Create Guest Session

This endpoint grants you a temporary “guest session” on TMDb, allowing limited access to features like rating movies and TV shows without needing a full user account.

GET /3/authentication/guest_session/new

Try it

Create Guest Session

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/guest_session/new \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

200

{
  "expires_at": "2025-01-08 15:34:51 UTC",
  "guest_session_id": "636deb7045a33d8b6a9a2cf640b2015f",
  "success": true
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Query Parameters

api_key · string

Example:

"63365ecd10409ee95d673fd7f8c095e3"

Response

200 - application/json

Creates a guest session

expires_at · string

Example:

"2025-01-08 15:34:51 UTC"

guest_session_id · string

Example:

"636deb7045a33d8b6a9a2cf640b2015f"

success · boolean

Example:

true