# BookMyShow India - Movies, Events & Showtimes Scraper (`thirdwatch/bookmyshow-scraper`) Actor Scrape movies, events, showtimes, and venues from BookMyShow India. Get title, ratings, cast, genres, price ranges, language, and city-specific listings. Supports city listings and individual movie/event URLs. No login required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/thirdwatch/bookmyshow-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Thirdwatch](https://apify.com/thirdwatch) (community) - **Categories:** Other, Travel - **Stats:** 6 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 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. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. 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 ## BookMyShow India - Movies, Events & Showtimes Scraper > Scrape movies, concerts, comedy, sports, and workshops from BookMyShow across every Indian city — no login, no API key. Scrape **movies, live events, concerts, comedy, sports, and workshops** from [in.bookmyshow.com](https://in.bookmyshow.com) across every Indian city. Returns titles, languages, genres, cast, director, runtime, synopsis, event datetime, venue, price, and high-resolution posters. Built for entertainment analytics, ticket-price intelligence, AI agents, and competitive tracking in the $2B+ Indian event ticketing market. ### What you get A clean JSON feed of what's playing and what's happening in any Indian city — movies plus live events, with detail-page enrichment (cast, director, synopsis, venue, price) turned on by default. > **Important — what `queries` accepts:** Pass **city names** (e.g. `mumbai`, `delhi`, `bangalore`, `chennai`, `kolkata`, `pune`, `hyderabad`, `bengaluru`) **or** direct BookMyShow URLs (`https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/...` or `.../events/...`). **Do NOT pass movie names or event titles** — search by movie title is not supported. To find a specific movie, pass its city to list everything playing, or pass the movie's BookMyShow URL directly. ### Output fields #### For movies | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `type` | Always `movie` | | `title` | Movie name | | `languages` | Languages the movie is released in | | `genres` | List of genres | | `rating` | Censor rating (U / UA / UA16+ / A) | | `release_date` | As published on BookMyShow | | `runtime_minutes` | Duration in minutes | | `synopsis` | Official description | | `cast` | Array of `{name, url, image}` | | `director` | Director name (plus `directors` array for multi-director films) | | `music_by` | Array of music composers | | `poster_url` | High-resolution poster URL | | `event_code` | BookMyShow 10-character movie code | | `slug` | SEO slug | | `url` | Canonical BookMyShow URL | | `city` / `scraped_city` | Location scope | #### For events | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `type` | Always `event` | | `title` | Event name | | `category` | Categories (Concerts, Comedy Shows, Workshops, Sports, ...) | | `genre` | Music genre for concerts (EDM, Pop, Rock, ...) | | `language` | Primary language | | `event_date` | Human-readable date | | `event_time` | Start time | | `duration` | Duration text | | `venue_name` | Venue | | `venue_city` | City component | | `age_restriction` | Minimum age if any | | `price_starting_from` | Lowest ticket price | | `description` | Full About-the-Event copy | | `poster_url` | Event banner | | `event_code` | BookMyShow event code | | `tags` | Tag array (fast-filling, must-attend, age-bucket, ...) | Every record also includes `data_source: "bookmyshow"` and `scraped_city`. ### Example output #### Movie ```json { "type": "movie", "title": "Bhooth Bangla", "slug": "bhooth-bangla", "event_code": "ET00411383", "url": "https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mumbai/bhooth-bangla/ET00411383", "languages": ["Hindi"], "genres": ["Comedy", "Horror", "Thriller"], "rating": "UA16+", "release_date": "16 APR, 2026", "runtime_minutes": 165, "synopsis": "Arjun Acharya, a financially troubled man in his late 30s, unexpectedly inherits his grandfather's massive ancestral palace...", "director": "Priyadarshan", "cast": [ {"name": "Akshay Kumar", "url": "https://in.bookmyshow.com/akshay-kumar/94"} ], "poster_url": "https://assets-in.bmscdn.com/discovery-catalog/events/et00411383-ufeqwqauqg-portrait.jpg", "city": "mumbai", "scraped_city": "mumbai", "data_source": "bookmyshow" } ```` #### Event ```json { "type": "event", "title": "CALVIN HARRIS - Live in Mumbai", "slug": "calvin-harris-live-in-mumbai", "event_code": "ET00462236", "url": "https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/calvin-harris-live-in-mumbai/ET00462236", "category": ["music-shows", "concerts"], "genre": "edm", "language": "english", "event_date": "Sat 18 Apr 2026", "event_time": "4:00 PM", "duration": "6 Hours", "venue_name": "Infinity Bay Sewri", "venue_city": "Mumbai", "price_starting_from": "₹ 3500 onwards", "tags": ["outdoor-events", "fast-filling", "must-attend", "unmissable-events"], "poster_url": "https://assets-in.bmscdn.com/discovery-catalog/events/et00462236-ktjhyrfvnc-portrait.jpg", "city": "mumbai", "scraped_city": "mumbai", "data_source": "bookmyshow" } ``` ### Input parameters | Parameter | Required | Description | |-----------|----------|-------------| | `queries` | Yes | **Indian city names** (`mumbai`, `delhi`, `bangalore`, `chennai`, `kolkata`, `pune`, `bengaluru`, `hyderabad`, ...) **or** full BookMyShow URLs (`https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/...` or `.../events/...`). **Movie or event titles are NOT supported** — pass a city to list everything playing, or pass the item's BookMyShow URL directly. | | `mode` | No | `auto`, `movies`, or `events`. Controls what to pull for city-level queries. Default `auto`. | | `city` | No | Default city for URL inputs without a city. Default `mumbai`. | | `includeDetails` | No | Fetch each item's detail page for cast, director, synopsis, and venue details. Adds ~2s per item. Default `true`. | | `maxResults` | No | Cap on movies + events returned. Default 10, max 10000. | | `proxy` | No | Proxy configuration. Pre-configured defaults work out of the box. | ### Use cases - **Entertainment analysts**: track concert lineups, comedy tours, and workshop demand across Indian metros - **Ticketing & pricing teams**: monitor starting prices across cities for arbitrage signals - **Marketing & sponsorship**: identify high-reach events by venue, genre, and age bucket - **Travel & tourism apps**: surface local entertainment for traveler recommendations - **AI agents**: feed a Claude / GPT / MCP agent fresh what's-happening data by city - **Market researchers**: estimate demand by category (EDM concerts in Mumbai vs Bengaluru) - **Aggregator sites**: combine BookMyShow listings with IMDb ratings and Google reviews ### Limitations - **Showtime and seat-selection data requires a logged-in session** and is intentionally not scraped. - Not every movie page publishes full cast and director; some fields may be empty for very early listings. - `includeDetails: true` adds roughly 2 seconds per item. Turn it off for listing-only runs. - Language names appear in BookMyShow's own casing (e.g. `"Hindi"`, `"Tamil"`) — you may want to normalise downstream. ### Compared to alternatives **No BookMyShow scraper exists on the Apify Store today.