#api-integration

Trakt.tv

Interact with the Trakt API to manage your watchlist, collection, ratings, and discover content

Install

openclaw skills install @d-meagher/trakt-tv

Trakt API Integration

Interact with Trakt.tv to manage your watchlist, track viewing history, maintain your collection, rate content, and discover new movies and shows.

Authentication

Before using this skill, you need to set up Trakt API credentials:

Create a Trakt application at https://trakt.tv/oauth/applications
Get your Client ID and Client Secret
Complete OAuth flow to get an access token
Set environment variables in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

json

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "trakt": {
        "enabled": true,
        "env": {
          "TRAKT_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
          "TRAKT_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
          "TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token",
          "TRAKT_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your_refresh_token"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Commands

Watchlist Management

Add to watchlist:

bash

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"Inception","year":2010}]}'

Get watchlist:

bash

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist/movies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Remove from watchlist:

bash

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist/remove \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"ids":{"trakt":12601}}]}'

Search

Search movies:

bash

curl "https://api.trakt.tv/search/movie?query=inception" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Search shows:

bash

curl "https://api.trakt.tv/search/show?query=breaking+bad" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

History

Get watch history:

bash

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/history \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Add to history (mark as watched):

bash

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/history \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"The Matrix","year":1999,"watched_at":"2024-01-15T20:00:00.000Z"}]}'

Collection

Get collection:

bash

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/collection/movies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Add to collection:

bash

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/collection \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"Blade Runner 2049","year":2017,"collected_at":"2024-01-15T20:00:00.000Z","media_type":"bluray","resolution":"uhd_4k"}]}'

Ratings

Get ratings:

bash

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/ratings/movies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Add rating:

bash

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/ratings \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"The Shawshank Redemption","year":1994,"rating":10}]}'

Discovery

Get recommendations:

bash

curl https://api.trakt.tv/recommendations/movies?limit=10 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Get trending:

bash

curl https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Get popular:

bash

curl https://api.trakt.tv/movies/popular \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Data Format

Movie Object

json

{
  "title": "Inception",
  "year": 2010,
  "ids": {
    "trakt": 16662,
    "slug": "inception-2010",
    "imdb": "tt1375666",
    "tmdb": 27205
  }
}

Show Object

json

{
  "title": "Breaking Bad",
  "year": 2008,
  "ids": {
    "trakt": 1,
    "slug": "breaking-bad",
    "tvdb": 81189,
    "imdb": "tt0903747",
    "tmdb": 1396
  }
}

Episode Object

json

{
  "season": 1,
  "number": 1,
  "title": "Pilot",
  "ids": {
    "trakt": 73482,
    "tvdb": 349232,
    "imdb": "tt0959621",
    "tmdb": 62085
  }
}

Usage Instructions

When the user asks to interact with Trakt:

Always use curl with proper headers including the access token
Required headers for all requests:
- trakt-api-version: 2
- trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID
- Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN (for authenticated endpoints)
- Content-Type: application/json (for POST/PUT/DELETE)
Identify the item using title and year, or IDs if available
Use appropriate endpoint based on the action:
- Watchlist: /sync/watchlist (POST to add, /sync/watchlist/remove to remove)
- History: /sync/history (GET for viewing, POST for adding)
- Collection: /sync/collection (GET for viewing, POST for adding)
- Ratings: /sync/ratings (GET for viewing, POST for adding)
- Search: /search/{type}?query={q} (no auth required)
- Trending: /{type}/trending (no auth required)
- Popular: /{type}/popular (no auth required)
- Recommendations: /recommendations/{type} (requires auth)
Handle responses appropriately:
- Success: 200/201 status codes
- Not found: 404
- Unauthorized: 401 (token may need refresh)
- Rate limited: 429

Rate Limits

Authenticated: 1000 GET requests per 5 minutes, 1 POST/PUT/DELETE per second
Unauthenticated: 1000 GET requests per 5 minutes

Getting OAuth Token

To get an access token, use this helper script:

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Save as get_trakt_token.sh

CLIENT_ID="your_client_id"
CLIENT_SECRET="your_client_secret"
REDIRECT_URI="urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob"

echo "1. Open this URL in your browser:"
echo "https://trakt.tv/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=$CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=$REDIRECT_URI"
echo ""
echo "2. Authorize the app and copy the code"
echo -n "3. Paste the code here: "
read CODE

echo ""
echo "Exchanging code for token..."

RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/oauth/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{
    \"code\": \"$CODE\",
    \"client_id\": \"$CLIENT_ID\",
    \"client_secret\": \"$CLIENT_SECRET\",
    \"redirect_uri\": \"$REDIRECT_URI\",
    \"grant_type\": \"authorization_code\"
  }")

echo ""
echo "Response:"
echo "$RESPONSE" | jq .
echo ""
echo "Add these to your OpenClaw config:"
echo "TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq -r .access_token)"
echo "TRAKT_REFRESH_TOKEN=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq -r .refresh_token)"

Make it executable: chmod +x get_trakt_token.sh

Examples

User: "Add Dune to my Trakt watchlist"

Assistant: I'll add Dune to your Trakt watchlist.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"Dune","year":2021}]}'

User: "What movies are trending on Trakt?"

Assistant: Let me check the trending movies on Trakt.

bash

curl "https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending?limit=10" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

User: "Rate Breaking Bad 10/10 on Trakt"

Assistant: I'll rate Breaking Bad 10/10 on Trakt.

bash

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/ratings \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"shows":[{"title":"Breaking Bad","year":2008,"rating":10}]}'

Notes

Items are automatically removed from watchlist when marked as watched
You can use IDs instead of title/year for more accuracy
Extended info can be requested with ?extended=full parameter
All dates should be in UTC ISO 8601 format
The API supports batch operations - you can add multiple items in one request

Trakt.tv

Install

Trakt API Integration

Authentication

Available Commands

Watchlist Management

Search

History

Collection

Ratings

Discovery

Data Format

Movie Object

Show Object

Episode Object

Usage Instructions

Rate Limits

Getting OAuth Token

Examples

Notes

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