I'm developing a site that needs a feature to allow users to see what movies are currently in theaters and newly released on DVD. To go one step farther, it would be great if they could see what movies are playing at their local theaters.
I've done some digging on Google and can't seem to find anything that could be the backend for those features. I assumed the Netflix API would have it, but I can't seem to find it. And I would assume that there is an RSS feed somewhere out there, but again, I can't seem to find it.
If anybody can help point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it.
Data about movies currently playing in theaters is hard to find, Jason. If I were doing this, I'd be taking a look at YQL, Yahoo! Query Language, available at http://developer.yahoo.com/yql. YQL's "data" data table (lower right corner of the console, all the way to the bottom) will allow you to grab an arbitrary HTML page, such as http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets/?location=94303, and use XPATH or CSS classes to find what you need.
I'm developing a site that needs a feature to allow users to see what movies are currently in theaters and newly released on DVD. To go one step farther, it would be great if they could see what movies are playing at their local theaters.
I've done some digging on Google and can't seem to find anything that could be the backend for those features. I assumed the Netflix API would have it, but I can't seem to find it. And I would assume that there is an RSS feed somewhere out there, but again, I can't seem to find it.
If anybody can help point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it.
Message edited by Jason 3 years ago
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Kent Brewster – 3 years ago
Data about movies currently playing in theaters is hard to find, Jason. If I were doing this, I'd be taking a look at YQL, Yahoo! Query Language, available at http://developer.yahoo.com/yql. YQL's "data" data table (lower right corner of the console, all the way to the bottom) will allow you to grab an arbitrary HTML page, such as http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets/?location=94303, and use XPATH or CSS classes to find what you need.
Michael Hart – 3 years ago
Perhaps look for ticket sales APIs vs. theater availability APIs. You'll likely find the latter with the former.
Kent Brewster – 3 years ago
Fandango seems to have RSS feeds. Here's one: http://www.fandango.com/rss/moviesnearme_60609.rss
Jason – 3 years ago
You guys are awesome, I'll check them out. Thanks so much!