grumpypixel/imdb-poster-scraper

An IMDB movie poster downloader written in Go.

imdb-poster-scraper

A movie poster downloader that finds and scrapes posters from IMDB. Nothing more, nothing less.

Before you start to go nuts with this

Please note that IMDB will block your IP for a certain time if you overdo it. Please use with care and be respectful with their data and resources. Thanks.

How to run without building

$ go run main.go [options]

How to build

$ go build -o imdb-poster-scraper main.go

Command-line options

• --m IMDB_MOVIE_TITLE_ID_OR_URL (Specify the movie title ID or the URL of the movie poster you want to be downloaded)
• --dir DIRECTORY (Specify the target directory where the downloaded posters should be saved to)
• --delay NUMBER (Wait for NUMBER of milliseconds between requests)
• --all (Download all poster resolutions, not just the default one)
• --collect (Collect poster URLs only, don't download anything)
• --list (List movie title and ID)
• --shhh (Stealth mode, don't make a sound)

Examples

# Download posters by specifying movie title IDs
$ go run main.go -m tt2861424 -m tt0149460

# Mix movie title IDs and URLs
$ go run main.go -m tt2861424 -m www.imdb.com/title/tt0149460/ -m https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/

# Specify a target directory where the posters should be saved to
$ go run main.go --dir ./posters -m tt2861424 -m tt0149460 -m tt0245429

# Download posters in all available resolutions
$ go run main.go --dir ./posters -m tt2861424 -m tt0149460 -m tt0245429 --all

# Wait for 1 second between downloads
$ go run main.go --dir ./posters -m tt2861424 -m tt0149460 -m tt0245429 --all --delay 1000

# Collect all poster URLs but do not download. This probably is not really helpful, so just ignore it.
$ go run main.go --dir ./posters -m tt2861424 -m tt0149460 -m tt0245429 --all --collect

# List movie title IDs and movie titles (just for fun)
$ go run main.go --dir ./posters -m tt2861424 -m tt0149460 -m tt0245429 --list

# Be stealthy, don't say a word, don't make sound.
$ go run main.go --dir ./posters -m tt2861424 -m tt0149460 -m tt0245429 --shhh