Recipe Entertainment, books and games

Rotten Tomatoes scraper API: detail pages as JSON

Send any Rotten Tomatoes page URL with recipe=rottentomatoes and get name, rating, description and 3 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
6 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
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recipe=rottentomatoes

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

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "name": "The Black Phone",
        "rating": "81",
        "description": "Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for T...",
        "genre": "Horror, Mystery & Thriller"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from Rotten Tomatoes

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

Detail pages `recipe=rottentomatoes` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`creative_work.description`	text	Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Black Phone on Rott...
`creative_work.genre`	text	Horror, Mystery & Thriller
`creative_work.image`	URL	https://resizing.flixster.com/r38PjcA-XGIiW3UR2pfUaGEYTNk=/ems.cHJk...
`creative_work.name`	text	The Black Phone
`creative_work.rating`	number (as text)	81
`url`	URL	https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_black_phone

Sample answer, validated 2026-11-03

{
    "creative_work": {
        "description": "Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for The Black Phone on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!",
        "genre": "Horror, Mystery & Thriller",
        "image": "https://resizing.flixster.com/r38PjcA-XGIiW3UR2pfUaGEYTNk=/ems.cHJkLWVtcy1hc3NldHMvbW92aWVzLzk4ZDA3Njk0LWE2YWUtNGZlYi1iNjQ2LTVkMmI2YTkyYmIyNy5qcGc=",
        "name": "The Black Phone",
        "rating": "81"
    },
    "url": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_black_phone"
}

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 Rotten Tomatoes (JavaScript rendering).

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

import os, requests

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

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_black_phone",
  recipe: "rottentomatoes",
});
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
Detail page	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the Rotten Tomatoes recipe return?

JSON with 6 fields from detail page (recipe=rottentomatoes), for example name, rating, description, genre, image. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape Rotten Tomatoes?

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 Rotten Tomatoes: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=rottentomatoes.

What happens when Rotten Tomatoes changes its pages?

We check Rotten Tomatoes 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 Rotten Tomatoes: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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