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Imdb is broken #403

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@Vault108

Originally reported by MPenguin in #gonzobot
It appears that anything scraped in 2021 is not scraping properly:

https://imdb-scraper.herokuapp.com/search?q=Bobs+Burgers&limit=1 :

{
	"success": true,
	"result": [{
		"id": "tt1561755",
		"title": "",
		"year": "2011",
		"genres": [],
		"plot": "",
		"runtime": "",
		"rating": "unrated",
		"votes": "0",
		"directors": [],
		"writers": [],
		"stars": [],
		"retrieved": "2021-08-23T07:14:37.629Z"
	}]
}
https://imdb-scraper.herokuapp.com/search?q=Game+of+Thrones&limit=1
{
	"success": true,
	"result": [{
		"id": "tt0944947",
		"title": "Game of Thrones",
		"year": "2011",
		"genres": [],
		"plot": "Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for thousands of years.",
		"runtime": "57min",
		"rating": "9.4",
		"votes": "1614138",
		"photoUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjA5NzA5NjMwNl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjg2OTk2NzM@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg",
		"directors": [],
		"writers": [],
		"stars": [],
		"retrieved": "2019-12-17T16:51:02.139Z"
	}]
}

could be possible to rewrite with: https://github.com/alberanid/imdbpy
@IlGnome wanna help me take a stab?

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  1. linuxdaemon commented on Aug 30, 2021

    @linuxdaemon
    Member

    Might be related to #24 @flotwig can you take a look at your scraper?

  2. Vault108 commented on Aug 31, 2021

    @Vault108
    ContributorAuthor

    Might be related to #24 @flotwig can you take a look at your scraper?

    I also forked his repo, and ran my own instance and was getting the same issues. thus leading me to think its an IMDB issue.

  3. linuxdaemon commented on Apr 23, 2023

    @linuxdaemon
    Member

    @Vault108 Any plans to port this to the other API you mentioned?

  4. added
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    questionFurther information is requested
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    bug-externalThis is a bug in an external service
    on Apr 23, 2023
  5. Vault108 commented on Apr 24, 2023

    @Vault108
    ContributorAuthor

    At the moment with the way work is no.

  6. linuxdaemon commented on Oct 10, 2025

    @linuxdaemon
    Member

    @Vault108 @flotwig reviving this, either of you have cycles to look at this? thanks!

  7. Vault108 commented on Oct 11, 2025

    @Vault108
    ContributorAuthor

    Anything that I had I lost when I updated computers. I can take a stab at doing it later this week.

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