[Letterboxd APIs](/docs/api.md#letterboxd) 

# Letterboxd Search API

Scrape public Letterboxd film search results.

 POST `/v1/letterboxd/search`

[Parameters](#parameters) [Response](#response) [Errors](#errors) [More examples](#more-examples) 

**Authenticate every request**

Send `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`. [Get an API key →](/docs/guides/authentication.md) 

## Parameters

Send these fields in a flat JSON body. Add `_run` to choose execution options.

- **`query` string Required**
  Search query. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 2000.

- **`limit` integer Optional**
  Maximum number of results to return. Default: 25. Minimum: 1. Maximum: 100.

- **`cursor` string Optional**
  Cursor returned as next_cursor from the previous response.

## Response

Every response describes a run. Read `result` once `run_status` is `succeeded`.

- **`run_id`**
  The run to track. Keep it when contacting support.

- **`run_status`**
  Queued, running, waiting for sign-in, succeeded, or failed. Check this even after an HTTP 200.

- **`status_url`**
  Poll this URL while the run is pending. Keep the same run instead of starting another request.

- **`result`**
  The endpoint’s returned data. The example is illustrative; actual fields may be empty or unavailable.

- **`error`**
  On failure, inspect its code, message, retryable and action fields.

### View the complete output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "success",
    "source",
    "query",
    "url",
    "results",
    "count",
    "data",
    "max_results_requested",
    "pagination"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "result_type",
        "source_endpoint"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "result_type": {
          "const": "film"
        },
        "source_endpoint": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "query": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "source": {
      "const": "letterboxd-search"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "id",
          "type",
          "slug",
          "title",
          "url",
          "film_id",
          "uid",
          "letterboxd_id",
          "image_url",
          "image_urls",
          "details_endpoint",
          "directors",
          "director_names",
          "alternative_titles",
          "original_title",
          "summary",
          "position"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "uid": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "slug": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": {
            "const": "film"
          },
          "year": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "film_id": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "position": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "directors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "required": [
                "name",
                "url"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "url": {
                  "anyOf": [
                    {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "null"
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "additionalProperties": false
            }
          },
          "image_url": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "full_title": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "image_urls": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "letterboxd_id": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "director_names": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "original_title": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "details_endpoint": {
            "anyOf": [
              {
                "type": "string"
              },
              {
                "type": "null"
              }
            ]
          },
          "alternative_titles": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "success": {
      "const": true
    },
    "pagination": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "cursor",
        "next_cursor",
        "has_next_page",
        "count",
        "strategy"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "count": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "cursor": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        },
        "strategy": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        },
        "next_cursor": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ]
        },
        "has_next_page": {
          "type": "boolean"
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "max_results_requested": {
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

### View a polled run response

```json
{
  "run_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "task_key": "letterboxd-search",
  "task_name": "Letterboxd Search API",
  "run_status": "succeeded",
  "status_url": "/v1/runs/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "result": {
    "url": "https://example.com/item-1",
    "data": {
      "result_type": "film",
      "source_endpoint": "sample"
    },
    "count": 1,
    "query": "London",
    "source": "letterboxd-search",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "id-1",
        "uid": "id-1",
        "url": "https://example.com/item-1",
        "slug": "sample",
        "type": "film",
        "year": 1,
        "title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
        "film_id": 1,
        "summary": "Sample summary 1",
        "position": 1,
        "directors": [
          {
            "url": "https://example.com/item-1",
            "name": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
          }
        ],
        "image_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
        "full_title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
        "image_urls": [
          "https://images.example.com/image_urls-1.jpg"
        ],
        "letterboxd_id": "id-1",
        "director_names": [
          "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
        ],
        "original_title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
        "details_endpoint": "2 guests",
        "alternative_titles": [
          "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "success": true,
    "pagination": {
      "count": 1,
      "cursor": "cursor-page-1",
      "strategy": "sample",
      "next_cursor": "cursor-page-1",
      "has_next_page": true
    },
    "max_results_requested": 1
  },
  "error": null
}
```

## Errors & retries

- `400` Fix the fields listed in `errors` before retrying.

- `428` Connect the requested website account using the returned sign-in link.

- `429` Wait for the duration in `Retry-After`.

- `5xx` Retry transient failures with backoff. Keep the request ID.

A failed run has its own error inside the response. Retry it only when `error.retryable` is true.

