CSFD API 🎥 2024

JavaScript NPM library for scraping Czech Movie Database (csfd.cz)

• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Browser + Node.js (SSR)
• Tested (~100% Code coverage)
• ✅ Ready for new ČSFD 2024!
• You can use in:
  • Firebase function
  • AWS λ (lambda function)
  • CloudFlare Worker
  • Chrome extension
  • React native app
  • Browsers (Pay attention to CORS)

🗜️ Install

npm install node-csfd-api
# yarn add node-csfd-api

🛠️ Usage and examples

• Movies and TV Series
• User Ratings
• Search
• Creators

Movie

Get info about this movie (id: 535121)

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

csfd.movie(535121).then((movie) => console.log(movie));

Click here to see full result example

{
  id: 535121,
  title: 'Na špatné straně',
  year: '2018',
  descriptions: [
    'Otupělý policejní veterán Ridgeman (Mel Gibson)...',
    'Brett je policajt tesne ...'
  ],
  genres: [ 'Krimi', 'Drama', 'Thriller' ],
  type: 'film',
  url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/535121',
  origins: [ 'USA', 'Kanada' ],
  colorRating: 'good',
  rating: 73,
  ratingCount: 6654,
  photo: '//image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w1326/files/images/film/photos/162/980/162980090_bbffbb.jpg',
  trivia: ['Když Henry (Tory Kittles) se svým mladším bratrem...', 'Ve filmu se střídají...'],
  titlesOther: [
    { country: 'USA', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' },
    { country: 'Kanada', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' },
    { country: 'Slovensko', title: 'Na zlej strane' },
    { country: 'Austrálie', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' },
    { country: 'Velká Británie', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' }
  ],
  poster: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w1080/files/images/film/posters/163/579/163579352_bf8737.jpg',
  creators: {
    directors: [
    {
      id: 87470,
      name: 'S. Craig Zahler',
      url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/87470-s-craig-zahler/'
      }
    ],
    actors: [
      {
        id: 1,
        name: 'Mel Gibson',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/1-mel-gibson/'
      }
    ],
    basedOn: [],
    writers: [
      {
        id: 87470,
        name: 'S. Craig Zahler',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/87470-s-craig-zahler/'
      }
    ],
    music: [
      {
        id: 203209,
        name: 'Jeff Herriott',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/203209-jeff-herriott/'
      }
    ],
    producers: [
      {
        id: 320006,
        name: 'Sefton Fincham',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/320006-sefton-fincham/'
      }
    ]
  },
  vod: [
    {
      title: 'Voyo',
      url: 'https://voyo.nova.cz/filmy/4604-na-spatne-strane'
    },
    {
      title: 'DVD',
      url: 'https://filmy.heureka.cz/na-spatne-strane-dvd/#utm_source=csfd.cz&utm_medium=cooperation&utm_campaign=csfd_movies_feed'
    }
  ],
  tags: ['policie', 'zbraně', 'zloděj', 'město', 'sledování'],
  premieres: [
   {
      country: 'Česko',
      format: 'Na Blu-ray',
      date: '07.08.2019',
      company: 'Magic Box'
    },
    {
      country: 'USA',
      format: 'V kinech',
      date: '22.03.2019',
      company: 'Lionsgate US'
    }
  ]
}

Search

Search movies, users and TV series

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

csfd.search('bart').then((search) => console.log(search));

Click here to see full result example

[
  {
    id: 19653,
    title: 'Black Bart',
    year: '1975',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/19653-black-bart/',
    type: 'TV film',
    colorRating: 'bad',
    poster: 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7',
    origins: ['USA'],
    creators: {
      directors: [{
        id: 87470,
        name: 'S. Craig Zahler',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/87470-s-craig-zahler/'
      }],
      actors: [{
        id: 1,
        name: 'Mel Gibson',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/1-mel-gibson/'
      }]
    }
  }
],
tvSeries: [
  {
    id: 71924,
    title: 'Království',
    year: 1994,
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/71924-kralovstvi/',
    type: 'seriál',
    colorRating: 'good',
    poster: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w60h85/files/images/film/posters/166/708/166708064_2da697.jpg',
    origins: ['Dánsko'],
    creators: []
  }
],
users: [
  {
    id: 912,
    user: 'BART!',
    userRealName: 'Lukáš Barták',
    avatar: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w45h60/files/images/user/avatars/000/281/281554_1c0fef.jpg',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/uzivatel/912-bart/'
  }
]

Creators

Get creator info + filmography

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

csfd.creator(2120).then((creator) => console.log(creator));

