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IMDb Scraper

IMDb Scraper

dtrungtin/imdb-scraper
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Free IMDb API to extract and download data on movies, TV shows, video games, and other listings from IMDb. Delivers custom machine-readable IMDb datasets containing all information on your selected listings.

You can access the IMDb Scraper programmatically from your own JavaScript applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "startUrls": [
12        {
13            "url": "https://www.imdb.com/find/?q=game&ref_=nv_sr_sm"
14        }
15    ],
16    "maxItems": 50,
17    "proxyConfiguration": {
18        "useApifyProxy": true
19    },
20    "extendOutputFunction": ($) => { return {} }
21};
22
23// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
24const run = await client.actor("dtrungtin/imdb-scraper").call(input);
25
26// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
27console.log('Results from dataset');
28console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
29const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
30items.forEach((item) => {
31    console.dir(item);
32});
33
34// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

IMDb Scraper API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use IMDb Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

npm install apify-client

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  • Created in Oct 2019

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