|---|---|---|---|

        | page | integer | no | 1-500, default 1. | `1` |


        **Returns:** `data = [{ id, name, profile_path, known_for_department
        }]`.
      tags:
        - subpackage_people
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/People_Popular people_Response_200'
servers:
  - url: '{{baseUrl}}'
    description: '{{baseUrl}}'
components:
  schemas:
    ApiPeoplePopularGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataItems:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        profile_path:
          type: string
        known_for_department:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - profile_path
        - known_for_department
      title: ApiPeoplePopularGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataItems
    People_Popular people_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: >-
              #/components/schemas/ApiPeoplePopularGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataItems
      required:
        - ok
        - data
      title: People_Popular people_Response_200
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples



**Response**

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 31,
      "name": "Tom Hanks",
      "profile_path": "/xndWFsBlClOJFRdhSt4NBwiPq2o.jpg",
      "known_for_department": "Acting"
    },
    {
      "id": 525,
      "name": "Christopher Nolan",
      "profile_path": "/xuAjFHvkPxgQQUNh5Si6r6Bx0ce.jpg",
      "known_for_department": "Directing"
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python People_Popular people_example
import requests

url = "https://{{baseurl}}/api/people/popular"

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

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript People_Popular people_example
const url = 'https://{{baseurl}}/api/people/popular';
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 People_Popular people_example
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://{{baseurl}}/api/people/popular"

	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 People_Popular people_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://{{baseurl}}/api/people/popular")

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 People_Popular people_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

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

```php People_Popular people_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

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

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

```csharp People_Popular people_example
using RestSharp;

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

```swift People_Popular people_example
import Foundation

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

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://{{baseurl}}/api/people/popular")! 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()
```