How to get movie information from imdb in C#

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Hi, I'm creating a movie library software, it has some text boxes. now I want to know how to get information from internet (any site - like Imdb) and fill that text box with that info? For example, I have a label box named Year now when I search a movie name like fight club it should get the year from Imdb or google and write it in the Year text box. Thank you so much.

What I have tried:

i search on google and find omdb api but i don't know how to use it. i'm new to C#.

Posted 10-Jun-16 1:39am

Johny Flow

Updated 10-Jun-16 2:11am

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Solution 3

The usage and parameters to use ombdp api are at OMDb API - The Open Movie Database[^].

If you want to use other sites, see if they have an api otherwise you have to parse the html manually, which likely would not be feasible.

And just a little bit of googling will get you lots of examples. Such as this one, Imdb Services - Home[^]

Posted 10-Jun-16 2:11am

ZurdoDev

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I am writing something similar, and have found the TMDB[^] API very good. It is simple to access, and unlike the Imdb web service, totally free.

Cheers,

Mick

Posted 10-Jun-16 2:11am

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Updated 10-Jun-16 2:29am

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GauravKP · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-10T02:11:00

Solution 1

This is directly not related to C#.

You had already finded the solution that is OMDB API.

Just use web service methods and get output in JSON or XML Format

Success Search Titanic Movie

This will give valid output in JSON format. While below one will give wrong as incorrect year is entered.

Failed Search Titanic Movie

Posted 10-Jun-16 2:11am

GauravKP

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Johny Flow 10-Jun-16 8:41am

ok, so how to get output ?! in the first link ( seccess ) how can i get "Year":"1997" into my text box ? can u please show me a code example ?