# IMDb (`canadesk/imdb`) Actor

List Search Results and Get Titles or Celebrities data from IMDb! It's fast and costs little.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/canadesk/imdb.md
- **Developed by:** [Canadesk Support](https://apify.com/canadesk) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos
- **Features:** Full permissions
- **Stats:** 56 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 imdb 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/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

Collect title and people search results from **IMDb**, or look up movie and series details. Run one keyword or title ID, or submit a list.

### Features

| **Process** | **What you get** |
| :--- | :--- |
| Search | Matching titles or people with available IDs, names, images, cast and release years |
| Title details | Ratings, vote counts, plot, runtime, genres, directors, countries and languages |
| Additional title fields | Available budgets, certificates, Metascores, keywords, reviews, awards and video links |
| Series details | Available episode totals and season numbers |

Search uses IMDb's suggestion index and typically returns up to eight matches per keyword. Additional fields depend on the title.

### Search

```json
{
  "process": "ls",
  "keywords": ["Inception", "Dune"],
  "search": "titles",
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

Use `keyword` for a single search or `keywords` for a list. Set `search` to `all`, `titles`, or `names`. Search uses IMDb's suggestion index, which typically returns up to eight relevant matches per keyword.

### Title details

```json
{
  "process": "gt",
  "ids": ["tt1375666", "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/"],
  "maxResults": 1000,
  "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

Use `id` for one title or `ids` for a list of title IDs or IMDb URLs. Duplicate titles are returned once. `maxResults` limits unique results across the run. Optional `delay` adds seconds between requests. Direct requests are supported; Apify and custom proxies are available through `proxy`.

Fields depend on what IMDb provides. Missing values remain null or empty. Video playback links may expire.

### Support

When reporting an issue, include the run URL and affected keyword or title ID. For blocked requests, try another proxy.

### Pricing

Each valid pay-per-event run with at least one input includes a shared minimum charge of 100 title units. Results above 100 are charged individually at the Pricing tab rate, plus the listed $0.01 start fee. The minimum also applies when fewer titles are returned, no matches are found. Clearly marked placeholder rows contain no scraped titles; filter them out when exporting. Each separate run has its own minimum, including scheduled or API runs. Platform usage is included. Set a maximum run budget of at least **$0.07**.

#### Unsuccessful lookups

Where listed in the Pricing tab, a handled lookup problem that prevents a run from returning any real results produces one clear error record and a single $0.02 unsuccessful-lookup fee, in addition to any listed start fee.

# Actor input Schema

## `process` (type: `string`):

Process to run.

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

Optional list of search terms; replaces keyword.

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Term to search results for. Only applies to List Search Results.

## `search` (type: `string`):

Additional filter. Only applies to List Search Results.

## `ids` (type: `array`):

Optional list of IMDb title IDs or URLs; replaces id.

## `id` (type: `string`):

IMDb title ID or title URL. Used by Get Title.

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

Maximum unique results across all inputs.

## `delay` (type: `integer`):

Optional delay between requests, in seconds.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify or custom proxies. Direct requests are supported.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "process": "ls",
  "keyword": "Inception",
  "search": "all",
  "id": "tt1375666",
  "maxResults": 1000,
  "delay": 0,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "keyword": "Inception",
    "id": "tt1375666",
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("canadesk/imdb").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 = {
    "keyword": "Inception",
    "id": "tt1375666",
    "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("canadesk/imdb").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 '{
  "keyword": "Inception",
  "id": "tt1375666",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call canadesk/imdb --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/bzteeyCRK7OlibmeQ/builds/fmGCzXHMHXQOok8i6/openapi.json