[Validation, pagination and recovery →](/docs/api/request-guide.md) 

## More examples

### Async request with polling

```bash
RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"Parasite"}')

RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -er '.run_id // empty') || { echo "$RUN" >&2; exit 1; }
POLL_DELAY=3

while true; do
  RESULT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/runs/$RUN_ID")
  STATUS=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.run_status')
  if [[ "$STATUS" =~ ^(succeeded|failed|errored|cancelled|canceled|expired)$ ]]; then
    echo "$RESULT"
    break
  fi
  sleep "$(awk "BEGIN { print $POLL_DELAY * (0.9 + ($RANDOM % 21) / 100) }")"
  POLL_DELAY=$((POLL_DELAY < 30 ? POLL_DELAY * 2 : 30))
  [ "$POLL_DELAY" -gt 30 ] && POLL_DELAY=30
done
```

```javascript
const runResponse = await fetch("https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "query": "Parasite"
}),
});

const runPayload = await runResponse.json();
if (!runResponse.ok) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(runPayload));
const runId = runPayload.run_id;
if (!runId) throw new Error("Run ID not found in response");
let pollDelayMs = 3000;

while (true) {
  const resultResponse = await fetch("https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/runs/" + runId, {
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" },
  });
  const result = await resultResponse.json().catch(() => ({}));
  if (resultResponse.status === 429 || [502, 503, 504].includes(resultResponse.status)) {
    const retryAfter = resultResponse.headers.get("retry-after");
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : pollDelayMs));
    continue;
  }
  if (!resultResponse.ok) throw new Error(`Status request failed: ${resultResponse.status}`);
  const status = result.run_status;
  if (["succeeded", "failed", "errored", "cancelled", "canceled", "expired"].includes(status)) {
    console.log(result);
    break;
  }
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, pollDelayMs * (0.9 + Math.random() * 0.2)));
  pollDelayMs = Math.min(pollDelayMs * 2, 30000);
}
```

```python
import random
import time
import requests

run_response = requests.post(
    "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
    "query": "Parasite"
},
)
run_payload = run_response.json()
if not run_response.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(run_payload)
run_id = run_payload.get("run_id")
if not run_id:
    raise ValueError("Run ID not found in response")
poll_delay = 3.0

while True:
    result_response = requests.get(
        "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/runs/" + run_id,
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    )
    if result_response.status_code == 429 or result_response.status_code in (502, 503, 504):
        retry_after = result_response.headers.get("Retry-After")
        time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else poll_delay)
        continue
    result_response.raise_for_status()
    result = result_response.json()
    status = result.get("run_status")
    if status in ("succeeded", "failed", "errored", "cancelled", "canceled", "expired"):
        print(result)
        break
    time.sleep(poll_delay * random.uniform(0.9, 1.1))
    poll_delay = min(poll_delay * 2, 30.0)
```

### Wait-for-results request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"Parasite","_run":{"async":false}}'
```

```javascript
const response = await fetch("https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "query": "Parasite",
  "_run": {
    "async": false
  }
}),
});

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result);
```

```python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
    "query": "Parasite",
    "_run": {
        "async": False
    }
},
)
result = response.json()
print(result)
```

### Canonical & compatibility routes

You can also send the same JSON body to `/v1/tasks/letterboxd-search/runs`.

 Example request  Request mode Wait for resultsAsync + polling

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"Parasite","_run":{"async":false}}'
```

```javascript
const response = await fetch("https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "query": "Parasite",
  "_run": {
    "async": false
  }
}),
});

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result);
```

```python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/letterboxd/search",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
    "query": "Parasite",
    "_run": {
        "async": False
    }
},
)
result = response.json()
print(result)
```

Requests can return before a run finishes. Check run_status and poll status_url when needed.

### View example response

 Example response  Illustrative 

```json
{
  "run_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "task_key": "letterboxd-search",
  "task_name": "Letterboxd Search API",
  "run_status": "succeeded",
  "status_url": "/v1/runs/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "result": {
    "url": "https://example.com/item-1",
    "data": {
      "result_type": "film",
      "source_endpoint": "sample"
    },
    "count": 1,
    "query": "London",
    "source": "letterboxd-search",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "id-1",
        "uid": "id-1",
        "url": "https://example.com/item-1",
        "slug": "sample",
        "type": "film",
        "year": 1,
        "title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
        "film_id": 1,
        "summary": "Sample summary 1",
        "position": 1,
        "directors": [
          {
            "url": "https://example.com/item-1",
            "name": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
          }
        ],
        "image_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
        "full_title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
        "image_urls": [
          "https://images.example.com/image_urls-1.jpg"
        ],
        "letterboxd_id": "id-1",
        "director_names": [
          "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
        ],
        "original_title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
        "details_endpoint": "2 guests",
        "alternative_titles": [
          "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "success": true,
    "pagination": {
      "count": 1,
      "cursor": "cursor-page-1",
      "strategy": "sample",
      "next_cursor": "cursor-page-1",
      "has_next_page": true
    },
    "max_results_requested": 1
  },
  "error": null
}
```

[Understand the response →](#response)

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Source: https://browsable-api-ux-staging.pages.dev/docs/api/endpoints/post-letterboxd-search