# Hongguo Drama Episodes (`dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes`) Actor

List every episode for a Hongguo title and return normalized episode metadata with reusable video IDs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes.md
- **Developed by:** [Drama Data Lab](https://apify.com/dramadatalab) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.002 / successful episode lookup

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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?

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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

## Hongguo Series Episodes API

List every episode for a Hongguo title and receive normalized episode metadata with reusable `videoId` values. Use it after the search Actor or whenever you already have a `bookId`.

### What you get

- One Dataset row per episode
- `bookId`, `videoId`, episode title, volume name, and publication time
- IDs ready for the standard, direct, or batch video parsers
- A `traceId` for support and troubleshooting

### Quick start

```json
{
  "bookId": "7651964941498338328"
}
```

### Call with curl

```bash
curl -L "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/dramadatalab~hongguo-drama-episodes/run-sync-get-dataset-items?timeout=120" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"bookId":"7651964941498338328"}'
```

### Call with JavaScript

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

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes').call({
    bookId: '7651964941498338328',
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.map(({ videoId, title }) => ({ videoId, title })));
```

### Call with Python

```python
import os
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"])
run = client.actor("dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes").call(run_input={
    "bookId": "7651964941498338328",
})
episodes = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
print([(episode["videoId"], episode.get("title")) for episode in episodes])
```

### Example result

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "bookId": "7651964941498338328",
  "videoId": "7601395019102047257",
  "title": "Episode 1",
  "volumeName": "1",
  "firstPassTime": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "traceId": "request-trace-id"
}
```

The example shows the output shape. Live episode metadata comes from the Actor run.

### Which parser should you use next?

| Need | Actor |
| --- | --- |
| One episode plus quality, codec, dimensions, bitrate, and duration | [Hongguo Video Parser](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser) |
| One episode with automatic playback-line selection | [Hongguo Direct Video](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-direct-video) |
| Up to ten episode IDs in one upstream request | [Hongguo Batch Video Parser](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-batch-video-parser) |

### Pricing

| Event | Price | When it is charged |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Actor start | `$0.00005` | Once per run at up to 1 GB memory |
| Successful metadata query | `$0.002` | Once only when one or more episodes are returned |

A typical successful episode lookup costs **$0.00205**, whether the title has one episode or many. Empty and failed lookups do not trigger the metadata event. Platform usage is included.

### Troubleshooting

- **No rows:** confirm that `bookId` came from the Hongguo catalog.
- **Invalid input:** `bookId` must be a non-empty string.
- **Run spending limit reached:** set `maxTotalChargeUsd` to at least `$0.00205`.
- **Temporary upstream error:** retry later and include `traceId` in an issue.

### Related Actors

- [Hongguo Drama Search](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-search) — find titles and obtain `bookId` values.
- [Hongguo Video Parser](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-video-parser) — detailed single-episode parsing.
- [Hongguo Direct Video](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-direct-video) — smart direct-route parsing.
- [Hongguo Batch Video Parser](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-batch-video-parser) — parse up to ten IDs per request.
- [Hongguo Latest Releases](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-latest-releases) — discover titles released today.
- [Hongguo Release Calendar](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-release-calendar) — find releases by date.
- [Hongguo Drama Rankings](https://apify.com/dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-rankings) — find ranked `bookId` values.

Use this Actor only for content and data you are authorized to access and process.

# Actor input Schema

## `bookId` (type: `string`):

A book ID returned by Hongguo Drama Search, ranking, category, or latest-title APIs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "bookId": "7651964941498338328"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "bookId": "7651964941498338328"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes").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 = { "bookId": "7651964941498338328" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes").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 '{
  "bookId": "7651964941498338328"
}' |
apify call dramadatalab/hongguo-drama-episodes --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/qSwVkLNMnVeM7LHTV/builds/85qlhmxNxTsy8RHA6/openapi.json