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Fandango APIfandango.com

Retrieve movie showtimes, theater listings, and format details from Fandango by ZIP code and date. Search movies, get IMAX/3D availability, and more.

Endpoint health
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search_movies
get_movie_formats
get_theaters
get_movie_showtimes
get_movie_calendar
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Endpoints
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What is the Fandango API?

The Fandango API exposes 5 endpoints for querying movie showtimes, theater listings, and screening format availability across the US. Starting with search_movies, you can find Fandango movie IDs by title, then feed those IDs into get_movie_showtimes or get_movie_formats to retrieve time slots, theater names, and format variants like IMAX, 3D, and Premium Format — all filtered by ZIP code and date.

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Max results to return
Search keyword (movie title)
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  -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Python SDK · recommended

Typed, relational, agent-ready

A generated client with real types, enums, and the links between objects — the structure a flat JSON response can't carry. Autocompletes in your editor and reads cleanly to coding agents.

  • Fully typed · autocompletes
  • Objects link to objects
  • Typed errors & pagination

Typed Python client. Set up the SDK in your uv project, then pull this API’s typed client:

uv add parse-sdk
uv run parse init
uv run parse add --marketplace fandango-com-api

uv run parse add --marketplace pulls a pinned snapshot of this canonical API — it won’t change underneath you. To customize it, subscribe and swap to your own copy.

"""Walkthrough: Fandango SDK — search movies, browse theaters, check showtimes."""
from parse_apis.fandango_movie_showtimes_api import Fandango, MovieNotFound

client = Fandango()

# Search for movies by title keyword — limit caps total items fetched.
for movie in client.movies.search(query="Disclosure Day", limit=3):
    print(movie.name, movie.release_date, movie.link)

# Browse nearby theaters and their current movies/showtimes.
theater = client.theaters.list(zip_code="10001", limit=1).first()
if theater:
    print(theater.name, theater.city, theater.state)
    for movie in theater.movies:
        print(movie.title, [v.format_header for v in movie.variants])

# Get showtimes for a specific movie at nearby theaters.
for ts in client.theatershowtimes.list(movie_id="244050", zip_code="10001", limit=3):
    print(ts.name)
    for variant in ts.variants:
        print(variant.format_header, [s.time for s in variant.showtimes])

# Check movie calendar — which dates have showtimes available.
for day in client.calendardays.list(movie_slug="disclosure-day-2026-244050", zip_code="10001", limit=5):
    print(day.date, day.day_name_short, day.has_showtime)

# Typed error handling around a potentially failing call.
try:
    results = client.theatershowtimes.list_formats(movie_id="244050", zip_code="10001", limit=3)
    for ts in results:
        print(ts.name, [v.format_header for v in ts.variants])
except MovieNotFound as exc:
    print(f"Movie not found: {exc.movie_id}")

print("exercised: movies.search / theaters.list / theatershowtimes.list / calendardays.list / theatershowtimes.list_formats")
All endpoints · 5 totalmissing one? ·

Full-text search over movies by title keyword. Returns matching movies with IDs, titles, release dates, and poster thumbnails. The returned movie ID is an alphanumeric identifier used for search display; for showtimes and format lookups, use the numeric ID extracted from the movie link path (e.g., link '/disclosure-day-2026-244050/movie-overview' yields numeric ID '244050').

Input
ParamTypeDescription
limitintegerMax results to return
queryrequiredstringSearch keyword (movie title)
Response
{
  "type": "object",
  "fields": {
    "query": "string - search term used",
    "total": "integer - number of results returned",
    "movies": "array of movie objects with id, name, link, release_date, poster_thumbnail"
  },
  "sample": {
    "data": {
      "query": "Avatar",
      "total": 4,
      "movies": [
        {
          "id": "07nkj4RE",
          "link": "/avatar-fire-and-ash-2025-241479/movie-overview",
          "name": "Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)",
          "release_date": "2025-12-19T00:00:00",
          "poster_thumbnail": "https://images.fandango.com/ImageRenderer/100/0/redesign/static/img/default_poster.png/0/images/MasterRepository/fandango/241479/A3Payoff_AshHordeCotaBottom_BigFire_017g_004_w10_Mech9_1.jpg"
        }
      ]
    },
    "status": "success"
  }
}

About the Fandango API

Movie Search and Identification

The search_movies endpoint accepts a query string (movie title keyword) and an optional limit, returning an array of movie objects that include id, name, release_date, link, and poster_thumbnail. The id field is the numeric Fandango movie ID you'll pass to the showtime and format endpoints. The total field tells you how many matches exist regardless of the limit applied.

Showtimes by Movie or by Theater

get_movie_showtimes takes a movie_id, an optional zip_code, and an optional date (YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to today). It returns a theaters array where each theater object carries an id, name, and a variants array. Each variant has a format_header (e.g., "Standard", "IMAX", "3D") and the specific showtimes for that format. get_theaters inverts this — given a zip_code and optional date, it returns nearby theaters with their address, city, state, amenities, and a movies array listing what's currently showing and when.