** Building this in-house requires working around BookMyShow's request protection, which blocks plain HTTP clients. Generic Indian-events APIs (District, Paytm Insider) don't cover BookMyShow's full catalogue and require partnership agreements. This actor is the only structured, on-demand view of the full BookMyShow catalogue across 600+ Indian cities. ### Pairs well with - [IMDb Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/imdb-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6) — cross-reference movie listings with IMDb ratings, plot, box-office - [Google Maps Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/google-maps-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6) — enrich event venues with address, phone, hours, photos - [Twitter/X Scraper](https://apify.com/thirdwatch/twitter-scraper?fpr=9m2cd6) — track real-time buzz around concerts and movie releases ### FAQ **Does this include showtimes and seat availability?** No — showtime and seat-selection data requires a logged-in BookMyShow session. Listings, metadata, prices, and venues are included; live seat-map data is not. **Which cities are supported?** Every Indian city BookMyShow serves — Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Kochi, Lucknow, Indore, and 600+ more. **Can I scrape a single movie or event by URL?** Yes — just drop the BookMyShow URL into `queries`. The actor will fetch that item directly. **How fresh is the data?** Real-time at the moment of the run. Schedule the actor daily or hourly to keep a downstream feed current. **Is this legal?** The actor reads publicly accessible pages. No login is required and no seat / purchase flows are touched. *** Built by [Thirdwatch](https://thirdwatch.dev). Questions? Open an issue or reach out on the Apify Store listing. Last verified: 2026-04 # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Pass Indian CITY NAMES (mumbai, delhi, bangalore, chennai, kolkata, pune, bengaluru, hyderabad, ...) to list every movie + event in that city, OR full BookMyShow URLs (in.bookmyshow.com/movies/... or .../events/...) to scrape that specific item. IMPORTANT: do NOT pass movie titles or event names here — title search is not supported. Use a city to list everything playing, or paste the item's BookMyShow URL. ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape for city-level queries. 'auto' detects based on input; URL inputs always respect their own type. ## `city` (type: `string`): Default city used when 'queries' contains a URL without a city, or is left empty. Ignored for direct URL inputs. ## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Fetch each item's detail page for cast, director, synopsis, runtime, and full metadata. Adds ~2s per item. Turn off for fast listing-only runs. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of movies + events to return. Start small; raise once you've verified the output. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration. Pre-configured defaults route through India and work for most users. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "Mumbai", "Bengaluru" ], "mode": "auto", "city": "mumbai", "includeDetails": true, "maxResults": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "Mumbai", "Bengaluru" ], "maxResults": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("thirdwatch/bookmyshow-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 = { "queries": [ "Mumbai", "Bengaluru", ], "maxResults": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("thirdwatch/bookmyshow-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 '{ "queries": [ "Mumbai", "Bengaluru" ], "maxResults": 10 }' | apify call thirdwatch/bookmyshow-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=thirdwatch/bookmyshow-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "BookMyShow India - Movies, Events & Showtimes Scraper", "description": "Scrape movies, events, showtimes, and venues from BookMyShow India. Get title, ratings, cast, genres, price ranges, language, and city-specific listings. Supports city listings and individual movie/event URLs. No login required.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "OQ1lD82dJbqxaScOZ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/thirdwatch~bookmyshow-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-thirdwatch-bookmyshow-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/thirdwatch~bookmyshow-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-thirdwatch-bookmyshow-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/thirdwatch~bookmyshow-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-thirdwatch-bookmyshow-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Indian Cities or BookMyShow URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Pass Indian CITY NAMES (mumbai, delhi, bangalore, chennai, kolkata, pune, bengaluru, hyderabad, ...) to list every movie + event in that city, OR full BookMyShow URLs (in.bookmyshow.com/movies/... or .../events/...) to scrape that specific item. IMPORTANT: do NOT pass movie titles or event names here — title search is not supported. Use a city to list everything playing, or paste the item's BookMyShow URL.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "auto", "movies", "events" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape for city-level queries. 'auto' detects based on input; URL inputs always respect their own type.", "default": "auto" }, "city": { "title": "Default City", "type": "string", "description": "Default city used when 'queries' contains a URL without a city, or is left empty. Ignored for direct URL inputs.", "default": "mumbai" }, "includeDetails": { "title": "Include Movie/Event Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch each item's detail page for cast, director, synopsis, runtime, and full metadata. Adds ~2s per item. Turn off for fast listing-only runs.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of movies + events to return. Start small; raise once you've verified the output.", "default": 10 }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration. Pre-configured defaults route through India and work for most users." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```