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IMDb Scraper API

Access any IMDb page using our IMDb Scraper API. Point one API request at a IMDb URL and get structured JSON back while we get past CAPTCHAs, IP rate limiting, IP blocking, and headless-browser detection through residential proxies. Get back fields like title name, IMDb title ID (tt), release year, result type (movie/TV/person) as structured JSON.

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Request

curl "https://api.chocodata.com/api/v1/universal/get?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://www.imdb.com/"

JSON Response

200 OK

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://www.imdb.com/",
  "status": 200,
  "content": "parsed IMDb page content..."
  // + more fields
}

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IMDb is served through the Universal Web Scraper API

You scrape IMDb with Chocodata's Universal Web Scraper API: point it at any IMDb URL and get the page back as structured JSON. Residential proxies, rotation, and retries are handled for you, with no IMDb-specific setup. The same API key and credits work here as on every dedicated endpoint.

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About IMDb

IMDb is the largest online database of films, TV shows, and the people who make them, owned by Amazon. Search and find result pages list matching titles and names with year, type, and thumbnail data worth collecting.

Scraping note: IMDb serves much of its data via JSON-LD and embedded JSON in the page, and applies aggressive rate limiting on rapid repeated requests.

Example IMDb page

https://www.imdb.com/find/?q=inception&s=tt

Pass a URL like this as url= to the Universal Web Scraper API and get it back as JSON.

Fields you can extract from IMDb

check_small title name check_small IMDb title ID (tt) check_small release year check_small result type (movie/TV/person) check_small thumbnail image URL check_small short credits line

Common use: A media catalog app scrapes IMDb search results to map free-text title queries onto canonical IMDb IDs for enrichment.

Everything you need to scrape IMDb

You never expose your own IP, you get validated JSON instead of raw HTML, and the free tier covers imdb scraper at 1,000 requests a month with no card required.

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Clean structured JSON

The IMDb page comes back as JSON in the parse mode you choose: auto, html, text, or json. No selectors to maintain for imdb scraper.

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Bypasses CAPTCHAs and anti-bot defenses

We get past CAPTCHAs, IP rate limiting, IP blocking, and headless-browser detection on IMDb using rotating, country-matched residential proxies, so requests look like real users and your own IP stays private.

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One API call

Scraping IMDb is one simple API call. The same key works across our whole web scraping API: all 235 targets, any language, no SDK required.

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Geo-targeting and JS rendering

Pass a country for proxy geo-targeting and turn on JavaScript rendering when a IMDb page needs it. imdb data api handles dynamic content and region-locked results.

Scrape IMDb in one API request

Send one API request to the Universal Web Scraper API with a IMDb URL and read the page back as JSON. Chocodata routes it through residential proxies and retries soft blocks, so imdb api works without a IMDb-specific integration.

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Request

curl "https://api.chocodata.com/api/v1/universal/get?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://www.imdb.com/"

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://www.imdb.com/",
  "status": 200,
  "content": "parsed IMDb page content..."
  // + more fields
}

Parameters

IMDb routes through the Universal Web Scraper API, so the parameters are the universal ones: the URL to fetch, an optional parse mode, and an optional country for proxy geo-targeting.

Parameter	Type	Required	Example
url	string	required	https://example.com
parse	enum	optional	auto
country	string	optional	us

Enum parameters accept a fixed set of values. For example, parse accepts auto, html, text, json.

What you can build with IMDb data

Once the scraping API returns IMDb search data as clean JSON, these are the patterns teams reach for most.

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Catalog And Metadata Aggregation

Feed IMDb search data into your own product or workflow for catalog and metadata aggregation.

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Ratings And Review Analysis

Feed IMDb search data into your own product or workflow for ratings and review analysis.

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Content Discovery

Feed IMDb search data into your own product or workflow for content discovery.

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Trend Tracking

Feed IMDb search data into your own product or workflow for trend tracking.

Why developers pick Chocodata for IMDb

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Fast at the tail

Median 2.6 s per request with multi-tier retry, so latency stays predictable even when IMDb fights back.

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Parity-checked output

The Universal scraper returns the live page faithfully in your chosen parse mode.

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One key, 235 targets

The same scraping API key that scrapes IMDb works across every other target, with official Node, Python, and Go SDKs.

Simple pricing that scales with you

Start free with 1,000 requests a month and 5,000 credits, no credit card. Scale on monthly plans from $19, or top up pay-as-you-go at $0.90 per 1,000 successful requests. Only successful 2xx responses are billed, and every plan covers the full scraping API: all 235 targets and every endpoint.

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Forever free on signup

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$19 / month

$0.70 / 1k effective

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Pro

$49 / month

$0.60 / 1k effective

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Custom

$100-$2k / month

Flat $0.50 / 1k effective at every level

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Pay-as-you-go top-up

$0.90 / 1,000 successful requests

Available on every plan including Free. Top up any time when included credits run out. Only 2xx responses charged. Balance never expires.

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IMDb Scraper API FAQ

Is it legal to scrape IMDb?

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Scraping publicly accessible IMDb data is generally legal in the US under the Ninth Circuit's hiQ v. LinkedIn ruling, which held that scraping public web data does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. It does not override IMDb's own Terms of Service, which are a contract matter, so check those for your use case and comply with data laws such as GDPR. This is general information, not legal advice.

How do I scrape IMDb without getting blocked?

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You scrape IMDb without getting blocked by sending the URL to the Universal Web Scraper API, which fetches it through rotating residential proxies and retries on soft blocks. Your own IP is never used, so IMDb's anti-bot layer sees ordinary residential traffic instead of a server.

What data does the IMDb Scraper API return?

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Through the Universal Web Scraper API you get the IMDb page back as JSON: rendered HTML, plain text, or auto-parsed content depending on the parse mode you pass. You choose the URL, Chocodata returns the data.

How much does the IMDb Scraper API cost?

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The IMDb Scraper API costs nothing to start: the Free plan includes 1,000 requests per month (5,000 credits) across all 235 targets. After that, monthly plans begin at $19, or you top up pay-as-you-go at $0.90 per 1,000 successful requests. One request is 5 credits, and non-2xx responses are never charged.

Do I need a IMDb account or login?

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No IMDb login is needed for public pages. You point the Universal Web Scraper API at a publicly accessible IMDb URL with your Chocodata API key; you do not hand over any IMDb credentials. Login-gated content is not supported.

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