Common Sense Media

aid: common-sense-media
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/common-sense-media/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Common Sense Media
tags:
  - Apps
  - Books
  - Media
  - Movies
  - Non-Profit
  - Podcasts
  - Ratings
  - Reviews
  - Television
  - Video Games
  - YouTube
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
kind: company
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consumer
description: Common Sense Media is a nonprofit organization providing independent, age-rated reviews and ratings of movies,
  TV shows, books, video games, apps, podcasts, websites, and YouTube channels. The Common Sense Media Reviews API (v3) exposes
  this catalog via a partner-keyed REST surface hosted at api.commonsense.org/api/v3, with the partnership granted through
  Common Sense's Business Partner Program. The API is used by parenting apps, smart-TV guides, education platforms, and family-
  discovery products to surface age-appropriate guidance and the Common Sense Selection award.
apis:
  - aid: common-sense-media:common-sense-media-reviews-api
    name: Common Sense Media Reviews API
    tags:
    - Apps
    - Books
    - Media
    - Movies
    - Ratings
    - Reviews
    - Television
    - Video Games
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://api.commonsense.org/api/v3
    humanURL: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers
    properties:
    - url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api-overview
      type: Documentation
    - url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/v3
      type: APIv3Overview
    - url: https://api.commonsense.org/docs/v3/
      type: SwaggerUI
    - url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/implementation
      type: ImplementationGuide
    - url: openapi/common-sense-media-reviews-api-openapi.yml
      type: OpenAPI
    - type: NaftikoCapability
      url: capabilities/reviews-reviews.yaml
    - type: NaftikoCapability
      url: capabilities/reviews-system.yaml
    description: JSON REST API exposing Common Sense Media's reviews and ratings catalog. Each review includes recommended age,
      age-rating group (littleKids/kids/tweens/teens), star rating, content grid (educational, message, role-model, diversity,
      violence, sex, language, consumerism, drugs), parents-need-to-know guidance, talking points, and product metadata. Clients
      filter by media type, age range, star range, character strengths, topics, genres, and the Common Sense Selection award.
      Authentication uses a partner-issued x-api-key header. The API is GET-only, HTTPS-only, rate-limited to 100 unique requests
      per minute, and content is refreshed at most hourly.
    x-features:
    - x-api-key header authentication
    - GET-only, HTTPS-only access
    - Filter by mediaType (app, book, game, movie, podcast, tv, website, youtube)
    - Age-range and star-range deepObject filters
    - Filter by character strengths, topics, genres
    - Common Sense Selection award filter (csmAward=true)
    - Vocabulary lookup endpoint for filterable fields
    - English and Spanish (en, es) language responses
    - Rate limited to 100 unique requests per minute
    x-use-cases:
    - Embedding age-rated reviews in parenting and family apps
    - Powering smart-TV guides with content advisories
    - Driving content discovery in education platforms
    - Surfacing Common Sense Selection award lists
    - Filtering streaming or library catalogs by recommended age
common:
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/commonsense-org
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/common-sense-media
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
  - type: DeveloperCenter
    url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers
  - type: APIOverview
    url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api-overview
  - type: APIv3
    url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/v3
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://api.commonsense.org/docs/v3/
  - type: ImplementationGuide
    url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/implementation
  - type: PartnerProgramContact
    url: https://commonsense.my.site.com/membersupport/s/contactsupport
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-policy
  - url: json-ld/common-sense-media-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLD
  - url: json-schema/common-sense-media-review-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: rules/common-sense-media-rules.yml
    type: Spectral
  - url: capabilities/common-sense-media-reviews-capabilities.yml
    type: NaftikoCapabilities
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
specificationVersion: '0.19'