# Rotten Tomatoes Scraper - Movie & TV Ratings (`lulzasaur/rottentomatoes-scraper`) Actor Scrape Rotten Tomatoes movie and TV show ratings. Extract Tomatometer, audience scores, critic consensus, cast, and full metadata. Search by keyword or scrape specific URLs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/rottentomatoes-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Rotten Tomatoes Scraper - Movie & TV Ratings Scrape movie and TV show ratings from [Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com) -- the most trusted review-aggregation service for film and television. ### What it does - **Search mode**: Search for movies and TV shows by keyword and extract full rating data - **Details mode**: Provide direct Rotten Tomatoes URLs to scrape specific titles Extracts data from **JSON-LD structured data** and inline score JSON embedded in each page -- no JavaScript rendering needed. ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | `mode` | string | `search` (keyword search) or `details` (direct URLs). Default: `search` | | `searchQueries` | string[] | Search keywords (e.g. "inception", "breaking bad"). Used in search mode | | `startUrls` | array | List of rottentomatoes.com URLs. Used in details mode | | `limit` | integer | Max number of results. Default: 10, max: 1000 | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings (residential recommended) | ### Output Fields Each result contains: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `title` | string | Movie or TV show title | | `year` | integer | Release year | | `tomatoMeter` | integer | Tomatometer (critics) score as percentage | | `audienceScore` | integer | Audience score as percentage | | `synopsis` | string | Plot summary / description | | `genre` | string[] | Genre list (e.g. ["Sci-Fi", "Action"]) | | `rating` | string | Content rating (PG-13, R, TV-MA, etc.) | | `runtime` | string | Runtime (e.g. "2h 28m") | | `director` | string | Director name(s) | | `cast` | string[] | Cast member names | | `criticsConsensus` | string | Critics consensus summary | | `imageUrl` | string | Poster image URL | | `url` | string | Source Rotten Tomatoes URL | | `type` | string | "movie" or "tv" | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp | ### Example Output ```json { "title": "Inception", "year": 2010, "tomatoMeter": 87, "audienceScore": 91, "synopsis": "Dom Cobb is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams...", "genre": ["Sci-Fi", "Mystery & Thriller", "Action"], "rating": "PG-13", "runtime": "2h 28m", "director": "Christopher Nolan", "cast": ["Leonardo DiCaprio", "Joseph Gordon-Levitt", "Elliot Page", "Tom Hardy"], "criticsConsensus": "Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster...", "imageUrl": "https://resizing.flixster.com/...", "url": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inception", "type": "movie", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T10:00:00.000Z" } ```` ### Example Inputs #### Search for movies by keyword ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQueries": ["inception", "the dark knight"], "limit": 20 } ``` #### Scrape specific movie URLs ```json { "mode": "details", "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inception" }, { "url": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/breaking_bad" } ] } ``` ### How it works 1. **Search mode**: Fetches the RT search page which contains SSR `` web components with score attributes and title links. Extracts URLs, then fetches each detail page. 2. **Details mode**: Directly fetches provided URLs. 3. **Data extraction**: Each detail page has JSON-LD Movie/TVSeries schema plus inline JSON blobs containing audience scores, critics scores, synopsis, and consensus. ### Notes - Tomatometer represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive. - Audience Score represents the percentage of audience members who rated the film/show positively. - Search results include both movies and TV shows. - Residential proxies recommended to avoid rate limiting. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Search for movies/TV by keyword, or scrape specific Rotten Tomatoes URLs directly. ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): List of search keywords (e.g. 'inception', 'breaking bad'). Used in search mode. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of rottentomatoes.com movie or TV URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inception). Used in details mode. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of results to scrape. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Select proxies to be used by your scraper. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQueries": [ "inception" ], "startUrls": [], "limit": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQueries": [ "inception" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/rottentomatoes-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQueries": ["inception"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/rottentomatoes-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchQueries": [ "inception" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call lulzasaur/rottentomatoes-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/rottentomatoes-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Rotten Tomatoes Scraper - Movie & TV Ratings", "description": "Scrape Rotten Tomatoes movie and TV show ratings. Extract Tomatometer, audience scores, critic consensus, cast, and full metadata. Search by keyword or scrape specific URLs.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "fmFPVly4iNb8xxpMV" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~rottentomatoes-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-rottentomatoes-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~rottentomatoes-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-rottentomatoes-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~rottentomatoes-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-rottentomatoes-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "details" ], "type": "string", "description": "Search for movies/TV by keyword, or scrape specific Rotten Tomatoes URLs directly.", "default": "search" }, "searchQueries": { "title": "Search Queries (search mode)", "type": "array", "description": "List of search keywords (e.g. 'inception', 'breaking bad'). Used in search mode.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "inception" ] }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs (details mode)", "type": "array", "description": "List of rottentomatoes.com movie or TV URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inception). Used in details mode.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "limit": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to scrape.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Select proxies to be used by your scraper." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```