Recipe Entertainment, books and games

IMDb scraper API: public pages as JSON

Send any IMDb page URL with recipe=imdb and get name, rating, description and 5 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
8 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
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recipe=imdb

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=imdb'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "name": "The Godfather",
        "description": "The aging patriarch of an organized crime dyn...",
        "duration": "PT2H55M",
        "genre": "Crime, Drama"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from IMDb

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Public pages `recipe=imdb` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`creative_work.description`	text	The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control...
`creative_work.duration`	text	PT2H55M
`creative_work.genre`	text	Crime, Drama
`creative_work.image`	image URL	https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNGEwYjgwOGQtYjg5ZS00Njc1LTk...
`creative_work.name`	text	The Godfather
`creative_work.published`	date	1972-03-24
`creative_work.rating`	number	9.2
`url`	URL	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-29

{
    "creative_work": {
        "description": "The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.",
        "duration": "PT2H55M",
        "genre": "Crime, Drama",
        "image": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNGEwYjgwOGQtYjg5ZS00Njc1LTk2ZGEtM2QwZWQ2NjdhZTE5XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg",
        "name": "The Godfather",
        "published": "1972-03-24",
        "rating": 9.2
    },
    "url": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/"
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on IMDb (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=imdb'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/", "recipe": "imdb"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/",
  recipe: "imdb",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?${params}`, {
  headers: { ApiKey: process.env.UJEEBU_API_KEY },
});
console.log((await res.json()).result);

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

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Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Page	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the IMDb recipe return?

JSON with 8 fields from page (recipe=imdb), for example name, rating, description, duration, genre. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape IMDb?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on IMDb: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=imdb.

What happens when IMDb changes its pages?

We check IMDb every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I change the fields?

Yes. Send your own extract_rules or any setting (js, proxy_type, wait_for) and it wins over the recipe. The developer guide shows the recipe rules to start from.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape IMDb: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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