# Frequently asked questions

The questions we get asked most about AiMovie membership, playback and sources.

## What is AiMovie?

AiMovie is a membership search and discovery engine that aggregates results from several third-party public source sites, covering movies, TV series and variety shows. It stores no video files.

## How much does AiMovie cost?

Membership is ¥50 per year for a full year, with no per-view charges or stacked subscriptions.

The fee covers server and bandwidth costs.

## Which payment methods are supported?

Bank card, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Payments are processed by Stripe.

## Why does search require a membership?

Search and playback are both member features requiring a registered, active account. Every search fans out to several third-party sources in parallel, and membership keeps that server and bandwidth cost sustainable.

## Is video stored on AiMovie servers?

No. Video segments stream directly from the third-party origin CDN to your browser and never pass through AiMovie servers.

Only the small playlist file and decryption key are relayed. AiMovie stores, uploads and transcodes no video or images.

## What if a source fails to play?

The player switches to the next available source automatically. If every source fails, press "Search more sources" on the player page — it queries the source sites that were not used for the original search and adds any new ones it finds to the list.

Third-party source links rotate and expire; that is normal for an aggregator. Multi-source switching exists for exactly this reason.

## Which devices are supported?

AiMovie is a web app and runs in modern desktop and mobile browsers with no client to install. Playback uses HLS, which browsers support natively.

## How do I register and sign in?

Register with an email address and password. You can reset a forgotten password by email, and passwordless email magic-link sign-in is also supported.

## Who do I contact about copyright?

AiMovie only provides search results from third-party websites and stores no images or video. For copyright concerns, use the "Contact support" link on the site and we will address it promptly.