Rotten Tomatoes API endpoint
Returns the complete set of public editorial term vocabularies accepted by the term discovery endpoint, with the content types each taxonomy filters.
/rottentomatoes/editorial/taxonomiesReturns the public editorial term vocabularies and the content types each vocabulary can filter. The response is read from Rotten Tomatoes' anonymous WordPress taxonomy registry. Use a returned value with /rottentomatoes/editorial/terms.
Query parameters: none.
Accepted value values: categories, tags, related-movie-id, related-tv-season-id, related-tv-series-id, related-tv-episode-id, related-celebrity-id, publication, franchise, coauthors.
Admin-only navigation menus, empty WordPress pattern categories, and the guide-type taxonomy whose terms link to the admin editor are excluded. The taxonomy terms endpoint does not require cookies or a WordPress nonce.
| Field | Filled in, of 10 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| value | 10 | “categories” and 9 other values |
| label | 10 | “Categories” and 9 other values |
| types | 10 | median 6 entries |
| hierarchical | 10 | true in 1 of 10 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/rottentomatoes/editorial/taxonomies" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"taxonomies": [
{
"value": "categories",
"label": "Categories",
"types": [
"post",
"article",
"gallery",
"guide",
"otg-article",
"non-rt-publication",
"prev"
],
"hierarchical": true
},
{
"value": "tags",
"label": "Tags",
"types": [
"post",
"article",
"gallery",
"guide",
"otg-article",
"non-rt-publication",
"prev",
"attachment"
],
"hierarchical": false
},
{
"value": "related-movie-id",
"label": "Related Movie Ids",
"types": [
"article",
"gallery",
"guide",
"otg-article",
"non-rt-publication",
"prev"
],
"hierarchical": false
}
],
"source_url": "https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies",
"verified_at": "2026-09-26",
"public_page_derived": true
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/rottentomatoes.editorialTaxonomiesResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | rottentomatoes.EditorialTaxonomiesResponse | No | ||||
| data.public_page_derived | boolean | No | true | |||
| data.source_url | string | No | https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/taxonomies | |||
| data.taxonomies | array | No | ||||
| data.taxonomies[].hierarchical | boolean | No | false | |||
| data.taxonomies[].label | string | No | Related Movie Ids | |||
| data.taxonomies[].types | array | No | article,guide,gallery | |||
| data.taxonomies[].value | string | No | categories, tags, related-movie-id, related-tv-season-id, related-tv-series-id, related-tv-episode-id, related-celebrity-id, publication, franchise, coauthors | related-movie-id | ||
| data.verified_at | string | No | 2026-09-26 | |||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/rottentomatoes/editorial/taxonomies" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"