IMDb Search Work Actor

IMDb Search Actor

This Apify actor allows you to search IMDb for movies, TV series, people, episodes, companies, or keywords. You can also fetch IMDb charts, reviews, title details, and person details using the respective endpoints.

Input

This actor accepts the following input fields:

1. keyword_1 (Dropdown / required)

   • Description: Select type of search.
   • Options:
     • All → Search all types
     • Movies → Search movies
     • Person → Search people
     • Episode → Search episodes
     • Company → Search companies
     • Keyword → Search by keyword
   • Default: All

2. keyword_2 (Text field / required)

   • Description: Enter your search keyword (e.g., "Venom", "Spider-Man").

Example Input JSON:

{
  "keyword_1": "Movies",
  "keyword_2": "Venom"
}

Output

The actor pushes each search result to the Apify dataset. Each item has the following fields:

• section: Indicates if the result is a "Titles" or "People"
• name: Name of the movie, series, or person
• id: IMDb ID (ttxxxxxxx for titles, nmx for people)
• type: Type of the result (Title / Person)
• extra: Extra info such as release year, main actors, or other notes
• image: URL of poster or profile image (if available)

Example Output:

[
  {
    "section": "Titles",
    "name": "Venom",
    "id": "tt1270797",
    "type": "Title",
    "extra": "2018 | Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams",
    "image": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTYwMDg5MDItNjhmZi00NmVmLThjNWItMmNkMjVkMWRhNzI2XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UY74_CR0,0,50,74_.jpg"
  },
  {
    "section": "Titles",
    "name": "Venom: The Last Dance",
    "id": "tt16366836",
    "type": "Title",
    "extra": "2024 | Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor",
    "image": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDMyYWU4NzItZDY0MC00ODE2LTkyYTMtMzNkNDdmYmFhZDg0XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX50_CR0,1,50,74_.jpg"
  },
  {
    "section": "People",
    "name": "Don Rickles",
    "id": "nm0725543",
    "type": "Person",
    "extra": "aka \"The Merchant of Venom\"",
    "image": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTY0NTk1NzY1M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjk4NDMwNA@@._V1_QL75_UX50_CR0,0,50,50_.jpg"
  }
]