`imdb_search`

Pack: imdb · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imdb/mcp

Search IMDB titles by primary_title (case-insensitive substring). Joins ratings inline so each hit includes average_rating + num_votes. Optionally filter by title_type, year range, or genre. Returns up to limit matches sorted by num_votes desc (popular first).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Title substring (e.g. “godfather”, “succession”)
`title_type`	string	no	Optional: ${TITLE_TYPES.join(’ \| ’)}
`year_from`	number	no	Minimum start year (inclusive)
`year_to`	number	no	Maximum start year (inclusive)
`genre`	string	no	Genre to filter by (e.g. “Comedy”, “Drama”)
`min_votes`	number	no	Minimum num_votes (default 0 — no filter)
`limit`	number	no	1-100 (default 20)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "godfather"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imdb/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"imdb_search","arguments":{"query":"godfather"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('imdb_search', {
  "query": "godfather"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "succession",
  "title_type": "tvSeries",
  "year_from": 2015,
  "min_votes": 1000,
  "limit": 10
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, count, results

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	The search query string used
`count`	number	Number of results returned
`results`	array	List of matching titles

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The search query string used"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of results returned"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of matching titles",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "imdb_id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "IMDB title ID (tconst)"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Primary title"
          },
          "original_title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Original title if different from primary"
          },
          "title_type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Type: movie, tvSeries, tvMiniSeries"
          },
          "is_adult": {
            "type": [
              "boolean",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Adult content flag"
          },
          "start_year": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Release year"
          },
          "end_year": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "End year for TV series"
          },
          "runtime_minutes": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Runtime in minutes"
          },
          "genres": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Genre tags",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "rating": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Rating data",
            "properties": {
              "average": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Average rating (0-10)"
              },
              "votes": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Number of votes"
              }
            }
          },
          "crew": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Director and writer info",
            "properties": {
              "directors": {
                "type": "array",
                "description": "Director nconsts",
                "items": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "writers": {
                "type": "array",
                "description": "Writer nconsts",
                "items": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "IMDB title URL"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "count",
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imdb": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imdb/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

imdb_search