When I try to authenticate with api key it always show - invalid api key , You must be granted a valid key. By access token key it successed but i don't know how to use access token in my Javascript Please tell me how to solve the error of invalid api key because i want to add api in my javascript
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Reply by robbie3999
on October 9, 2023 at 7:38 PM
Hi @surajj_00, what is the api URL you are trying to use? Hide your private api key with a string like "xxxxxx".
Reply by MuriColo
on October 10, 2023 at 7:54 AM
I am also facing the same issue! I have even deleted my account and re-applied for a new API key, but it keeps saying the API key is invalid.
Reply by robbie3999
on October 10, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Hi @MuriColo, same question as above, what is the api URL you are trying to use? Hide your private api key with a string like "xxxxxx".
Reply by vvn123
on October 11, 2023 at 12:44 PM
got a similar problem when using the code for authentication from API REFERENCE tab. Instead, used the docs Auth Guide and that way It worked with API KEY as the credential for login in. I could be wrong but in the API reference at least for curl ,TOKEN and API KEY have the same style of header request and in the documentation they are different.
Reply by MuriColo
on October 11, 2023 at 1:14 PM
Hi @robbie3999, my API URL was 'https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/now_playing?language=en-US&page=1&api_key=xxxxxx'
Reply by robbie3999
on October 11, 2023 at 5:06 PM
Try one more thing, type or paste the following into your web browser address bar and see if you get the same error or if you get json data results.
Replace the xxxxxx with your current api key found here: https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api
Reply by MuriColo
on October 12, 2023 at 12:59 AM
I got the JSON data, thank you! It also now works with the movie lists. Man, I really appreciate the support...have a great day!
Reply by wujianfeng7
on October 26, 2023 at 11:41 AM
I am also facing the same issue! Test using https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=xxxxxx has been done, please help me check the reason. Thank you.
Reply by robbie3999
on October 26, 2023 at 1:01 PM
Does the test work or not? If yes, then the same question as everyone else, what is the api URL you are trying to use? Hide your private api key with a string like "xxxxxx".
Reply by wujianfeng7
on October 26, 2023 at 9:18 PM
The test does not work. And I test my API key, it shows 401 error,and status_code is 7. { "status_code": 7, "status_message": "Invalid API key: You must be granted a valid key.", "success": false } But my API key is new one, need your help check why my API key does not work?
Reply by robbie3999
on October 27, 2023 at 12:58 PM
So to be clear, you go to this page and get your API Key.
Then you enter this:
into your web browser address bar, replacing the xxxxxx with the api key above. And this returns the error message?
Reply by wujianfeng7
on October 27, 2023 at 9:52 PM
Yes, error message is returned when I do this test.
Reply by robbie3999
on October 27, 2023 at 11:03 PM
We will need the site admin to take a look at this. Hopefully he will come along soon.
Reply by sciouros
on November 2, 2023 at 8:58 PM
Any updates on this? Getting the same error -> Validation errors: ["There was an issue communicating with TMDb: Invalid API key: You must be granted a valid key."]
Reply by robbie3999
on November 3, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Hi @sciouros, from the message part Validation errors: ["There was an issue communicating with TMDb, that part of the message is not coming from TMDB, so I assume you are running the query from some sort of tool or software. Run the following test to check your api key.
Go to this page and get your API Key. Then enter this:
into your web browser address bar, replacing the xxxxxx with the api key above. See if you get valid json for the movie "Fight Club", or an error message.