crawlora-imdb — IMDb API client for Python

Python client for Crawlora's hosted IMDb API. It exposes 30 API endpoints covering title and name search, charts, ratings, credits, awards, episodes, reviews, images, and title metadata. Requests go to Crawlora; the package does not run a browser or scrape IMDb locally. A Crawlora account and CRAWLORA_API_KEY are required, and API use is billed under your Crawlora account. Crawlora is independent from and not endorsed by IMDb or its owners.

Install

python -m pip install crawlora-imdb

Get an API key

Create an account at crawlora.net, then open the Crawlora console for API-key setup. Set your key in the shell before running the client:

export CRAWLORA_API_KEY="your-crawlora-api-key"

Use

Save this example as example.py, then run python example.py after installing the package and setting your API key.

import os

from crawlora_imdb import IMDbClient

api_key = os.environ.get("CRAWLORA_API_KEY")
if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("Set CRAWLORA_API_KEY before running this example.")

with IMDbClient(api_key=api_key) as client:
    result_1 = client.search(query='Inception')
    print(result_1)
    result_2 = client.charts()
    print(result_2)

The package also exports Client as an alias for IMDbClient. Operation methods are available directly in snake_case and through the imdb group. The async package client is AsyncIMDbClient; see the online endpoint and parameter reference and runnable example.

Async usage

The package also exports AsyncClient for asynchronous requests:

import asyncio
import os

from crawlora_imdb import AsyncClient

async def main():
    api_key = os.environ.get("CRAWLORA_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("Set CRAWLORA_API_KEY before running this example.")
    async with AsyncClient(api_key=api_key) as client:
        result_1 = await client.search(query='Inception')
        print(result_1)

asyncio.run(main())

See the runnable example for a complete usage example.

Supported IMDb API endpoints

This package exposes every route below through direct snake_case methods and the imdb group. See the endpoint and parameter reference for complete input details.

Configuration

Pass your key through api_key or read CRAWLORA_API_KEY from the environment. Keep credentials out of source control and logs. Requests go to Crawlora's hosted API.