jaebradley
commented
4 years ago @piramiday I'm not aware of a way to get from a Rotten Tomatoes ID to an IMDB ID.
Here's an example JSON response from Rotten Tomatoes' search API (this request: https://79frdp12pn-dsn.algolia.net/1/indexes/*/queries?x-algolia-agent=Algolia%20for%20JavaScript%20(4.4.0)%3B%20Browser%20(lite)&x-algolia-api-key=175588f6e5f8319b27702e4cc4013561&x-algolia-application-id=79FRDP12PN produced the following output for me, but your mileage may vary)
{
"results": [
{
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"emsVersionId": "6db61527-2345-3ded-b7f5-363078e39157",
"tmsId": "MV000403320000",
"rtId": 12989,
"type": "movie",
"title": "The Shawshank Redemption",
"titles": [
"The Shawshank Redemption",
"Shawshank"
],
"description": "Two life sentences for a 1947 double murder land an innocent man (Tim Robbins) in a corrupt Maine penitentiary.",
"releaseYear": "1994",
"rating": "R",
"genres": [
"Drama"
],
"posterImageUrl": "https://flxt.tmsimg.com/assets/p15987_p_v10_ad.jpg",
"studios": [
"Columbia Pictures",
"Warner Bros."
],
"runTime": 142,
"rottenTomatoes": {
"audienceScore": 98,
"criticsIconUrl": "https://content6.flixster.com/static/images/rt-icons/fresh.png",
"wantToSeeCount": 99043,
"audienceIconUrl": "https://content6.flixster.com/static/images/rt-icons/red_popcorn.png",
"scoreSentiment": "POSITIVE",
"certifiedFresh": false,
"criticsScore": 90
},
"castCrew": {
"cast": [
"Tim Robbins",
"Morgan Freeman",
"Bob Gunton",
"William Sadler",
"Clancy Brown"
],
"crew": {
"Executive Producer": [
"Liz Glotzer",
"David V. Lester"
],
"Producer": [
"Niki Marvin"
],
"Screenwriter": [
"Frank Darabont"
],
"Director": [
"Frank Darabont"
]
}
},
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"innocent man",
"prisoner",
"warden",
"guard",
"banker",
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"gripping",
"maine",
"prison",
"mexico",
"beach",
"field",
"store",
"murder",
"escape",
"corruption",
"freedom",
"friendship",
"redemption",
"escape",
"quest",
"1960s"
],
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"typeId": 1,
"promotion": 0,
"updateDate": "2020-08-07T02:09:48.040Z",
"isEmsSearchable": 1,
"fnowId": "1MV03b5962872c34a91ad6553e83a4c0f65",
"isFnowSearchable": 1,
"definitions": [
"HD",
"SD"
],
"offers": [
{
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"offerEndDate": "2049-12-31T08:00:00.000Z",
"acquisitionType": "PURCHASE",
"offerStartDate": "2018-10-09T07:00:00.000Z",
"releaseType": "MAX RESOLUTION FEATURE",
"price": 14.99,
"contentAvailDate": "2018-10-09T07:00:00.000Z",
"definitionName": "HD",
"currency": "USD",
"type": "virtual"
},
{
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"acquisitionType": "PURCHASE",
"offerStartDate": "2018-10-09T07:00:00.000Z",
"releaseType": "MAX RESOLUTION FEATURE",
"price": 14.99,
"contentAvailDate": "2018-10-09T07:00:00.000Z",
"definitionName": "SD",
"currency": "USD",
"type": "virtual"
},
{
"sku": "WBVH-b293dadc9471e20c",
"offerEndDate": "2049-12-30T07:00:00.000Z",
"acquisitionType": "RENTAL",
"offerStartDate": "2019-08-23T00:56:42.000Z",
"releaseType": "MAX RESOLUTION CATALOG",
"price": 3.99,
"contentAvailDate": "2019-08-23T00:56:42.000Z",
"definitionName": "HD",
"currency": "USD",
"type": "virtual"
},
{
"sku": "WBVS-e632a120386336ae",
"offerEndDate": "2049-12-30T07:00:00.000Z",
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"offerStartDate": "2019-08-23T00:56:45.000Z",
"releaseType": "MAX RESOLUTION CATALOG",
"price": 3.99,
"contentAvailDate": "2019-08-23T00:56:45.000Z",
"definitionName": "SD",
"currency": "USD",
"type": "virtual"
}
],
"fnowFlags": {
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"is4K": 0,
"is3D": 0,
"isDTS": 1,
"isIMAX": 0
},
"fnowTerms": [
"Movies Anywhere",
"DTS"
],
"fnowTitle": "The Shawshank Redemption",
"cast": [
{
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"name": "Tim Robbins",
"personId": "1473"
},
{
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"name": "Morgan Freeman",
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},
{
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},
{
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"name": "William Sadler",
"personId": "105148"
},
{
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"name": "Clancy Brown",
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},
{
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"name": "Gil Bellows",
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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}
],
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{
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"name": "Frank Darabont",
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},
{
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"name": "Frank Darabont",
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},
{
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"emsId": "2acde5dd-7229-323e-aadd-80a77f7d3320",
"name": "Liz Glotzer",
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},
{
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"name": "David V. Lester",
