@myno_21/imdb-scraper/src/functions/getCast.js

Get imdb information easily & quickly.

import got from "got";
import cheerio from "cheerio";
async function getCast(id) {
    const baseURL = `https://www.imdb.com/title/${id}`;
    const request = await got(baseURL);
    const page = request.body;
    const $ = cheerio.load(page);
    const data = $("script#__NEXT_DATA__").html();
    const jsonData = JSON.parse(data);
    const array = [];
    jsonData.props.pageProps.mainColumnData.cast.edges.map((v) => {
        const value = v.node?.name?.nameText?.text;
        const image = v.node?.name?.primaryImage?.url;
        const id = v.node?.name?.id;
        array.push({
            name: value,
            id,
            url: image,
        });
    });
    return array;
}
export default getCast;