TV Shows

Sample GET requests and responses

To list your database entries, you must use a GET request.

An example GET request for all entires.

GET http://localhost:8888/shows

An example GET request for a specific database entry.

GET http://localhost:8888/shows/1

Your data will be printed out in JSON format.

  {
"id": 1,
"name": "How To Get Away With Murder",
"channel": Netflix",
"genre": "Drama",
"status": "Watching",
"season": "3",
"episode": "1",
"rating": 5,
"picture": "http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/tvbanners/13035972/p13035972_b_v8_ab.jpg"
"created_at": "2017-04-05 18:13:19",
"updated_at": "2017-04-05 18:13:19"
}

Sample POST request and response

To create a new show, you must use a POST request, and certain parameters.

Parameters

• Name: the title of the show
• Channel: the channel the show is on
• Genre: the genre of the show
• Status: the current status of the book - to watch, watching , or watched.
• Season: if you selected 'watching' for status, the current season you're on
• Episode: if you selected 'watching' for status, the current episode you're on
• Rating: rating from 1-5. must be an integer
• Picture: URL of show poster

An example POST request.

POST http://localhost:8888/shows
  parameter-name: title
  value: How To Get Away With Murder 

  parameter-name: channel
  value: ABC

  parameter-name: genre
  value: Drama

  parameter-name: status
  value: Watching 

  parameter-name: season
  value: 3

  parameter-name: episode
  value: 1

  parameter-name: rating
  value: 5

  parameter-name: picture
  value: http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/tvbanners/13035972/p13035972_b_v8_ab.jpg

You will get a message in JSON format alerting you that your book has been created.

{
  "created": true
}

Sample PUT request and response

To update a show, you must use a PUT request, the showID, and whichever parameters you which to edit.

An example PUT request.

 PUT http://localhost:8888/shows/1
   parameter-name: status
   value: Watched.

You will get a message in JSON format alerting you that your book has been updated.

{
  "updated": true
}

Sample DELETE request and response

To delete a show, you must use a DELETE request and the showID.

DELETE http://localhost:8888/shows/1

You will get a message in JSON format alerting you that your show has been deleted.

{
  "deleted": true
}