IMDb-API

{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://imdb-api.com",
  "auth_method": "api_key",
  "auth_config": {
    "api_key": "query parameter or header",
    "hint": "Free tier requires API key obtained from website"
  },
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "path": "/API/Search/{apiKey}/{expression}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Search for movies, series, or episodes by title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Title/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get detailed information about a title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Reviews/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get user reviews for a specific title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Posters/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get posters for a title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Cast/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get cast information for a title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Trailer/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get trailer metadata for a title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Ratings/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get ratings for a title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/BoxOffice/{apiKey}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get current box office data"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Company/{apiKey}/{companyId}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get company information"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/SeasonEpisodes/{apiKey}/{seriesId}/{seasonNumber}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get episodes for a specific season"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/UserRatings/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get user ratings breakdown for a title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/Name/{apiKey}/{nameId}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get person (actor, director) information"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/YouTubeTrailer/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get the YouTube trailer ID for a title"
    },
    {
      "path": "/API/External/{apiKey}/{id}",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get external links (IMDb, Wikipedia) for a title"
    }
  ],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "freemium",
    "details": {
      "free_tier": "Limited requests per day (historically ~100 requests per day), API key required",
      "paid_tiers": "Monthly and yearly subscription plans available for higher request limits, starting at around $9.99/month as of historical data",
      "payment_information": "Check website for exact pricing; may change over time"
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {
    "default": "Free tier: ~100 requests per day; Paid tiers: higher limits",
    "notes": "Exact limits not publicly documented; throttling may occur"
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "Search movies, series, and episodes",
    "Get detailed title information (plot, year, genre, runtime, etc.)",
    "Get cast information",
    "Get user reviews",
    "Get ratings and user ratings breakdown",
    "Get posters and trailers",
    "Get box office data",
    "Get season episode lists",
    "Get person (actor/director) information",
    "Get external links",
    "Supports REST API with JSON responses",
    "Provides images (posters, stills) as URLs"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "IMDb-API (imdb-api.com) is a third-party REST API service that provides programmatic access to IMDb movie, series, and cast data. It is not an official IMDb service (IMDb has its own official API under Amazon, but it's limited and requires different auth), but this third-party service aggregates IMDb data and exposes it via a simple key-based REST API. The platform is aimed at developers and hobbyists building movie-related apps, dashboards, or analytics tools. The API returns JSON with detailed metadata including title info, ratings, cast, reviews, posters, trailers, box office, and more. Authentication is via an API key, typically passed as a query parameter in the URL. The service is somewhat mature, having been around for several years, but it's not officially affiliated with IMDb and may have reliability issues; it has been noted that the service sometimes changes its free-tier limits or requires payment to avoid interruptions. The API offers many endpoints but lacks some advanced features like real-time streaming or complex filtering. There is no official SDK, but community wrappers exist for various languages. Pricing is freemium with a free tier limited in requests per day and paid subscriptions for higher volume. The service competes with other IMDb scrapers or official YouTube/TMDB APIs, but it's convenient for quick lookup of IMDb-specific data. Potential limitations include data accuracy (since it mirrors IMDb), API stability, and rate limiting on free tier. Overall, it's a practical platform for lightweight use cases but not ideal for large-scale production without a paid plan."
}

0/3 tests passed

```json
{
  "overall": 25,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 8.0,
    "first_try_success": 2.0,
    "response_parseability": 8.0,
    "error_clarity": 3.0,
    "doc_quality": 4.0,
    "auth_simplicity": 5.0,
    "latency": 2.0,
    "consistency": 2.0
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "free_tier": "~100 requests/day, API key required",
    "paid_tiers": "Starting ~$9.99/month for higher limits"
  },
  "issues": [
    "Website DNS resolution failing - all three checks returned 'No address associated with hostname'",
    "Platform appears to be fully inaccessible/offline during testing",
    "No HTTP response captured, latency numbers reflect DNS failure time not actual server response",
    "Fails to meet basic uptime criteria for a viable agent recommendation",
    "No robots.txt or llms.txt available due to site being unreachable"
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Resolve DNS/domain registration issues immediately - platform is completely unreachable",
    "Once restored, ensure HTTPS with proper SSL certificates and security headers",
    "Add llms.txt for AI discoverability and clearer API documentation",
    "Re-test after restoration to verify actual response times and uptime",
    "Consider publishing a public status page for transparency"
  ]
}
```