# JustWatch Streaming Availability Tracker (`thescrapelab/justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker`) Actor Search one or many movie and TV titles across countries and streaming providers on JustWatch. Get flat JSON results for availability, pricing, provider offers, ratings, and title metadata. - **URL**: https://apify.com/thescrapelab/justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker.md - **Developed by:** [Inus Grobler](https://apify.com/thescrapelab) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Videos, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.49 / 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 ## JustWatch Streaming Availability Checker Search public JustWatch pages for movie and TV show streaming availability across countries and providers. This Actor is built for people who want a simple way to: - check where a movie or show is streaming - compare availability across countries - filter results to providers like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hulu, Max, Apple TV, Plex, or Peacock - export flat JSON for spreadsheets, dashboards, alerts, and internal APIs The output is always flat: one dataset item per provider result. ### Why Use This Actor - Search one title or a list of titles in one run - Check one country or many countries - Keep only selected providers, including an `other` option - Return clean streaming offers, pricing, title metadata, ratings, and ranking data - Use `exactMatchOnly` when you want strict title matching with less noise ### Best Use Cases - JustWatch scraper for streaming availability by country - Netflix catalog and provider presence research - Movie and TV availability monitoring - Cross-country streaming rights comparison - Flat exports for BI tools, internal datasets, and recurring workflows ### Input Use `titles` for everything. For a single lookup, send a list with one title. #### Search one title in one country ```json { "titles": ["Dune"], "countries": ["US"] } ```` #### Search one title across multiple countries ```json { "titles": ["Dune"], "countries": ["US", "GB", "ZA", "AU"] } ``` #### Search multiple titles ```json { "titles": ["Dune", "The Matrix", "Oppenheimer"], "countries": ["US", "GB", "ZA"], "contentType": "movie" } ``` #### Strict exact-title matching ```json { "titles": ["Dune"], "countries": ["US"], "exactMatchOnly": true } ``` #### Provider filtering ```json { "titles": ["Dune"], "countries": ["US", "GB"], "providers": ["netflix", "prime-video", "other"] } ``` ### Exact Match Behavior Broad searches like `Harry Potter` can return multiple strong JustWatch matches when `exactMatchOnly` is turned off. Turn on `exactMatchOnly` when you want to: - keep only exact normalized title matches - reduce franchise or related-title noise - avoid broad result sets for ambiguous searches If no exact match exists, the Actor returns no title rows for that query and emits a clear error item instead of falling back to nearby titles. ### Providers The `providers` field is a multiselect list. Preset providers include: - `netflix` - `prime-video` - `disney-plus` - `hulu` - `max` - `apple-tv-plus` - `apple-tv` - `google-play-movies` - `amazon-video` - `plex` - `peacock` Special option: - `other` How `other` works: - `["netflix"]` keeps only Netflix - `["netflix", "other"]` keeps Netflix plus providers outside the preset list - `["other"]` keeps only providers outside the preset list ### Countries The Actor accepts country codes and maps them to JustWatch country slugs. Important mapping: - `GB` maps to JustWatch slug `uk` Common country examples: - `US` - `GB` - `ZA` - `AU` - `CA` - `DE` - `FR` - `IN` - `ES` - `IT` - `NL` - `BR` - `MX` - `JP` For unmapped countries, the Actor falls back to the lowercased code as the slug and includes `countryMappingWarning` in the output. ### Output Each dataset item represents one provider result for one title in one country. Typical fields include: - `title` - `contentType` - `releaseYear` - `countryCode` - `countryName` - `justWatchUrl` - `providerName` - `providerSlug` - `watchUrl` - `monetizationType` - `presentationType` - `price` - `currency` - `ratings` - `ranking` - `scrapedAt` #### Output example ```json { "source": "justwatch", "sourceUrl": "https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dune-2021", "countryCode": "US", "countrySlug": "us", "countryName": "United States", "locale": "en_US", "currency": "USD", "title": "Dune", "originalTitle": null, "contentType": "movie", "releaseYear": 2021, "justWatchUrl": "https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dune-2021", "synopsis": "Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man...", "runtimeText": "PT2H35M0S", "runtimeMinutes": 155, "ageRating": "PG-13", "genres": ["Science-Fiction", "Action & Adventure", "Drama"], "director": ["Denis Villeneuve"], "providerName": "HBO Max", "providerSlug": "hbo-max", "monetizationType": "subscription", "presentationType": "4K", "price": 10.99, "ratings": [ { "source": "IMDb", "value": 8.0, "scale": 10, "votes": 1000000, "displayValue": "8.0 (1m)" } ], "ranking": { "currentRank": 274, "rankDelta": 111 }, "watchUrl": "https://play.hbomax.com/...", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-12T11:00:00.000Z" } ``` #### Error example ```json { "source": "justwatch", "itemType": "error", "url": "https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/harry-potter", "countryCode": "US", "errorType": "missing_search_results", "errorMessage": "Unable to resolve a JustWatch title for query \"Harry Potter\".", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-12T19:10:55.603Z" } ``` ### Notes - Some titles do not exist on JustWatch in every country. - Provider filtering is applied to normalized offers after the page is scraped. - More titles and more countries increase runtime. - Output is always flat, which makes CSV, Excel, and API exports easier to use. ### Python Example Using the Apify API ```python import os import time import requests APIFY_TOKEN = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"] ACTOR_ID = "thescrapelab~justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker" run_input = { "titles": ["Dune", "The Matrix"], "countries": ["US", "GB"], "providers": ["netflix", "other"], "exactMatchOnly": False } start_response = requests.post( f"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/{ACTOR_ID}/runs", params={"token": APIFY_TOKEN}, json=run_input, timeout=60, ) start_response.raise_for_status() run = start_response.json()["data"] run_id = run["id"] while True: run_response = requests.get( f"https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/{run_id}", params={"token": APIFY_TOKEN}, timeout=60, ) run_response.raise_for_status() run_data = run_response.json()["data"] status = run_data["status"] if status in {"SUCCEEDED", "FAILED", "ABORTED", "TIMED-OUT"}: break time.sleep(5) if status != "SUCCEEDED": raise RuntimeError(f"Actor run ended with status: {status}") dataset_id = run_data["defaultDatasetId"] items_response = requests.get( f"https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{dataset_id}/items", params={ "token": APIFY_TOKEN, "clean": "true", "format": "json" }, timeout=60, ) items_response.raise_for_status() items = items_response.json() print(f"Returned {len(items)} result rows") print(items[:3]) ``` ### API-Friendly Summary This Actor is a JustWatch streaming availability checker for movies and TV shows. It searches titles across countries, filters by provider, and returns flat JSON rows with pricing, availability, ratings, and metadata that are easy to export or consume programmatically. # Actor input Schema ## `titles` (type: `array`): Enter one title or a list of titles. For a single search, use a list with one item. ## `year` (type: `integer`): Optional release year to improve matching. Best for single-title searches. ## `contentType` (type: `string`): Limit matches to movies, shows, or both. ## `exactMatchOnly` (type: `boolean`): Only return exact normalized title matches. Turn this on to remove broad franchise or related-title matches. ## `countries` (type: `array`): Search in one country or a list of countries. ## `providers` (type: `array`): Optional provider filter. Choose common providers from the list, and use Other providers to include everything outside that list. ## `includeCast` (type: `boolean`): Include cast members when visible. ## `includeRatings` (type: `boolean`): Include visible ratings such as JustWatch and IMDb. ## `includeTrailers` (type: `boolean`): Include visible trailer links and metadata when available. ## `includeSimilarTitles` (type: `boolean`): Include related titles when visible. ## Actor input object example ```json { "titles": [ "Dune" ], "contentType": "all", "exactMatchOnly": false, "countries": [ "US" ], "includeCast": false, "includeRatings": true, "includeTrailers": false, "includeSimilarTitles": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): The default dataset containing flat offer rows, repeated title metadata, and optional error items. ## `runSummary` (type: `string`): A compact summary record with searched titles, result count, selected countries, selected providers, dataset link, and scrape timestamp. # 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 = { "titles": [ "Dune" ], "countries": [ "US" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("thescrapelab/justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker").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 = { "titles": ["Dune"], "countries": ["US"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("thescrapelab/justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker").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 '{ "titles": [ "Dune" ], "countries": [ "US" ] }' | apify call thescrapelab/justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=thescrapelab/justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "JustWatch Streaming Availability Tracker", "description": "Search one or many movie and TV titles across countries and streaming providers on JustWatch. Get flat JSON results for availability, pricing, provider offers, ratings, and title metadata.", "version": "0.7", "x-build-id": "2gl4gcDaFht3ZKZbI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/thescrapelab~justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-thescrapelab-justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/thescrapelab~justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-thescrapelab-justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/thescrapelab~justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-thescrapelab-justwatch-streaming-availability-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "titles", "countries" ], "properties": { "titles": { "title": "Titles", "minItems": 1, "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Enter one title or a list of titles. For a single search, use a list with one item.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "Dune" ] }, "year": { "title": "Release year", "type": "integer", "description": "Optional release year to improve matching. Best for single-title searches." }, "contentType": { "title": "Content type", "enum": [ "movie", "show", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Limit matches to movies, shows, or both.", "default": "all" }, "exactMatchOnly": { "title": "Exact match only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Only return exact normalized title matches. Turn this on to remove broad franchise or related-title matches.", "default": false }, "countries": { "title": "Countries", "minItems": 1, "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Search in one country or a list of countries.", "items": { "type": "string", "enumSuggestedValues": [ "US", "GB", "ZA", "AU", "CA", "DE", "FR", "IN", "ES", "IT", "NL", "BR", "MX", "JP" ], "enumTitles": [ "United States", "United Kingdom", "South Africa", "Australia", "Canada", "Germany", "France", "India", "Spain", "Italy", "Netherlands", "Brazil", "Mexico", "Japan" ] }, "default": [ "US" ] }, "providers": { "title": "Providers", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Optional provider filter. Choose common providers from the list, and use Other providers to include everything outside that list.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "netflix", "prime-video", "disney-plus", "hulu", "max", "apple-tv-plus", "apple-tv", "google-play-movies", "amazon-video", "plex", "peacock", "other" ], "enumTitles": [ "Netflix", "Prime Video", "Disney Plus", "Hulu", "Max", "Apple TV Plus", "Apple TV", "Google Play Movies", "Amazon Video", "Plex", "Peacock", "Other providers" ] } }, "includeCast": { "title": "Include cast", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include cast members when visible.", "default": false }, "includeRatings": { "title": "Include ratings", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include visible ratings such as JustWatch and IMDb.", "default": true }, "includeTrailers": { "title": "Include trailers", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include visible trailer links and metadata when available.", "default": false }, "includeSimilarTitles": { "title": "Include similar titles", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include related titles when visible.", "default": false } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```