HBO’s heritage of quality original content combined with the deep WarnerMedia catalog makes HBO Max one of the most popular streaming services in America. But unlike Netflix, the content in HBO Max’s catalog isn’t permanent. It comes and goes as WarnerMedia licenses content to other streaming services. Keeping up with that kind of moving target requires resources that most developers don’t have. An HBO Max API would let apps and websites provide streaming-aware features.
Is there an HBO Max API?
Although HBO Max has APIs for internal development, it does not make APIs available to outside developers. That’s understandable. Launching HBO Max was not a trivial project. WarnerMedia had to stitch it together from a web of existing licensing deals, streaming services and cable distribution contracts. Many of these deals are the reason why content comes and goes from the HBO Max catalog.
Developers who need streaming-aware features faced an unappetizing dilemma. Without an HBO Max API, the only way to get those features would be to compile their own database of content — and maintain that database for years. We decided there was a better way which is why we created a Developer Portal at Flixed.
Use the Flixed API to enhance your app development
We spent years compiling streaming metadata from HBO Max and a dozen other streaming services. Our database lets us serve the cord-cutting community by enhancing our informational content with the Flixed Live TV Streaming Guides and other unique data services.
Now your apps can access that same metadata using the Flixed APIs for on-demand content. We bridge the gap between your development team and the HBO Max catalog with RESTful APIs. You can enhance your projects with streaming-aware features such as content recommendations, new content notifications, universal search and more.
Our powerful engine lets developers around the world produce more feature-rich and sustainable projects by helping users find the HBO Max content they want to watch.
Integrate HBO Max Metadata into Your App with the Flixed API
Rolling your own metadata catalog requires long-term commitments of resources that ought to focus on your app. You can rely on Flixed’s years of experience supporting the streaming industry and our simple, affordable API to enhance your projects. Sign up for the Developer Portal today.
Kelsey Reynolds is the Content Lead at Flixed.
She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota, and has spent her career writing and editing content about marketing, education, emergency preparedness, science, cannabis, and entertainment.
When she’s not at her computer, Kelsey can usually be found working in her garden or walking her two dogs in the park.
