omdb

@ifelix18/omdb

OMDb API for userscripts

Usage

Setup and initialization

Include it in your script in the Metadata Block via @require specifying the version, also specifying the required API to be granted (GM.getValue, GM.setValue, GM.xmlHttpRequest) via @grant, and the domain which can be allowed to be retrieved by GM.xmlHttpRequest via @connect, like this:

// ...
// @require https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@ifelix18/[email protected]/lib/index.min.js
// @grant   GM.getValue
// @grant   GM.setValue
// @grant   GM.xmlHttpRequest
// @connect omdbapi.com
// ...

Next, initialize the library:

const omdb = new OMDb({
  api_key: '<your_api_key>', // <string> - OMDb API Key [required]
  api_url: 'https://www.omdbapi.com', // <string> - OMDb API URL
  debug: false, // <boolean> - Debug
  cache: { // Cache options
    active: false, // <boolean> - Cache status
    time_to_live: 3600 // <number> - Time to Live cache, in seconds
  }
})

API requests

Search by ID

Returns infos related to a specific IMDb ID.

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
id	Yes	string	IMDb ID
type	No	string	Type of result (movie, series, or episode)
year	No	number	Year of release
plot	No	string	Type of plot (short or full)
tomatoes	No	boolean	Include Rotten Tomatoes data

omdb.id({
  id: 'tt0088763'
}).then((data) => {
  console.log(data) // <object> - Response from API request
}).catch((error) => console.error(error))

Search by Title

Returns infos related to the first result with a specific title.

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
title	Yes	string	Item title
type	No	string	Type of result (movie, series, or episode)
year	No	number	Year of release
plot	No	string	Type of plot (short or full)
tomatoes	No	boolean	Include Rotten Tomatoes data

omdb.title({
  title: 'Back to the Future'
}).then((data) => {
  console.log(data) // <object> - Response from API request
}).catch((error) => console.error(error))

Search by Search

Returns all results of a specific search.

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
title	Yes	string	Item title
type	No	string	Type of result (movie, series, or episode)
year	No	number	Year of release
page	No	number	Results page (1-100)

omdb.search({
  search: 'Back to the Future'
}).then((data) => {
  console.log(data) // <object> - Response from API request
}).catch((error) => console.error(error))

Credits

This product uses the OMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by OMDb.