๐ŸŽฌ Subtitle Search Engine

Frequently Asked Questions

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General

Subtitle Search Engine is a free platform with over 630,000 subtitles for movies and TV shows in multiple languages. You can search, download, upload and rate subtitles.

You can search in two ways:

  • By title โ€” type the movie or TV show name (e.g. Matrix)
  • By IMDB ID โ€” type the IMDB ID directly (e.g. tt0133093)
You can also filter results by language and format (SRT, VTT, ASS).

We support the following formats:
  • SRT โ€” SubRip Text (most common)
  • VTT โ€” WebVTT (for web players)
  • ASS/SSA โ€” Advanced SubStation Alpha (with styling)
  • SUB โ€” MicroDVD format
Downloads

Account typeBrowserAPI
Guest (no account)20/day10/day
Registered100/day50/day
VIP1000/day1000/day
Limits reset at midnight every day.

Your limit resets at midnight. You can also:
  • Register for a free account to get 100 downloads/day
  • Upgrade to VIP for 1000 downloads/day (โ‚ฌ10/year)
Account

Click Register in the top right corner. You need a username, email and password. After registration, check your email to confirm your account before logging in.

VIP is a premium membership for โ‚ฌ10/year that includes:

  • 1000 browser downloads per day
  • 1000 API downloads per day
  • Upload up to 500 subtitles per day
  • Rate and comment on subtitles
  • Add movies not in our database
To upgrade, login and click your username โ†’ My Profile โ†’ Upgrade to VIP.

Click Login โ†’ Forgot password? โ†’ enter your email address. You will receive a password reset link within a few minutes.
Uploading

  1. Login to your account
  2. Click โฌ†๏ธ Upload in the top right
  3. Search for the movie or TV show
  4. Select the language and upload your subtitle file
  5. Your subtitle will be reviewed by our team before publishing
Registered users can upload up to 50 subtitles/day. VIP users can upload up to 500/day.

All uploaded subtitles are reviewed by our admin team to ensure quality and prevent spam. This usually takes 24-48 hours. Once approved, your subtitle will be visible in search results.

In the Upload modal, search by IMDB ID (e.g. tt16431404). If the movie is not found, you will see a button to look it up and add it from IMDB automatically.
API

Search subtitles via GET request:

GET https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/subtitles?title=Matrix
GET https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/subtitles?imdb=tt0133093
GET https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/subtitles?title=Matrix&language=en&format=srt

For authenticated requests, include your API key:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Login โ†’ click your username โ†’ My Profile โ†’ scroll to API Key section โ†’ click Generate. Your API key gives you authenticated access with higher rate limits.
Stremio Addon

Yes! We have a Stremio-compatible subtitle endpoint. Use the following URL format:

https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/stremio/{imdb_id}/{language}

Examples:

# English subtitles for The Matrix
https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/stremio/tt0133093/en

# Croatian subtitles
https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/stremio/tt0133093/hr

# All languages
https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/stremio/tt0133093/all

Response format:

{
  "subtitles": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "url": "https://subtitles.website/strapi/uploads/subtitle.vtt",
      "lang": "eng",
      "name": "The.Matrix.1999.1080p.BrRip.x264.YIFY.en"
    }
  ]
}

How to install in Stremio:

  1. Open Stremio
  2. Click the ๐Ÿงฉ Addons icon
  3. Click the search icon and paste:
https://subtitles.website/stremio/manifest.json

Or open this link in your browser:

stremio://subtitles.website/stremio/manifest.json

Note: If you have other subtitle addons installed, they may take priority. Subtitles from all installed addons are shown in the CC menu during playback.

No registration required for basic search and download. Examples:

# Search by title
GET https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/subtitles?title=Matrix

# Search by IMDB ID
GET https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/subtitles?imdb=tt0133093

# Filter by language
GET https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/subtitles?title=Matrix&language=en

# Filter by format
GET https://subtitles.website/strapi/api/search/subtitles?title=Matrix&format=srt

Response example:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "release": "The.Matrix.1999.BluRay.en",
      "film_title": "The Matrix",
      "downloads": 150,
      "language": { "code": "en", "name": "English" },
      "format": "srt",
      "download_url": "/uploads/subtitle.srt"
    }
  ]
}

Note: Guest users are limited to 10 API requests/day. Register for free to get 50/day, or upgrade to VIP for 1000/day.

Contact

For support, please email us at support@subtitles.website. We typically respond within 24-48 hours.