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{
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"name": "Niki Marvin",
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},
{
"role": "Original Music",
"emsId": "c7e00a25-afa2-3af4-9f1c-ebe927adb8af",
"name": "Thomas Newman",
"personId": "71241"
},
{
"role": "Cinematographer",
"emsId": "6eabe43d-b711-3695-9b9e-34208ad49ffc",
"name": "Roger Deakins",
"personId": "453662"
},
{
"role": "Film Editor",
"emsId": "1afda6ac-94de-3ca3-8439-05902368a421",
"name": "Richard Francis-Bruce",
"personId": "457482"
},
{
"role": "Casting",
"emsId": "a3f0d01a-42e4-33ce-b869-9e702caccbc4",
"name": "Deborah Aquila",
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{
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"name": "Terence Marsh",
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{
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"emsId": "122e50a2-3861-370a-8484-0e57e99bbabd",
"name": "Peter Landsdown Smith",
"personId": "463981"
},
{
"role": "Set Decoration",
"emsId": "e402d67a-f8cf-3e88-888f-43016a285001",
"name": "Michael Seirton",
"personId": "457680"
},
{
"role": "Costume Designer",
"emsId": "9b07c493-170c-31b8-b991-3d183c8fdbe8",
"name": "Elizabeth McBride",
"personId": "474808"
},
{
"role": "Production Supervisor",
"emsId": "e0435e2a-e527-3378-9dd8-a6690af48dd7",
"name": "Kokayi Ampah",
"personId": "474809"
},
{
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"emsId": "ae373cb6-f54c-311b-85ca-dfb1ce3454af",
"name": "David V. Lester",
"personId": "390797"
},
{
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"name": "Sue Bea Montgomery",
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},
{
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"emsId": "e434700d-5f0a-33f0-92be-151e84c98f2e",
"name": "John R. Woodward",
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},
{
"role": "Sound Editor",
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"name": "Bruce Bell",
"personId": "474812"
}
],
"vanity": "shawshank_redemption",
"aka": [
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"Die Verurteilten",
"En verden udenfor",
"Frihetens regn",
"Le ali della libertà",
"Les évadés",
"Nyckeln till frihet",
"Rita Hayworth - avain pakoon",
"Sueño de Fuga",
"Sueño de Libertad",
"Sueño de fuga",
"Sueño de libertad",
"Sueños de Fuga",
"Sueños de fuga",
"Sueños de libertad",
"Um Sonho de Liberdade",
"À l'ombre de Shawshank"
],
"objectID": "6db61527-2345-3ded-b7f5-363078e39157",
"_highlightResult": {
"title": {
"value": "The <em>Shawshank</em> Redemption",
"matchLevel": "full",
"fullyHighlighted": false,
"matchedWords": [
"shawshank"
]
},
"titles": [
{
"value": "The <em>Shawshank</em> Redemption",
"matchLevel": "full",
"fullyHighlighted": false,
"matchedWords": [
"shawshank"
]
},
{
"value": "<em>Shawshank</em>",
"matchLevel": "full",
"fullyHighlighted": true,
"matchedWords": [
"shawshank"
]
}
],
"description": {
"value": "Two life sentences for a 1947 double murder land an innocent man (Tim Robbins) in a corrupt Maine penitentiary.",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
},
"genres": [
{
"value": "Drama",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
}
],
"studios": [
{
"value": "Columbia Pictures",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
},
{
"value": "Warner Bros.",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
}
],
"castCrew": {
"cast": [
{
"value": "Tim Robbins",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
},
{
"value": "Morgan Freeman",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
},
{
"value": "Bob Gunton",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
},
{
"value": "William Sadler",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
},
{
"value": "Clancy Brown",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
}
],
"crew": {
"Director": [
{
"value": "Frank Darabont",
"matchLevel": "none",
"matchedWords": []
}
]
}
}
}
},
],
"nbHits": 10,
"page": 0,
"nbPages": 2,
"hitsPerPage": 5,
"exhaustiveNbHits": true,
"query": "shawshank",
"params": "query=shawshank&filters=rtId%20%3E%200%20AND%20isEmsSearchable%20%3D%201&hitsPerPage=5&analyticsTags=%5B%22header_search%22%5D",
"index": "people_rt",
"processingTimeMS": 4
}
]
}Note that there looks to be a tmsId value - if this value is the same thing as a Gracenote ID then you might be able to find a way to map this value to an IMDB id, but I'm not certain.
piramiday
cvzi
hey @jaebradley, I've just discovered this project and I really love it. I, too, have bumped my head against the metaphorical wall of RottenTomatoes APIs, so I'm happy to learn you have found a workaround to get some results.
specifically, I'm interested in the connection between IMDb and RottenTomatoes, among other things. can you think of a way to be able to fetch right away the RT identifier, starting from the IMDB identifier? it used to be possible, then RT decided to lock down its APIs and, well, everything changed.
if it's not possible -- and feel free to refer me to other projects, as well -- I'll try to use your code to query RT and then tentatively discover the right URL.