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# Database [![check](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/actions/workflows/check.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/actions/workflows/check.yml)
All data is stored in the [/data](data) folder as [CSV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values) (Comma-separated values) files. Any of the files can be edited either with a basic text editor or through any spreadsheet editor (such as [Google Sheets](https://www.google.com/sheets/about/), [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/), ...).
## Data Scheme
- [channels](#channels)
- [categories](#categories)
- [countries](#countries)
- [languages](#languages)
- [regions](#regions)
- [subdivisions](#subdivisions)
- [blocklist](#blocklist)
### channels
| Field | Description | Required | Example |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------- |
| id | Unique channel ID. Should be derived from the name of the channel and country code separated by dot. May only contain Latin letters, numbers and dot. | Required | `KSTSDT3.us` |
| name | Official channel name. May include: `a-z`, `à-ÿ`, `0-9`, `space`, `-`, `!`, `:`, `&`, `.`, `+`, `'`, `/`, `»`, `#`, `%`, `°`, `$`, `@`, `?`, `(`, `)`. | Required | `KSTS-DT3` |
| network | Name of the network operating the channel. | Optional | `NBC` |
| country | Country code from which the channel is transmitted. A list of all supported countries and their codes can be found in [data/countries.csv](data/countries.csv) | Required | `US` |
| subdivision | Code of the subdivision (e.g., provinces or states) from which the broadcast is transmitted. A list of all supported subdivisions and their codes can be found in [data/subdivisions.csv](data/subdivisions.csv) | Optional | `US-CA` |
| city | Name of the city from which the channel is transmitted. May only contain `a-z`, `à-ÿ`, `0-9`, `space`, `-`, `'`. | Optional | `San Francisco` |
| broadcast_area | List of codes describing the broadcasting area of the channel. Any combination of `r/<region_code>`, `c/<country_code>`, `s/<subdivision_code>` | Required | `s/US-CA` |
| languages | List of languages in which the channel is broadcast separated by `;`. A list of all supported languages and their codes can be found in [data/languages.csv](data/languages.csv) | Required | `eng;spa` |
| categories | List of categories to which this channel belongs separated by `;`. A list of all supported categories can be found in [data/categories.csv](data/categories.csv) | Optional | `news;weather` |
| is_nsfw | Indicates whether the channel broadcasts adult content (`TRUE` or `FALSE`) | Required | `FALSE` |
| logo | Logo URL | Optional | `https://example.com/nbc.png` |
### categories
| Field | Description | Required | Example |
| ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------- |
| id | Category ID. Should be the same as the name but in lower case. | Required | `news` |
| name | Category name in one word. | Required | `News` |
### languages
| Field | Description | Required | Example |
| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------- |
| name | Official language name | Required | `Croatian` |
| code | [ISO 639-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-3) code of the language | Required | `hrv` |
### countries
| Field | Description | Required | Example |
| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------ |
| name | Official name of the country | Required | `Martinique` |
| code | [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) code of the country | Required | `MQ` |
| lang | Official language in the country. | Required | `fra` |
| flag | Country flag emoji | Required | `🇲🇶` |
### subdivisions
| Field | Description | Required | Example |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------------ |
| country | Country code of the division. | Required | `CA` |
| name | Official subdivision name | Required | `British Columbia` |
| code | [ISO 3166-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2) code of the subdivision | Required | `CA-BC` |
### regions
| Field | Description | Required | Example |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------- |
| name | Official name of the region. | Required | `Central Asia` |
| code | Abbreviated designation for the region. May only contain Latin letters in upper case. The minimum length is 3 letters. | Required | `CAS` |
| countries | List of country codes in the region. | Required | `KG;KZ;TJ;TM;UZ` |
### blocklist
List of channels blocked at the request of copyright holders.
| Field | Description | Required | Example |
| ------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------- |
| channel | Channel ID | Required | `AnimalPlanetAfrica.us` |
| ref | Link to removal request or DMCA takedown notice | Required | `https://example.com/issues/0000` |
## Contribution
If you find a bug or want to contribute to the code or documentation, you can help by submitting an [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/issues) or a [pull request](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/pulls).