Format Availability and Screening Calendar

get_movie_formats uses the same movie_id and zip_code inputs as the showtimes endpoint but organizes results specifically around format variants, making it straightforward to see which theaters in an area are offering IMAX or Premium Format for a given film on a given date. For planning further ahead, get_movie_calendar accepts a movie_slug (e.g., michael-2026-243301) and returns a calendar array with per-day has_showtime booleans, plus an available_dates list of YYYY-MM-DD strings. For films without scheduled showtimes yet, both start_date and end_date return null and the arrays are empty.

Reliability & maintenanceVerified

The Fandango API is a managed, monitored endpoint for fandango.com — not a raw scraper you maintain. Every endpoint is automatically health-checked on a schedule, and when fandango.com changes and a check fails, the API is automatically queued for repair and re-verified. It is built to keep working as the site underneath it changes.

This isn't an official fandango.com API — it's an independent, maintained REST wrapper over public data. Where the source has no official API (or only a limited one), Parse gives you a stable contract over a source that never promised one, and keeps it current. Need a new endpoint or field? You can revise it yourself in plain English and the agent rebuilds it against the live site in minutes — contributing the change back to the shared API is free.

Last verified
8h ago
Latest check
5/5 endpoints passing
Maintenance
Monitored & self-healing
Will this API break when the source site changes?+
It's built not to. Every endpoint is health-checked on a schedule with automated test probes. When the source site changes and a check fails, the API is automatically queued for repair and re-verified — that's the self-healing layer. Each API page shows when its endpoints were last verified. And because marketplace APIs are shared, any fix reaches everyone using it.
Is this an official API from the source site?+
No — Parse APIs are independent, managed REST wrappers over publicly available data. That is the point: where a site has no official API (or only a limited one), Parse gives you a maintained, monitored endpoint for that data and keeps it working as the site changes — so you get a stable contract over a source that never promised one.
Can I fix or extend this API myself if I need a new endpoint or field?+
Yes — and you don't have to wait on us. This API was generated by the Parse agent, which stays attached. Describe the change in plain English ("add an endpoint that returns reviews", "fix the price field") in the revise box on the API page or via the revise_api MCP tool, and the agent rebuilds it against the live site in minutes. Contributing the change back to the public API is free.
What happens if I call an endpoint that has an issue?+
Errors are machine-readable: a bad call returns a clean status with the list of available endpoints and a repair hint, so an agent (or you) can recover or trigger a fix instead of failing silently. Confirmed failures feed the automatic repair queue.
Common use cases
  • Build a local theater finder that lists nearby venues, their amenities, and tonight's showtimes by ZIP code
  • Display IMAX and Premium Format availability for a specific movie across theaters in a metro area
  • Power a movie-release calendar feature using get_movie_calendar to surface the first date tickets go on sale
  • Aggregate showtime data across multiple ZIP codes to compare regional release schedules for new films
  • Create a format-price comparison tool by pairing get_movie_formats results with external ticket price data
  • Alert users when a movie they've searched for gains available showtime dates via the available_dates field
  • Match a movie's poster_thumbnail and release_date from search_movies into a browsable film discovery UI
Pricing & limitsSee full pricing →
TierPriceCredits/monthRate limit
Free$0/mo1005 req/min
Hobby$30/mo1,00020 req/min
Developer$100/mo5,000100 req/min

One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.

Frequently asked questions
Does Fandango have an official public developer API?+
Fandango does not offer a public developer API. There is no documented REST or GraphQL interface available at a developer portal for third-party access to their showtime and theater data.
What does `get_movie_formats` return that `get_movie_showtimes` doesn't?+
get_movie_formats and get_movie_showtimes share the same core response shape — both return a theaters array with variants containing format_header and showtimes. The difference is intent: get_movie_formats is oriented around enumerating distinct viewing formats (Standard, 3D, IMAX, Premium Format) for a film, while get_movie_showtimes focuses on the full showtime schedule per theater. Use get_movie_formats when you specifically need to surface format options to users; use get_movie_showtimes when you want a comprehensive per-theater schedule.
Is showtime coverage limited to the US?+
Yes. All location filtering is done via 5-digit US ZIP codes, and theater and showtime data reflects Fandango's US coverage. Non-US markets are not covered by this API.
Does the API return ticket prices or seat availability?+
Not currently. The endpoints return theater names, screening formats, showtime slots, and movie metadata, but do not include ticket prices or real-time seat counts. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add an endpoint targeting that data.
Can I retrieve movie ratings, reviews, or cast information through this API?+
Not currently. The API covers showtimes, theater listings, screening formats, and the movie calendar — fields like critic scores, audience ratings, cast, or plot summaries are not returned by any endpoint. You can fork the API on Parse and revise it to add the missing endpoint.
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