IMDb Movies Scraper

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IMDb Movies Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts movie details from IMDb's Top 250. It gathers titles, ratings, release years, durations, and certi...

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About IMDb Movies Scraper

IMDb Movies Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts movie details from IMDb's Top 250. It gathers titles, ratings, release years, durations, and certifications into structured JSON. Leveraging Puppeteer and proxy support, it enables efficient, reliable headless data extraction.

What does this actor do?

IMDb Movies Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

🎬 IMDb Movies Scraper IMDb Movies Scraper is an Apify Actor that scrapes movie details from IMDb's Top Chart. It extracts key information such as the movie title, rating, release year, duration, and certification. This Actor processes the IMDb Top 250 chart and visits each movie's detail page to gather structured data. ## 🚀 Features - ✅ Scrapes movie details: title, rating, release year, duration, and certification. - ✅ Extracts movie links: Starts from the IMDb Top Chart page and enqueues individual movie pages. - ✅ Handles multiple layouts: Uses fallback selectors to account for changes in IMDb's page structure. - ✅ Uses Puppeteer and Proxies: Supports proxy configurations and headless browsing for efficient scraping. - ✅ Stores data in Apify Dataset: Outputs structured JSON data for further processing and export. ## 📥 Input Parameters The Actor accepts the following input parameters: | Parameter | Type | Description | Default Value | |------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | chartUrl | string | The URL of the IMDb chart page to scrape (e.g., "https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/"). | "https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/" | | max_movies | integer | The maximum number of movies to process from the chart page. | 250 | ### Example Input json { "chartUrl": "https://www.imdb.com/chart/top/", "max_movies": 250 } ## 📤 Output The Actor outputs a JSON dataset containing movie details for each processed movie. A sample output object is shown below: json { "title": "The Shawshank Redemption", "rating": "9.3", "year": "1994", "duration": "2h 22m", "certification": "R", "url": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/" } ## ⚠️ Legal Disclaimer This project is intended for educational and research purposes only. The use of this Actor must comply with IMDb's Terms of Service and robots.txt policies. - Usage Compliance: You are responsible for ensuring your use case does not violate IMDb's website terms. - Respectful Scraping: Avoid aggressive scraping that could negatively impact IMDb's infrastructure. - Data Ownership: IMDb's content and trademarks are the property of IMDb, Inc. - Commercial Use: For commercial purposes, consider contacting IMDb for official data access.

Common Use Cases

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data

Lead Generation

Extract contact information for sales outreach

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing and product changes

Content Aggregation

Collect and organize content from multiple sources

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Actor Information

Developer
runtime
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
288
Active Users
3
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