GET /singlesearch/showsSearch for a single TV show by exact or near-exact name match. Returns exactly one show - the best match for the search query. Unlike /search/shows which returns multiple candidates, this endpoint is designed when you expect exactly one result. Useful for unambiguous show lookups.
Immediately return the most relevant show for a query, or 404 if not found.
- Returns 404 if no show matches - Returns 422 if multiple shows match equally well - Use 'embed' parameter to include episodes or cast - More strict than the regular search endpoint
(string, query, optional)
Embed related resources (episodes, cast, nextepisode, previousepisode, etc.)
(string, query, required)
The search query string
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single search show | doc_extracted |
https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=The%20Walking%20Dead |
|
| Single search shows | doc_extracted |
https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=lost |
|
| Search for Game of Thrones | curl |
https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=Game%20of%20Thrones |
|
| Search for Breaking Bad | curl |
https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=Breaking%20Bad |
|
| Search for The Office | curl |
https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=The%20Office |
|
| Single show search | openapi-spec |
https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=Game of Thrones&embed=episodes |
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| Single show search | probe-gate |
https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=Game+of+Thrones&embed=episodes |
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:15:40.663282 | 200 | 119ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:10:57.281961 | 200 | 108ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:48:04.998461 | 200 | 124ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:43:51.385719 | 200 | 96ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:05:36.550637 | 200 | 82ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:02:21.580688 | 200 | 87ms | |
| 2026-03-22T09:42:56.552841 | 200 | 114ms |
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:02:21.580688 | 6c115f19e13d |
f9b4ce66945a |
| 2026-03-23 09:05:36.550637 | f9b4ce66945a |
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| 2026-03-23 09:43:51.385719 | a78aadfe8791 |
9d10f2233bae |
| 2026-03-23 09:48:04.998461 | 9d10f2233bae |
bf1729895472 |
| 2026-03-23 10:10:57.281961 | bf1729895472 |
e9c9c9bc2157 |
| 2026-03-23 10:15:40.663282 | e9c9c9bc2157 |
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