# Plex API support for IMDB

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-api-support-for-imdb/776717>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux, plex-web\
**Created:** [February 16, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-api-support-for-imdb/776717 "2022-02-16T14:20:23Z")\
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@dane22 Just a reminder that `includeGuids=1` was implemented for this exact reason.

> [@\[implemented\] Add includeGuids URL parameter to return external Guids](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-add-includeguids-url-parameter-to-return-external-guids/735620):
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> External metadata guids were implemented for the new Plex Movie and Plex TV Series agent in this previous feature request. Example: \<Guid id="imdb://tt5433138"/\> \<Guid id="tmdb://385128"/\> \<Guid id="tvdb://8856"/\> However, these external guids are only available when retrieving the metadata XML for a single item (i.e. /library/metadata/\<ratingKey\>). They are not available when retrieving the contents of a library (i.e. /library/sections/\<librarySectionID\>/all). Many 3rd party applications d…

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