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Database IDs in Rovi DVDs

You'll quickly find that key to designing your movie app is making effective use of the database IDs that Rovi DVDs recognizes and returns in responses. Here are the database IDs recognized by the Rovi DVDs APIs.

IDs Used in the Movie API Requests

IDExampleDescription
cosmoid40378Cosmo ID for a movie or television series. Cosmo is a database of movie and television data.
movieidV 261809All Media Guide (AMG) movie ID for a movie, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with V and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces. AMG is a database of entertainment information.
releaseidE160870Rovi ID for a movie release, consisting of a seven-character string that starts with E and is followed by 6 digits.
upcid025195010191The numbers from a barcode that identifies a DVD, Blu-ray, or other movie release.

IDs Used in the Name API Requests

IDExampleDescription
nameidMN0000114342Rovi ID for a person, group, or organization, consisting of the prefix MN followed by a ten-digit number.
amgclassicalidQ     9065All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a classical music artist, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with Q and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces.
amgmovieidP 30474All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a person who works in movies or television, consisting of a seven-character string that starts with P and is followed by 6 digits with leading spaces.
amgpopidP    84363All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a popular music artist, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with P and is followed by 9 digits with leading spaces.
cosmoid101344Cosmo database ID for a person, group, or organization. Cosmo is a database of movie and television data.

IDs Used in the Descriptor API Requests

IDExampleDescription
categoryids1391948Rovi ID for a category of movies or TV shows.
genreidsMA0000002532

D   646

Rovi ID for a music genre, consisting of the prefix MA followed by a ten-digit number.

Rovi ID for a movie genre, consisting of a seven-digit string that starts with D and is followed by 6 digits with leading spaces.

styleidsMA0000004479Rovi ID for a music style, consisting of the prefix MA followed by a ten-digit number.
subgenreidsMA0000012308

D   528

Rovi ID for a music subgenre, consisting of the prefix MA followed by a ten-digit number.

Rovi ID for a movie subgenre, consisting of a seven-digit string that starts with D and is followed by 6 digits with leading spaces.

 
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