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e2MDB – API keys

e2MDB: API keys
Native MetrixHD view. Test values are examples. API fields are covered with black bars; real credentials were not changed. Open original image ↗

API keys belong to individual providers. Obtain credentials intended for your account or project and enable only providers for which you have usable access. An empty or incorrect field does not create an account.

Use the correct credential type

Section titled “Use the correct credential type”
Provider What to enter
TMDb The v3 API key from your account’s API settings. The long API Read Access Token is a different credential type and cannot simply be pasted into this field.
TheTVDB A compatible project API key. A subscriber PIN is not an API key. This e2MDB version has no separate PIN field and sends an empty PIN, so access requiring a subscriber PIN is not directly supported.
OMDb Your OMDb API key after registration and any required activation. Metadata is mainly English.
FanArt.tv The intended API key from your FanArt account. e2MDB provides one key field and a choice between filling missing artwork and preferring FanArt artwork.

The plugin’s TMDb adapter sends an api_key query parameter. The provider also supports other authentication mechanisms, but the form must match this adapter. See TMDb application authentication and TheTVDB access models.

Enter and verify a key

Section titled “Enter and verify a key”
  1. Open e2MDB → MENU and enable the appropriate provider.
  2. Paste or type the key without leading/trailing spaces.
  3. Press Green/Save.
  4. Test one known title and check the backend result.

For access errors, check key type, account activation and provider limits first. Deleting the database does not fix authentication.

You can also enter keys using OpenWebif settings on a computer. The search box in the media editor is not a credential field. Avoid saving an older TV setup form after changing values in the browser.

Official provider links lead to registration and API information. Providers set their own terms and quotas. Never publish keys in forum screenshots, exported configuration or support attachments. The handbook screenshots use detached placeholder fields; they do not show the real keys.

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