# Common Sense Media API: Get an age rating > Finds the Common Sense Media review of a movie, TV show, game, book, app or podcast by title (optionally type and year) and returns its age rating, star rating, verdict and parents' guide. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Common Sense Media. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/commonsensemedia.org/get-age-rating - Method: `commonsensemedia.org/get_age_rating`, version 1 - Website: commonsensemedia.org - Returns: title, type, year, recommended age, quality rating, verdict, parents need to know, content ratings, parent and kid suggested ages, review link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `type` | string | no | | Kind of entertainment to match, for example movie; defaults to any. One of "any", "movie", "tv", "game", "book", "app", "podcast". Default "any". | | `year` | integer | no | | Release year to distinguish titles, for example 2024. | | `title` | string | yes | `"Inside Out 2"` | Name of the movie, show, game, book, app or podcast, for example Inside Out 2. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "title": "Inside Out 2" } ``` Its output: ```json { "type": "movie", "year": 2024, "title": "Inside Out 2", "content": [ { "note": "We all have many emotions, and they're all essential to establishing our sense of self. Growing up is often messy and complicated, but it's also beautiful and rewarding. Loving someone unconditionally means loving all of them, including their imperfections and mistakes. You can't always protect your…", "level": 5, "category": "Positive Messages" }, { "note": "Joy is still determined, positive, and focused on Riley's happiness (and she's better now at appreciating the role/value of the other emotions), and she also shows vulnerability by admitting to being frustrated and not having all the answers. She makes mistakes in the name of trying to help and prot…", "level": 4, "category": "Role Models" }, { "note": "Scenes of suspense and peril when Joy and the other emotions are caught up in storms/avalanches and chased by authorities and fall from heights. They're also captured and briefly locked up in a dark, scary room and almost tumble into a deep \"Sar Chasm.\" Headquarters is smashed up by a demolition cre…", "level": 3, "category": "Violence and Scariness" } ], "verdict": "Growing up is emotional in thoughtful sequel; some peril.", "review_link": "https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/inside-out-2", "quality_rating": 4, "recommended_age": "6+", "kids_suggested_age": "7+", "parents_need_to_know": "Parents need to know that Inside Out 2 , the follow-up to Pixar's beloved 2015 film about the emotions of a girl named Riley (voiced by Kensington Tallman ), deals with the complicated life changes that come with being a teenager. With the onset of puberty, Riley's five original emotions—Joy, Sadnes…", "parents_suggested_age": "7+" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"commonsensemedia.org/get_age_rating","input":{"title":"Inside Out 2"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Is the movie Wicked (2024) okay for my 8-year-old? What age does Common Sense Media recommend? - What's the recommended age and parents' guide for the video game Fortnite? - Look up the commonsensemedia.org review for the TV show Bluey and tell me the star rating and verdict - My 11-year-old wants to read The Hunger Games book — what do parents need to know about violence and language? - Find the age rating, content breakdown, and what other parents and kids say about the app Roblox ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "title" ], "properties": { "type": { "enum": [ "any", "movie", "tv", "game", "book", "app", "podcast" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Kind of entertainment to match, for example movie; defaults to any." }, "year": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 2100, "minimum": 1900, "description": "Release year to distinguish titles, for example 2024." }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the movie, show, game, book, app or podcast, for example Inside Out 2." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "title", "type", "year", "recommended_age", "quality_rating", "verdict", "parents_need_to_know", "content", "parents_suggested_age", "kids_suggested_age", "review_link" ], "properties": { "type": { "type": "string" }, "year": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "title": { "type": "string" }, "content": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "category", "level", "note" ], "properties": { "note": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "level": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "category": { "type": "string" } } } }, "verdict": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "review_link": { "type": "string" }, "quality_rating": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Stars out of 5." }, "recommended_age": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "kids_suggested_age": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "parents_need_to_know": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "parents_suggested_age": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [Metacritic API: Get scores](https://fous.com/methods/metacritic.com/get-scores.md): Finds a game, movie or TV show on Metacritic by name and returns critic and user scores with title details. - [IMDb API: Get IMDb Parents Guide](https://fous.com/methods/imdb.com/get-parents-guide.md): Gets age certifications and non-spoiler Parents Guide summaries (severity votes and example descriptions for five categories) for a movie or show by title, IMDb link or title ID. 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