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Error when fetching episode using the API
posted by Maycon BenitoSTAFFMOD on люты 14, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I am trying to fetch an episode using the API: https://api.themoviedb.org/3/tv/1126/season/0/episode/0?api_key=key, but is returning this error:
{
"success": false,
"status_code": 6,
"status_message": "Invalid id: The pre-requisite id is invalid or not found."
}
The episodes exists on the TMDB website.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1126-happy-tree-friends/season/0/episode/0
Reply by Travis Bell
on люты 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Hi @MayconBenito,
This episode shouldn't exist on the website as episode 0 is considered invalid. It must have got created before some of our validations around season and episode numbers were added.
This episode will need to be moved but I am not familiar enough with this content to know what it should be.
Reply by superboy97
on люты 14, 2024 at 2:37 PM
The episodes of the specials season have been renumbered starting from 1.
Reply by norkunas
on студзень 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Same here:
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/42910-love-hip-hop-atlanta/season/4/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/29173-house-hunters-international/season/5/episode/0 (title is strange so episode should be deleted?)
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/62-the-challenge/season/19/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/14808-the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/season/1/episode/0
Why it is allowed to create with 0 if it's invalid?
Reply by superboy97
on студзень 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thank you to have pointed us to them.
They have been moved to the specials season.
The episode 0 as well as many other wrong episodes of the 5th season have been removed.
As indicated above by @travisbell , they should have been created a long time ago before the implementation of the controls.
It is currently not possible to create an episode 0.
Reply by norkunas
on красавік 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Found some more:
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/62-the-challenge/season/22/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/78-dateline/season/4/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/78-dateline/season/20/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2354-home-and-away/season/1/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2637-come-dine-with-me/season/0/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2637-come-dine-with-me/season/4/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/3670-cops/season/22/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/26428-ik-vertrek/season/11/episode/0
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/42577-tegenlicht/season/9/episode/0
Reply by superboy97
on красавік 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thank you very much. Fixed.