imdb-data

IMDB scraper to fetch your watchlist, lists and ratings.

Setup

Design to run via GitHub Actions. First, Fork this repository but only the main branch. Data is stored on gh-pages and probably don't want my personal data.

Then set up GitHub Action Repository secrets for the following:

• IMDB_COOKIE: The Cookie header value after you've logged in

Click "Watchlist" and see the URL bar for https://www.imdb.com/user/ur***/watchlist, then Edit for https://www.imdb.com/list/ls**/edit

• IMDB_USER_ID: The ID that starts with ur
• IMDB_WATCHLIST_ID: The ID that starts with ls

CLI Usage

Not officially published on Python Package Index (PyPI), but you can install it directly from GitHub:

$ pip install git+https://github.com/josh/imdb-data.git

$ imdb-data
Usage: imdb-data [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -c, --cookie-file FILE  imdb.com Cookie Jar file  [required]
  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose logging
  --help                  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  check-ratings
  check-watchlist
  download-export
  dump-cookies
  import-cookies
  watchlist-quicksync

Lib Usage

requirements.txt

imdb-data @ git+https://github.com/josh/imdb-data@main

import imdb_data
import requests

jar: requests.cookies.RequestsCookieJar = pickle.load(open("cookies.pickle", "rb"))
csvtext = get_export_text(jar, "watchlist")
print(csvtext)