luismiguwl / imdb-api

A easier way to fetch IMDB movies and show as JSON

IMDb API

IMDb API is a Python script that allows you to parse IMDb movie, series, and episode pages to extract JSON data embedded in script tags.

Features

• Retrieve a JSON of content from IMDb movie, series, and episode pages.

Requirements

• Python 3.X
• BeautifulSoup
• Requests

Usage

1. Install the required dependencies mentioned in the Requirements section.

2. Import the imdbApi module into your Python script:

   from imdbApi import IMDBApi
   
   jsonFetched = IMDBApi(imdbCode='tt1615550').search()

Limitations

• This project relies on the structure and formatting of IMDb pages. Changes to IMDb's HTML structure may require updates to the parser.

Contributing

• Contributions to this project are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please submit a pull request or open an issue in this repository.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.