# IMDB People Scraper 🎞️📺 - Faster & Cheaper (`scrapestorm/imdb-people-scraper---faster-cheaper`) Actor

🧑‍🎞️ Collect IMDb actor and public figure data by keyword 🔍. Access rich metadata including names, profile images, professions & direct IMDb profile links 🌐. Ideal for casting research, talent discovery, or building entertainment industry databases 📊 Perfect for filmmakers & media professionals

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapestorm/imdb-people-scraper---faster-cheaper.md
- **Developed by:** [Storm_Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapestorm) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Videos
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## Pricing

from $0.00005 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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?

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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

### 🧑‍🎭 IMDb People Scraper — Extract Actor & Celebrity Data from IMDb

The IMDb People Scraper is a fast, powerful tool built to extract detailed information about actors, actresses, and public figures listed on IMDb. Just provide a name keyword, and the scraper returns structured data on the most relevant personalities — perfect for entertainment databases, fan sites, casting research, and media apps.

### ✅ What This Scraper Extracts

For each person, the scraper retrieves:

```
IMDb ID 🔢: Unique identifier for the person on IMDb

Name 🧑: Full name of the person

Disambiguator 🧩: Optional IMDb suffix (e.g., II, III)

Image URL 🖼️: Direct link to the profile image

Image Caption 🖋️: Description of the image (e.g., event info)

Image Height & Width 📐: Dimensions of the profile image

Also Known As (AKAs) 🎭: Alternate names or group names

Nicknames 😎: List of informal or public nicknames

Known For 🎬: Titles the person is best known for, including:

    Title name

    Original title

    Release year

    End year (if applicable)

    Type (e.g., TV Series, Movie)

    Principal category (e.g., Actor, Director)

IMDb Profile Link 🔗: Direct link to the IMDb profile
```

### 🚀 How to Use the IMDb People Scraper

1. Input Parameters: Enter a search keyword (person’s name) and the max number of results you'd like to fetch.

2. Start Scraping: The scraper will search IMDb and return matching personalities based on your keyword.

3. Export Data: Download your structured data in formats like JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

### 💡 Use Cases

- Casting Research 🎭: Easily collect actor data for casting projects

- Fan Websites & Wikis 🌐: Populate your site with verified IMDb info

- Media Cataloging 🎞️: Archive actor data across filmographies

- Recommendation Engines 📲: Use structured info for personalization

- Celebrity Analysis 📊: Extract data for market and trend analysis

### 💸 Pricing

This scraper operates on a subscription basis at a cost of $19.49/month.

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- [AirBNB reviews scraper (Fast & cheap) ⭐](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/airbnb)
- [Udemy Course Reviews Scraper 📖💬](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/udemy-course-reviews-scraper)
- [Goodreads Review Scraper 📖 - Faster & Cheaper](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/goodreads-review-scraper---faster-cheaper)
- [Dice Jobs Scraper (Fast & Cheap) 💼](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/dice-jobs-scraper-fast-cheap)
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- [🏎 YouTube Scraper (By Keyword) ](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/youtube)
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- [🌐 Youtube Shorts Scraper 📺 (Rental)](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/youtube-shorts-scraper-rental---fast-cheap)
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- [Facebook Likes Scraper (Fast & Cheap) 👍 🌟](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/facebook-likes-scraper-fast-cheap)
- [Facebook Followers & Following Scraper 📊👥](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/facebook-followers-following-scraper)
- [Facebook Comments Scraper (All-in-One) 💬](https://apify.com/scrapestorm/facebook-comments-scraper-all-in-one)
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### 🔑  Input Example 🔧

To run the IMDB Movies Scraper, provide:

```
{
  "keyword": "spider man",
  "maxitems": 50
}


```

### 🔧 Output Example

```
[
  {
    "id": "nm1034247",
    "name": "Kendall Schmidt",
    "disambiguator": "II",
    "image_url": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0MjI2NTY3OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTY4MjkyMw@@._V1_.jpg",
    "image_caption": "Kendall Schmidt at an event for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 (2010)",
    "image_height": 400,
    "image_width": 306,
    "akas": [
      "Big Time Rush"
    ],
    "nicknames": [
      "Big-man",
      "Kendizzle",
      "K-Dog",
      "Spiderman",
      "Kendoll",
      "K3"
    ],
    "known_for": [
      {
        "title": "Big Time Rush",
        "original_title": "Big Time Rush",
        "release_year": 2009,
        "end_year": 2013,
        "title_type": "TV Series",
        "principal_category": "Actor"
      }
    ],
    "linkto": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1034247/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1"
  }
]



```

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# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

List of keywords to search for on IMDB People (e.g., Director, Actor, Producer)

## `maxitems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results you want to scrape per keyword 📊

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "Producer"
  ],
  "maxitems": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "Producer"
    ],
    "maxitems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapestorm/imdb-people-scraper---faster-cheaper").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 = {
    "keywords": ["Producer"],
    "maxitems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapestorm/imdb-people-scraper---faster-cheaper").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "Producer"
  ],
  "maxitems": 50
}' |
apify call scrapestorm/imdb-people-scraper---faster-cheaper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapestorm/imdb-people-scraper---faster-cheaper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/4nh2kAmaHHgL6j7oh/builds/kKipGupZY3qE75HgP/openapi.json