Create an App
Rules for building responsibly with the SwipeForMovie Catalog API.
Before you create an app with the SwipeForMovie Catalog API, read the rules below. By creating or operating an app that uses the API, you agree to follow them.
Use the documented API
Use only the API methods, parameters, and response fields described in this developer documentation. Do not scrape SwipeForMovie websites, pages, or other services for information. If the API does not expose something you need, contact us or join the developer community on Discord instead of building an unofficial scraper.
Keep access to one app and account
Do not create additional accounts, or API keys to avoid rate limits, quotas, or any other API restriction. Those limits protect the service and are applied per the policies associated with your access. Attempts to bypass them may result in access being suspended or revoked.
You are responsible for your app
SwipeForMovie does not provide legal protection for your app or its users. You are responsible for your app, its content, its behavior, and its compliance with all laws and third-party terms that apply to you. The SwipeForMovie API cannot be held liable for actions taken by your app or for the consequences of how you use API data.
Be a good API citizen
Build efficiently and keep your API usage as low as possible:
- Cache data effectively and respect the freshness your app actually needs.
- Avoid repeating requests for data you already have.
- Request only the fields and pages your experience needs.
- Handle rate-limit responses and back off before retrying.
- Optimize background jobs so they do not generate unnecessary API traffic.
These practices help keep the API reliable and available for everyone building with SwipeForMovie.