Metacritic Scraper
- epctex/metacritic-scraper
- Modified
- Users 26
- Runs 3k
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epctex
Extract any data from Metacritic right away! Games, Music, Movies, TV Shows, People, Companies, and more information are ready for you. Get reviews immediately! Search for any keyword, filter by your needs, or get listing pages! Export your data by XML, JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML
To run the code examples, you need to have an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the code with your API token. For a more detailed explanation, please read about running Actors via the API in Apify Docs.
# Set API token
API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
# Prepare Actor input
cat > input.json <<'EOF'
{
"search": "last of us",
"startUrls": [
"https://www.metacritic.com/company/rca",
"https://www.metacritic.com/music/sos/sza",
"https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-witcher-blood-origin",
"https://www.metacritic.com/movie/whitney-houston-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody",
"https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/elden-ring",
"https://www.metacritic.com/person/robert-downey-jr",
"https://www.metacritic.com/search/all/hel/results",
"https://www.metacritic.com/search/person/hel/results",
"https://www.metacritic.com/search/game/hel/results",
"https://www.metacritic.com/browse/movies/score/metascore/all/filtered/netflix",
"https://www.metacritic.com/browse/tv/score/metascore/year/filtered?sort=desc&view=detailed",
"https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/genre/date/action/ps4"
],
"maxItems": 20,
"endPage": 1,
"extendOutputFunction": "($) => { return {} }",
"customMapFunction": "(object) => { return {...object} }",
"proxy": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}
EOF
# Run the Actor
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~metacritic-scraper/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
-X POST \
-d @input.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'
