# TMDB Scraper — Movies, TV Shows & People (`ponderable_hydrometer/tmdb-scraper`) Actor Movies, TV & people from TMDB — search, full details (cast, crew, budget, genres), trending & discover with filters. Bring your own free TMDB key. For media apps & datasets. - **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/tmdb-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, E-commerce - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 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 ## TMDB Scraper — Movies, TV Shows & People **The richest clean media API in one actor — movies, TV and people from The Movie Database (TMDB): search, full details (cast, crew, director, budget, revenue, genres, keywords, runtime, IMDb id), trending, and full Discover queries with filters.** Multi-language, normalized schema, image URLs. Bring your own free TMDB v3 key. Perfect for media apps, recommendation engines, catalogs, movie/TV datasets and enrichment pipelines. ### What you get - **search-movie / search-tv / search-person / multi-search** — search results with title, date, rating, popularity, genre ids, language and poster/backdrop URLs - **trending** — trending movies/TV/people for a day or week window - **discover-movie** — TMDB Discover with any filters (sort, rating, year, genre, min votes) - **movie-detail / tv-detail** — full records: `tagline`, `runtime`, `status`, `genres`, `budget`, `revenue`, `productionCompanies`, `imdbId`, `homepage`, `director`, top-15 `cast`, `keywords` (TV adds `numberOfSeasons`, `numberOfEpisodes`, `networks`, `creators`, air dates) ### Bring your own key (free) TMDB requires a free **v3 API key** — get one at [themoviedb.org/settings/api](https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api) and set it in the `apiKey` input (stored as a secret). It is **required**: without a valid key the actor stops immediately with a clear error instead of returning bad data. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `mode` | enum | `search-movie` | `search-movie`, `search-tv`, `search-person`, `multi-search`, `trending`, `discover-movie`, `movie-detail`, `tv-detail` | | `query` | string | — | Search term (search modes) | | `ids` | array | — | TMDB ids (detail modes) | | `mediaType` | enum | `all` | For trending: `all`/`movie`/`tv`/`person` | | `timeWindow` | enum | `week` | For trending: `day`/`week` | | `discoverFilters` | object | — | For discover-movie: raw TMDB Discover params | | `includeCredits` | boolean | `true` | Detail modes: also fetch cast, crew & keywords | | `language` | string | `en-US` | ISO language tag, e.g. `ro-RO`, `fr-FR` | | `apiKey` | string (secret) | — | **Required** — your free TMDB v3 key | | `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Cap for search/trending/discover | #### Example input ```json {"mode":"movie-detail","ids":["27205","157336"],"includeCredits":true,"apiKey":""} ```` Search movies: ```json {"mode":"search-movie","query":"matrix","maxResults":50,"apiKey":""} ``` Discover top-rated 2023 films: ```json {"mode":"discover-movie","discoverFilters":{"sort_by":"vote_average.desc","vote_count.gte":5000,"primary_release_year":2023},"apiKey":""} ``` ### Output (movie-detail) Fields below are the real normalizer output: ```json { "mediaType": "movie", "id": 27205, "title": "Inception", "originalTitle": "Inception", "tagline": "Your mind is the scene of the crime.", "releaseDate": "2010-07-15", "runtime": 148, "status": "Released", "overview": "Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage...", "genres": ["Action", "Science Fiction", "Adventure"], "voteAverage": 8.4, "voteCount": 35000, "popularity": 82.5, "budget": 160000000, "revenue": 825532764, "language": "en", "productionCompanies": ["Legendary Pictures", "Syncopy"], "productionCountries": ["United States of America"], "imdbId": "tt1375666", "homepage": "https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/inception", "director": "Christopher Nolan", "cast": [{ "name": "Leonardo DiCaprio", "character": "Dom Cobb" }], "keywords": ["dream", "heist", "subconscious"], "poster": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/edv5CZvWj09upOsy2Y6IwDhK8bt.jpg", "url": "https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/27205" } ``` Search modes return a lighter shape (`title`, `releaseDate`, `voteAverage`, `poster`, …). Poster and backdrop paths are expanded to full image URLs. ### Why this actor - **Breadth + depth** — movies, TV and people; search, detail, trending and full Discover filters. - **BYO-key** — you stay on your own TMDB agreement (clean commercial path); the actor never ships a key. - **Normalized schema** with ready-to-use image URLs and IMDb cross-ids. ### Pricing Pay per result — **$2.00 per 1,000 results** (one result = one movie / show / person). No subscription or platform fees. ### Related actors - **TVMaze Scraper** — TV shows, full episode lists and cast (keyless). - **JustWatch Scraper** — where to stream / rent / buy any title, per country. - **Google Books Scraper** — books, ISBNs and prices. ### Notes - BYO-key: supply your own free TMDB v3 key (kept secret). If the key is missing/invalid the actor exits with an error rather than returning empty results. - This product uses the TMDB API but is **not endorsed or certified by TMDB**. