EPHIX PULSE — What the World is Watching

Setup EPHIX PULSE

EPHIX PULSE pulls from four sources into one ranked list. TMDB and Trakt are the core signals. YouTube and Reddit add buzz — both are optional and the site works fine without them.

The Movie Database (TMDB)

40%

Platform popularity score — what's trending on TMDB globally today.
Free key at themoviedb.org/settings/api

Required

Trakt.tv

35%

Active viewing signal — number of people watching right now.
Free app key at trakt.tv/oauth/applications → Client ID

Optional — boosts accuracy

YouTube

12%

Trailer & buzz signal — trending film/TV video mentions.
Free key at console.cloud.google.com → New project → Enable YouTube Data API v3 → Credentials → API Key

Optional — adds pre-release hype signal

Social buzz — mention count across r/movies, r/television, r/NetflixBestOf.
No key needed — uses Reddit's public feed via CORS proxy.

✓ No key required — always attempted

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