Letterboxd API endpoint
Lists films Letterboxd recommends as similar to the film given by `slug`, up to `limit` (default 10, max 50). Each film has its `slug`, title and Letterboxd URL. Use the slug to look up that film's details.
/letterboxd/film/{slug}/similarReturns films Letterboxd recommends as similar to the given film (powered by Nanocrowd).
Path parameters:
slug (required) — Letterboxd film slug.Query parameters:
limit (optional, default 10, max 50).Response includes films[]: slug, title, uri. Use slug with GET /letterboxd/film/{slug} for full detail.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| slug | 20 | |
| title | 20 | |
| uri | 20 | letterboxd.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug (path) | string | Yes | Letterboxd film slug | parasite-2019 | |
| limit | integer | No | Max films, default 10, max 50 | ||
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/letterboxd/film/parasite-2019/similar?limit=10" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"slug": "parasite-2019",
"films": [
{
"slug": "no-other-choice-2025",
"title": "No Other Choice",
"uri": "https://letterboxd.com/film/no-other-choice-2025/"
},
{
"slug": "the-housemaid",
"title": "The Housemaid",
"uri": "https://letterboxd.com/film/the-housemaid/"
}
],
"source_url": "https://letterboxd.com/film/parasite-2019/similar/"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/letterboxd.similarResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | letterboxd.SimilarResponse | No | ||||
| data.films | array | No | Films Letterboxd lists as similar. | |||
| data.films[].slug | string | No | Letterboxd film slug. Use it with the film endpoint for full detail. | |||
| data.films[].title | string | No | Title of the film. | |||
| data.films[].uri | string | No | Link to the film's page on Letterboxd. | |||
| data.slug | string | No | Slug of the film the similar films are for. | |||
| data.source_url | string | No | URL the data was read from. | |||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/letterboxd/film/parasite-2019/similar?limit=10" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"