Click here to see full result example

{
  id: 2120,
  name: 'Quentin Tarantino',
  birthday: '27.03.1963',
  birthplace: 'Knoxville, Tennessee, USA',
  photo: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w100h132crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/515/164515525_b98f8a.jpg',
  age: 58,
  bio: 'Quentin Tarantino se narodil 27. března roku 1963 v americkém Knoxville teprve šestnáctileté Connie Tarantinové. Své jméno Quentin dostal podle matčiny oblíbené televizní postavy Quinta ze seriálu "Gunsmoke". Quentinův otec byl jistý Tony Tarantino, který rodinu opustil když byl Quentin ještě malinký. Jeho dětství a dospívání ovlivnily nejen filmy, ale pop kultura obecně. Televizní seriály, komiksy, populární hudba, to vše jako mladý hltal ve velkém a stále neměl…',
  films: [
    {
      id: 527699,
      title: 'Tenkrát v Hollywoodu',
      year: 2019,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 362228,
      title: 'Osm hrozných',
      year: 2015,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 294824,
      title: 'Nespoutaný Django',
      year: 2012,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 117077,
      title: 'Hanebný pancharti',
      year: 2009,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 229384,
      title: 'Grindhouse: Auto zabiják',
      year: 2007,
      colorRating: 'average'
    },
    {
      id: 178904,
      title: 'Sin City - město hříchu',
      year: 2005,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 136304,
      title: 'Kill Bill 2',
      year: 2004,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    { id: 43483, title: 'Kill Bill', year: 2003, colorRating: 'good' },
    {
      id: 8850,
      title: 'Jackie Brown',
      year: 1997,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 7743,
      title: 'Čtyři pokoje',
      year: 1995,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 8852,
      title: 'Pulp Fiction: Historky z podsvětí',
      year: 1994,
      colorRating: 'good'
    }
  ]
}

User Ratings

Last ratings (last page)

Get my last 50 ratings

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

csfd.userRatings('912-bart').then((ratings) => console.log(ratings));

All ratings (all pages)

Warning: Use it wisely. Can be detected and banned. Consider using it together with allPagesDelay attribute.

Get all of my ratings

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

csfd
  .userRatings('912-bart', {
    allPages: true, // Download all pages (one by one)
    allPageDelay: 2000 // Make delay 2000ms on each page request
  })
  .then((ratings) => console.log(ratings));

Click here to see full result example

[
  {
    title: 'David Attenborough: Život na naší planetě',
    year: 2020,
    type: 'film',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/812944-david-attenborough-zivot-na-nasi-planete/',
    colorRating: 'good',
    userDate: '01.11.2020',
    userRating: 5
  },
  {
    title: 'Coronation',
    year: 2020,
    type: 'film',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/912552-coronation/',
    colorRating: 'good',
    userDate: '28.10.2020',
    userRating: 4
  }
];

Options for user ratings

Option	Type	Default	Description
includesOnly	CSFDFilmTypes[]	null	Including only film types. eg. ['seriál', 'koncert']
exclude	CSFDFilmTypes[]	null	Excluding film types eg. ['epizoda', 'série']
allPages	boolean	false	Get all pages
allPagesDelay	number	0	Delay on each page request. In milliseconds

Note: You can not use both parameters includesOnly and excludes. Parameter includesOnly has a priority.

🧑‍💻 Used by

Web extensions

• Netflix: chrome extension (code)
• Dafilms: chrome extension (code)
• Kviff.tv: chrome extension (code)

Web applications

• bartweb.cz – Last seen section (Firebase function)

Mobile applications

• KinoKlub – Mobile application for AeroFilms (React Native: Android + iOS application)

🔮 Roadmap

Scraping more pages

• Movies
  • Titles
  • Years
  • Type
  • User rating
  • Color rating
  • Poster
  • Duration
  • Origins
  • Descriptions
  • Genres
  • VOD
  • Tags
  • Premieres
  • Creators
    • Directors
    • Writers
    • Cinematography
    • Music
    • Actors
    • BasedOn
    • Producers
    • Film editors
    • Costume designers
    • Production designers
  • Premieres
  • Related movies
  • Similar movies
  • Trivia
  • Photo from movie (random)
  • Reviews
  • OST
• Search
  • Movies
  • Users
  • TV Series
  • Creators
• Creators
  • Bio
  • Movies (TODO categories)
• User Ratings
  • Last ratings
  • All pages

🛠️ Development

Developing and debugging library

yarn start

Run demo locally

You can find and modify it in ./demo.ts file

yarn demo

🤝 Contribution

I welcome you to customize this according to your needs ;)

Pull requests for any improvements would be great!

⭐️ Show your support

Give a ⭐️ if this project helped you!

Or if you are brave enough consider making a donation for some 🍺 or 🍵 ;)

🕵️‍♀️ Privacy Policy

I DO NOT STORE ANY DATA. PERIOD.

I physically can't. I have nowhere to store it. I don't even have a server database to store it. So even if Justin Bieber asked nicely to see your data, I wouldn't have anything to show him.

That's why, with node-csfd-api, what happens on your device stays on your device till disappear.

📝 License

Copyright © 2020 – 2024 Lukas Bartak

Proudly powered by nature 🗻, wind 💨, tea 🍵 and beer 🍺 ;)

All contents are licensed under the MIT license.