@mon3om said:
Get all backdrops paths
Hello TMDB team,
I recently discovered this amazing database and I didn't succeed to get backdrops paths since I'm getting an empty array even when I tried a lot of movies by this request:

https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/{movie_id}/images?api_key=<<api_key>>&language=en-US

Also I wanted to thank you guys and all the contributors for this amazing work, keep up the good work <3.

To receive the image paths, in this API Request you are using, you need to add the parameter &include_image_language=
Just use the code iso_639_1. For example en or pt.
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY&language=en-US&include_image_language=en

If you want images from different languages, just add the language codes separated by a comma.
For example en, pt, es, de
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY&language=en-US&include_image_language=en,pt,es,de

In the case of Backdrops, as most do not have text and therefore do not have a language, you need to use the null language code.
For example en, pt, es, de, null
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY&language=en-US&include_image_language=en,pt,es,de,null

To receive all images, of all languages, with or without defined language, make the API Request without defining the initial parameter &language=
For example
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY

@ticao2 said:

@mon3om said:
Get all backdrops paths
Hello TMDB team,
I recently discovered this amazing database and I didn't succeed to get backdrops paths since I'm getting an empty array even when I tried a lot of movies by this request:

https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/{movie_id}/images?api_key=<<api_key>>&language=en-US

Also I wanted to thank you guys and all the contributors for this amazing work, keep up the good work <3.

To receive the image paths, in this API Request you are using, you need to add the parameter &include_image_language=
Just use the code iso_639_1. For example en or pt.
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY&language=en-US&include_image_language=en

If you want images from different languages, just add the language codes separated by a comma.
For example en, pt, es, de
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY&language=en-US&include_image_language=en,pt,es,de

In the case of Backdrops, as most do not have text and therefore do not have a language, you need to use the null language code.
For example en, pt, es, de, null
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY&language=en-US&include_image_language=en,pt,es,de,null

To receive all images, of all languages, with or without defined language, make the API Request without defining the initial parameter &language=
For example
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY

Thank you. Problem solved.

@ticao2 said:

To receive all images, of all languages, with or without defined language, make the API Request without defining the initial parameter &language=
For example
https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550/images?api_key=THE_KEY

What is the purpose of language parameter in this movie details query, in the first place?

@shahood said:
What is the purpose of language parameter in this movie details query, in the first place?

Choose the language of the response text data.
Title in your country, Overview, Tagline and Poster language.

@ticao2 said:

@shahood said:
What is the purpose of language parameter in this movie details query, in the first place?

Choose the language of the response text data.
Title in your country, Overview, Tagline and Poster language.

Ok, so now if I want the response data in, let's say, en but images in all languages, would I have to pass on language=enand mention all the languages and null in include_image_language?

@shahood said:
Ok, so now if I want the response data in, let's say, en but images in all languages, would I have to pass on language=enand mention all the languages and null in include_image_language?

Basically yes.
Please note: This topic is from 2020.
There may have been changes since then.
I don't know if my 2020 examples will still work correctly in 2025.
But I think it's easy to find out.
Just create the API Request examples yourself.
If they don't work correctly, let me know here.