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API Cinéma — movie showtimes

by api-cinema.comversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud
Registry namecom.api-cinema/showtimes

How to install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Movie showtimes for 5,000+ cinemas in France and the US: search cinemas, movies and screenings.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

  • Connection: Runs in the cloud
  • Transport: Streamable HTTP
  • Category: Games, sports, food & learning
  • You need to fill in: Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 1/3 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (api.api-cinema.com)

First: which AI do you use?

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude · about 5 min

You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1

  1. Sign up and create a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.

    Open the API Cinéma — movie showtimes site ↗

  2. Open Claude’s Connectors page

    CustomizeConnectors

    CustomizeConnectors1+ Add2https://…3Add4
  3. Click “+ Add” → “Add custom connector” and fill in these 2 fields

    Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue

    Name · NameAPI Cinéma — movie showtimes
    Remote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://api.api-cinema.com/mcp

    Under Request headers, add this name and value

    Header nameAuthorization
    ValueBearer <paste your key here>

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

    Leave Authentication as Claude detected it, then click Add

  4. Turn it on in a chat

    +ConnectorsAPI Cinéma — movie showtimes

  5. Try it

    Use API Cinéma — movie showtimes and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude says it is using API Cinéma — movie showtimes or shows a API Cinéma — movie showtimes tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

ChatGPT cannot connect API Cinéma — movie showtimes yet

API Cinéma — movie showtimes needs your own key to connect, but OpenAI’s help page only describes OAuth sign-in; there is no key option we could verify

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect API Cinéma — movie showtimes

  • You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1
  • You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
  • You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)
  • You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)

B · Others in Games, sports, food & learning that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

Works with Claude Code · about 5 min

You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)

  1. Sign up and create a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.

    Open the API Cinéma — movie showtimes site ↗

  2. Open Terminal

    Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell

  3. Paste this command and press Enter

    claude mcp add --transport http showtimes https://api.api-cinema.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'

    Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

  4. Type /mcp in Claude Code

    You should see API Cinéma — movie showtimes listed as connected

  5. Try it

    Use API Cinéma — movie showtimes and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude Code says it is using API Cinéma — movie showtimes or shows a API Cinéma — movie showtimes tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor · about 5 min

You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)

  1. Sign up and create a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.

    Open the API Cinéma — movie showtimes site ↗

  2. Click this button to open Cursor

    Open in Cursor

    Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install

  3. Fill in your key

    In the API Cinéma — movie showtimes settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

  4. Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

  5. Try it

    Use API Cinéma — movie showtimes and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Cursor says it is using API Cinéma — movie showtimes or shows a API Cinéma — movie showtimes tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code · about 5 min

You need a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money)

  1. Sign up and create a API Cinéma — movie showtimes key

    Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.

    Open the API Cinéma — movie showtimes site ↗

  2. Click this button to open VS Code

    Open in VS Code

    VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install

  3. Fill in your key

    In the API Cinéma — movie showtimes settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save

    Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

  4. Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

  5. Try it

    Use API Cinéma — movie showtimes and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If VS Code says it is using API Cinéma — movie showtimes or shows a API Cinéma — movie showtimes tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

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Address for apps that connect over the web

Addresshttps://api.api-cinema.com/mcp

JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use API Cinéma — movie showtimes💬 Discussion →
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Over the web

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http showtimes https://api.api-cinema.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showtimes": {
      "url": "https://api.api-cinema.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "showtimes": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.api-cinema.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

  • Authorization secret required HTTP header
    Bearer — free key at https://api-cinema.com/en/signup

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Connect over the internet in

ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

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What it can do

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Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 11, 2026

  • ! Caution

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry lists no source repo, so we cannot match the publisher (api-cinema.com) to the code

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 173 ms (HTTP 401)

  • ! Caution

    Sign-in with OAuth

    Needs a key or token that you copy and paste yourself

  • … Not checked yet

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

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Compared with others in Games, sports, food & learningi

  • More stars than 0% of the other 1365 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 73% of the other 1365 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 8% of the other 1365 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is API Cinéma — movie showtimes safe?

It passed 1 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 11 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT Business and above.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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