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"Private API , please provide private hash" error only when trying to use 'genre' API calls
posted by mmmannySTAFFMOD on January 24, 2014 at 12:49 PM
I get the error "Private API , please provide private hash" when trying to using any api calls involving genre - ie. themoviedb.apiary.io/3/genre/list or a lookup for a specific genre using /3/genre/{id}/movie. I get the error even when I provide my api key. I am able to use all other API calls without issue (ie get movies, get popular), is a different API key required for the genre calls?
Thanks
Reply by Travis Bell
on January 24, 2014 at 3:26 PM
Hi mmmanny,
You're attempting to access the Apiary API. That is just for testing. For real world requests, you'll want to access
api.themoviedb.org.Cheers.
Reply by mmmanny
on January 24, 2014 at 3:40 PM
So I am... thank you so much :) Have a nice weekend