IMDb top charts in n8n
Search IMDb movies and TV shows, fetch titles by IMDb ID, browse Top 250 and regional charts, or run an advanced search by genre, year, rating and vote count, with cast, crew and plot details per title.
What this workflow does
Import it and n8n runs the IMDb Top Charts & Advanced Title Search Actor on Apify every day at 08:00 with the starter input below. Each row comes back with imdb id, title, year, rating and 10 more. A Google Sheets append is included and stays off until you add your sheet. The only credential it needs is your Apify API token.
Read from the workflow file, built for IMDb Top Charts & Advanced Title Search version 1.2.1. Updated 2026-11-14.How the rows travel
6 nodes, in the order n8n runs them. The yellow stop is the call to the Apify Actor; the dashed stop is optional.
- Daily trigger Schedule trigger
- Configure input Code
- Run Apify Actor HTTP Request
- Normalize + dedupe Code
- Rows ready No operation
- Google Sheets (optional) Google Sheets, off until you switch it on
Input
The Configure input node holds the starter input. Change it there; every setting the Actor accepts is listed below.
{
"searchQuery": "inception",
"maxItems": 25,
"mode": "topRated"
}| Setting | Type | Required | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mode | string | Yes | topRated | What to fetch from IMDb: title search, direct IDs, a chart, the popularity meter, a filtered search, user reviews, or TV episodes. 7 choices. |
| searchQuery | string | No | – | Free-text title search, e.g. 'inception' or 'breaking bad'. Used in search mode. |
| imdbIds | array | No | – | IMDb title IDs (e.g. tt0111161) or title URLs. Used by byId, reviews and episodes modes. In episodes mode, pass TV series IDs. |
| reviewSortBy | string | No | HELPFULNESS_SCORE | How to order reviews in reviews mode. One of: HELPFULNESS_SCORE, USER_RATING, SUBMISSION_DATE, TOTAL_VOTES. |
| reviewSortOrder | string | No | DESC | Ascending or descending order for the review sort. One of: DESC, ASC. |
| excludeSpoilers | boolean | No | false | Skip reviews flagged as containing spoilers. |
| titleType | string | No | – | Restrict results to one content type. Used in search, popular and advanced modes. 8 choices. |
| genres | array | No | – | Filter by genres, e.g. Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi. Multiple genres are combined with AND. Used in search and advanced modes. |
| languages | array | No | – | Filter by spoken-language codes, e.g. en, fr, hi, ta. Multiple languages are combined with OR. Used in search and advanced modes. |
| countries | array | No | – | Filter by country-of-origin codes, e.g. US, GB, IN, JP. Multiple countries are combined with OR. Used in search and advanced modes. |
| runtimeMin | integer | No | – | Only include titles at least this many minutes long. Used in search and advanced modes. |
| runtimeMax | integer | No | – | Only include titles at most this many minutes long. Used in search and advanced modes. |
| yearMin | integer | No | – | Include only titles released on or after this year. |
| yearMax | integer | No | – | Include only titles released on or before this year. |
| minRating | number | No | – | Only include titles with at least this IMDb rating (1-10). |
| minVotes | integer | No | – | Only include titles with at least this many IMDb votes. |
| sortBy | string | No | RANKING | Sort field for search and advanced modes. One of: RANKING, USER_RATING, USER_RATING_COUNT, RELEASE_DATE, TITLE_REGIONAL, METACRITIC_SCORE. |
| sortOrder | string | No | DESC | Sort direction for search and advanced modes. One of: DESC, ASC. |
| topRatedChart | string | No | TOP_250 | Which IMDb chart to fetch in topRated mode. 9 choices. |
| maxItems | integer | No | 50 | Maximum number of records to return across all requested IDs (1-1000). Each review or episode is one record. |
What each row holds
Every field the Actor returns stays in the row (14 in its dataset schema). Normalize + dedupe trims text, drops empty fields and adds _source and _scrapedAt. The main fields:
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| imdbId | Imdb Id |
| title | Title |
| year | Year |
| rating | Rating |
| ratingCount | Rating Count |
| seriesTitle | Series Title |
| seasonNumber | Season Number |
| episodeNumber | Episode Number |
| author | Author |
| authorRating | Author Rating |
| genres | Genres |
| imdbUrl | Imdb Url |
What the first run costs
With the starter input (maxItems = 25) a first run costs about $0.42 on the Apify Free plan: $0.40 to start the run at 4 GB of memory and $0.02 for the results, plus platform usage.
The Actor lists $0.99 per 1,000 results; its catalogue page breaks the price down by Apify plan. The Apify Free plan includes $5 of usage a month.
The Actor behind it
IMDb Top Charts & Advanced Title Search: Search IMDb movies and TV shows, fetch titles by IMDb ID, browse Top 250 and regional charts, or run an advanced search by genre, year, rating and vote count, with cast, crew and plot details per title.
The same job from an AI agent
The matching agent skill gives Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents the same Actor, input and fields. Install it in one line:
npx skills add https://scraperfinder.com --skill imdb-top-charts-and-advanced-title-search The iMDb top charts skill, with manual install and run steps
Questions people ask
How do I import this workflow into n8n?
Copy https://scraperfinder.com/n8n/imdb-top-charts-and-advanced-title-search.json. In n8n, open a new workflow, click the three-dot menu, choose Import from URL and paste it. Or download the JSON file and use Import from File; both give the same 6 nodes.
Do I need an Apify account?
Yes. The workflow calls the IMDb Top Charts & Advanced Title Search Actor through the Apify API with your own token, and each run is billed to your Apify account. The Free plan includes $5 of usage a month.
What does a run cost?
With the starter input (maxItems = 25) a first run costs about $0.42 on the Apify Free plan: $0.40 to start the run at 4 GB of memory and $0.02 for the results, plus platform usage. The Actor's Store page shows the current price.
Can I change what it collects?
Yes: edit the input object in the Configure input node. The Actor takes 20 settings; the table on this page lists each one with its default. Raise maxItems once the first rows look right.
Does it work without Google Sheets?
Yes. The rows wait in the Rows ready node, so you can connect any other node there: a database, Airtable, a webhook or an email. The Google Sheets node is only one option.