# IMDb (`canadesk/imdb`) Actor

List Search Results and Get Titles or Celebrities data from IMDb! It's fast and costs little.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/canadesk/imdb.md
- **Developed by:** [Canadesk Support](https://apify.com/canadesk) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos
- **Stats:** 55 total users, 1 monthly users, 35.6% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## IMDb

Search IMDb titles and people, or retrieve detailed movie and series profiles. Process a single keyword or title, or provide a list for bulk collection.

### Features

- Search all results, titles only, or people only.
- Search results include IMDb IDs, names, images, rank, cast, and release year where available.
- Title details include ratings and vote counts, plot, runtime, genres, director credits, release year, countries, and languages.
- Retrieve available budgets, certificates, Metascores, keywords, featured reviews, award wins, and video links.
- TV series include episode totals and season numbers.
- Export results as JSON, CSV, or Excel through the dataset.

### Search

```json
{
  "process": "ls",
  "keywords": ["Inception", "Dune"],
  "search": "titles",
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

Use `keyword` for a single search or `keywords` for a list. Set `search` to `all`, `titles`, or `names`. Search uses IMDb's suggestion index, which typically returns up to eight relevant matches per keyword.

### Title details

```json
{
  "process": "gt",
  "ids": ["tt1375666", "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/"],
  "maxResults": 1000,
  "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

Use `id` for one title or `ids` for a list of title IDs or IMDb URLs. Duplicate titles are returned once. `maxResults` limits unique results across the run. Optional `delay` adds seconds between requests. Direct requests are supported; Apify and custom proxies are available through `proxy`.

Fields depend on what IMDb provides. Missing values remain null or empty. Video playback links may expire.

### Support

When reporting an issue, include the run URL and affected keyword or title ID. For blocked requests, try another proxy.

# Actor input Schema

## `process` (type: `string`):

Process to run.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Term to search results for. Only applies to List Search Results.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Optional list of search terms; replaces keyword.

## `search` (type: `string`):

Additional filter. Only applies to List Search Results.

## `id` (type: `string`):

IMDb title ID or title URL. Used by Get Title.

## `ids` (type: `array`):

Optional list of IMDb title IDs or URLs; replaces id.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum unique results across all inputs.

## `delay` (type: `integer`):

Optional delay between requests, in seconds.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify or custom proxies. Direct requests are supported.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "process": "ls",
  "keyword": "Inception",
  "search": "all",
  "id": "tt1375666",
  "maxResults": 1000,
  "delay": 0,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keyword": "Inception",
    "id": "tt1375666",
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("canadesk/imdb").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keyword": "Inception",
    "id": "tt1375666",
    "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("canadesk/imdb").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "Inception",
  "id": "tt1375666",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call canadesk/imdb --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,canadesk/imdb"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bzteeyCRK7OlibmeQ/builds/4kfIneltpLvufOQtO/openapi.json