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Search doesn't feel "complete"
posted by wilfert2STAFFMOD on March 24, 2014 at 12:03 PM
Hello, I'm sure this problem is on my end, since I'm new to using this api (and api all in general). Anyway, when I try to search, for example:
http://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=rush
Not all of the rush hours show up.
Same for if I try:
http://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=###&query=shaw
no shawshank redemption shows up. How do I get this to work? Thank you.
Reply by Travis Bell
on March 24, 2014 at 12:06 PM
By default, the search doesn't use ngrams. if you're looking for a "autocomplete" type search, use
?search_type=ngram. For more search options, make sure to consult the documentation.Reply by wilfert2
on March 24, 2014 at 12:23 PM
Thank you. That seemed to work better for the rush example, but shawshank redemption still doesn't show up. Any idea?
Reply by Travis Bell
on March 24, 2014 at 12:28 PM
The more you type, the better the results will be.
Returns Shawshank.
Reply by wilfert2
on March 24, 2014 at 12:39 PM
You're right. My php code was stupid, and I was starting at i = 1 and not i = 0, so I was skipping it -_-
Thanks. You're a lot of help.