The Ultimate Movie & IMDb
Metadata API for DooPlay
Instant IMDb ratings, vote counts, age certifications, and license verification. Built specifically to power DooPlay theme importers with zero downtime and blazing fast caching.
Live API Playground
Test all DooPlay API endpoints in real-time. Inspect raw JSON & serialized responses directly in your browser.
// Click "Execute Live Query" or select a preset title chip to preview metadata response.
Generate API Key
Create your authorized API key to activate and unlock all Dbmovies capabilities in DooPlay.
Inspect Existing API Key
Lookup current license metrics, registered domain, and requests served.
DooPlay Theme Integration
Connect your DooPlay theme to this API server in 2 minutes.
DooPlay originally hardcoded https://api.dbmvs.com. Update the following two files in your theme to point to this new API server:
- define('DBMOVIES_DBMVAPI','https://api.dbmvs.com'); + define('DBMOVIES_DBMVAPI','https://api.sariful.net');
- api.dbmovies = api.dbmvs.com + api.dbmovies = api.sariful.net
Documented Endpoints
Fully compatible specification matching the official Doothemes Dbmovies protocols.
| Method | Endpoint / Query | Parameters | Description | Return Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /?imdb={id}&key={key} |
imdb (e.g. tt0111161), key |
Fetches IMDb rating, vote count, age certificate, country | JSON |
| GET | /?auth={key} |
auth (License key) |
Checks key validity, available credits, request count for DooPlay JS | JSON |
| GET | /?authkey={key} |
authkey (License key) |
Verification endpoint called by DooPlay PHP importer | JSON |
| GET | /?stats=all |
None | Global metrics: total credits, requests, licenses, and sites | JSON |
| POST | / |
process=activate, license, domain, ipadress |
Registers & activates DooPlay installation | PHP Serialized |