# IMDb Movie Scraper (`supermiojo/imdb-scraper`) Actor

Search and scrape IMDb movie & TV data: titles, ratings, cast, plot, genres, runtime, budget, and box office. Ideal for entertainment research, content curation, and recommendation systems.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/supermiojo/imdb-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Igor Araujo](https://apify.com/supermiojo) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 results

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — 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

## IMDb Movie Scraper

Search and scrape movie and TV show data from [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com). Get titles, ratings, genres, cast, plot summaries, and box office data.

### Features

- **Title search** — any movie, TV series, or mini-series
- **Filter by type** — movie, TV series, mini-series, or all
- **Optional full details** — plot, rating, cast, directors, genres, runtime, budget, box office
- **No API key needed** — scrapes IMDb's public HTML pages

### Input

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|-------|------|-------------|---------|
| `query` | string | Title to search for | `Inception` |
| `searchType` | select | Content type filter | `all` |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max results (1-100) | `20` |
| `includeDetails` | checkbox | Fetch full details per result | `false` |

### Output

Basic: `id`, `title`, `year`, `type`, `posterUrl`, `url`, `extraInfo`, `scrapedAt`

With `includeDetails`: also includes `rating`, `ratingCount`, `plot`, `genres`, `runtime`, `directors`, `cast`, `budget`, `boxOffice`

### Pricing

This actor is monetized via Apify's pay-per-event model. See the store listing for current rates.

### Usage Tips

- Use specific titles for best results (e.g., "The Dark Knight" not "batman")
- Enable `includeDetails` for rich data at ~1 extra request per result
- Combine with the Indeed Job Scraper for entertainment industry job hunting

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Movie or TV show title to search for (e.g. 'Inception', 'Breaking Bad')

## `searchType` (type: `string`):

Type of content to search for

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return (max 100)

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch full details (plot, cast, box office) for each result. Adds ~1 request per result.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "Inception",
  "searchType": "all",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "includeDetails": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("supermiojo/imdb-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("supermiojo/imdb-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call supermiojo/imdb-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

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/fTMxmOrLT3ahxCdID/builds/qeeG0BkxeuUJr2QOr/openapi.json