# Netflix API: List most popular titles

> Lists Netflix's all-time most popular movies or TV shows by views in their first 91 days, with views, hours viewed and runtime.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/netflix.com/list-most-popular
- Method: `netflix.com/list_most_popular`, version 1
- Website: netflix.com
- Returns: rank, title, views, hours viewed, runtime, Netflix page URL
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `language` | string | no | `"non_english"` | Choose English or non-English titles. One of "english", "non_english". Default "english". |
| `content_type` | string | no | `"tv"` | Choose movies or TV shows. One of "movies", "tv". Default "movies". |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "language": "non_english",
  "content_type": "tv"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "titles": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "title": "Squid Game: Season 1",
      "views": 265200000,
      "runtime": "8 h 19 min",
      "page_url": "https://www.netflix.com/tudum/squid-game",
      "hours_viewed": 2205200000
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "title": "Squid Game: Season 2",
      "views": 192600000,
      "runtime": "7 h 10 min",
      "page_url": "https://www.netflix.com/tudum/squid-game",
      "hours_viewed": 1380100000
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "title": "Squid Game: Season 3",
      "views": 145800000,
      "runtime": "6 h 08 min",
      "page_url": "https://www.netflix.com/tudum/squid-game",
      "hours_viewed": 894300000
    }
  ]
}
```

## 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":"netflix.com/list_most_popular","input":{"language":"non_english","content_type":"tv"}}'
```

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

- What are the all-time most watched English-language movies on Netflix by views in their first 91 days?
- Show me the top non-English TV shows on Netflix ranked by hours viewed in their first 91 days, with runtimes.
- Which movies have the highest first-91-day view counts on Netflix's global popularity list?
- I need a ranked list of Netflix's most popular English TV series with view totals and direct title page links.
- Give me the top 10 non-English movies on Netflix by early viewership, including how long each one runs.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "language": {
      "enum": [
        "english",
        "non_english"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "english",
      "description": "Choose English or non-English titles."
    },
    "content_type": {
      "enum": [
        "movies",
        "tv"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "movies",
      "description": "Choose movies or TV shows."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "titles"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "titles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "rank",
          "title",
          "page_url"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "rank": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Position in the all-time ranking."
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Title, including season or part for shows where shown."
          },
          "views": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Views during the first 91 days of release."
          },
          "runtime": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Displayed runtime, as hours and minutes."
          },
          "page_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Netflix page for this title."
          },
          "hours_viewed": {
            "type": [
              "integer",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Hours viewed during the first 91 days of release, when shown."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Most popular titles, in rank order."
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [Netflix API: List weekly Top 10](https://fous.com/methods/netflix.com/list-top-10.md): Gets Netflix's weekly Top 10 movies or TV shows worldwide (English or non-English lists, with views, hours viewed and runtime) or in one country (ranks and weeks in the Top 10 only) for the latest published week or the Monday-to-Sunday week containing a given date.
- [Netflix API: Get movie or show](https://fous.com/methods/netflix.com/get-movie-or-show.md): Gets one Netflix movie or series by its exact name or Netflix title URL: title details, publicly shown seasons and episodes, and whether it is available in a given country's catalogue (checked against public JustWatch listings).
- [Letterboxd API: List popular films](https://fous.com/methods/letterboxd.com/list-popular-films.md): Lists Letterboxd films in popularity order for a week, month, year or all time, optionally filtered by genre and decade. Ratings and posters may be unavailable for some films.
- [JustWatch API: List streaming chart titles](https://fous.com/methods/justwatch.com/list-streaming-charts.md): Lists titles on JustWatch's daily streaming chart for a country, optionally limited to one streaming service.
- [MyAnimeList API: List top anime](https://fous.com/methods/myanimelist.net/list-top-anime.md): Lists MyAnimeList's top anime in rank order for a selected ranking (all, airing, upcoming, TV, movies or most popular), with English title, score, type, episodes, airing dates and members.
- [IMDb API: List top charts](https://fous.com/methods/imdb.com/list-top-charts.md): Lists titles in an IMDb movie or TV chart (Top 250 movies, Top 250 TV shows, most popular movies or TV shows) with ratings, votes, runtime, age rating and weekly rank movement for popularity charts. Popular charts contain up to 100 titles.
- [themoviedb.org API: List trending movies and TV shows](https://fous.com/methods/themoviedb.org/list-trending.md): Lists TMDB homepage trending titles for today or this week in displayed order, with year, user score, overview and poster. The homepage shows up to 20 mixed movie and TV titles per period; the movie and TV filters select from those.
- [Twitch API: List top streams](https://fous.com/methods/twitch.tv/list-top-streams.md): Lists the most-watched live Twitch streams, optionally within a category and language. All-category results are limited to 30 streams; category results allow up to 100.
- [All Netflix methods](https://fous.com/methods/netflix.com.md)
