Scraping data from IMDb using ScrapeStorm

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IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.

Introduction to the scraping tool

ScrapeStorm is a new generation of Web Scraping Tool based on artificial intelligence technology. It is the first scraper to support both Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.

Preview of the scraped result

Export to Excel:

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Export to images:

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1. Create a task

(1) Copy the URL

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(2) Create a new smart mode task

You can create a new scraping task directly on the software, or you can create a task by importing rules.

How to create a smart mode task How to import and export scraping task

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2. Configure the scraping rules

Smart mode automatically detects the fields on the page. You can right-click the field to rename the name, add or delete fields, modify data, and so on.

How to set the fields

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Add or remove fields as needed, and rename the fields. The results of the field settings are as follows:

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3. Set up and start the scraping task

(1) Run settings

Choose your own needs, you can set Schedule, IP Rotation&Delay, Automatic Export, Download Images, Speed Boost, Data Deduplication and Developer.

How to configure the scraping task

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(2)Wait a moment, you will see the data being scraped.

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4. Export and view data

(1) Click "Export" to download your data.

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(2) Choose the format to export according to your needs.

ScrapeStorm provides a variety of export methods to export locally, such as excel, csv, html, txt or database. Professional Plan and above users can also post directly to wordpress.

How to view data and clear data How to export data

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