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search term for search-movie / search-tv / search-person / multi-search. ## `ids` (type: `array`): TMDB IDs for movie-detail / tv-detail, e.g. \["27205"]. ## `mediaType` (type: `string`): For trending: all, movie, tv or person. ## `timeWindow` (type: `string`): For trending: day or week. ## `discoverFilters` (type: `object`): For discover-movie: TMDB discover params, e.g. {"sort\_by":"vote\_average.desc","vote\_count.gte":5000,"primary\_release\_year":2023,"with\_genres":"28"}. ## `includeCredits` (type: `boolean`): For detail modes: also fetch cast, crew and keywords. ## `language` (type: `string`): ISO language tag, e.g. "en-US", "ro-RO", "fr-FR". ## `apiKey` (type: `string`): Your free TMDB v3 API key (get one at themoviedb.org/settings/api). Required. Kept secret. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Cap on results for search/trending/discover modes. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search-movie", "query": "inception", "mediaType": "all", "timeWindow": "week", "includeCredits": true, "language": "en-US", "maxResults": 100 } ``` # 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 = { "query": "inception" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/tmdb-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 = { "query": "inception" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/tmdb-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 '{ "query": "inception" }' | apify call ponderable_hydrometer/tmdb-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ponderable_hydrometer/tmdb-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TMDB Scraper — Movies, TV Shows & People", "description": "Movies, TV & people from TMDB — search, full details (cast, crew, budget, genres), trending & discover with filters. Bring your own free TMDB key. For media apps & datasets.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "vDvPiXHan9ErD7PcG" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/ponderable_hydrometer~tmdb-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ponderable_hydrometer-tmdb-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/ponderable_hydrometer~tmdb-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-ponderable_hydrometer-tmdb-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/ponderable_hydrometer~tmdb-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-ponderable_hydrometer-tmdb-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": [ "apiKey" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search-movie", "search-tv", "search-person", "multi-search", "trending", "discover-movie", "movie-detail", "tv-detail" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch.", "default": "search-movie" }, "query": { "title": "Query (search modes)", "type": "string", "description": "Search term for search-movie / search-tv / search-person / multi-search." }, "ids": { "title": "IDs (detail modes)", "type": "array", "description": "TMDB IDs for movie-detail / tv-detail, e.g. [\"27205\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mediaType": { "title": "Media type (trending)", "enum": [ "all", "movie", "tv", "person" ], "type": "string", "description": "For trending: all, movie, tv or person.", "default": "all" }, "timeWindow": { "title": "Time window (trending)", "enum": [ "day", "week" ], "type": "string", "description": "For trending: day or week.", "default": "week" }, "discoverFilters": { "title": "Discover filters", "type": "object", "description": "For discover-movie: TMDB discover params, e.g. {\"sort_by\":\"vote_average.desc\",\"vote_count.gte\":5000,\"primary_release_year\":2023,\"with_genres\":\"28\"}." }, "includeCredits": { "title": "Include credits (detail modes)", "type": "boolean", "description": "For detail modes: also fetch cast, crew and keywords.", "default": true }, "language": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "ISO language tag, e.g. \"en-US\", \"ro-RO\", \"fr-FR\".", "default": "en-US" }, "apiKey": { "title": "TMDB API key (v3)", "type": "string", "description": "Your free TMDB v3 API key (get one at themoviedb.org/settings/api). Required. Kept secret." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on results for search/trending/discover modes.", "default": 100 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```