cablecuttr
An R wrapper for CanIStream.It API
CanIStream.It is a free service created by Urban Pixels that allows you to search across the most popular streaming, rental, and purchase services to find where a movie is available.
Installation
install.packages("cablecuttr")To use the development version:
# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("bearloga/cablecuttr")Usage
You can look up streaming/rental/purchase/etc. options for a movie by using can_i_stream_it(), which requires the movie's title and the media type:
can_i_stream_it("Love Actually", "streaming")
# Found more than one movie matching 'Love Actually'
# Defaulting to first result: Love Actually (2003) [4e79a720f5f8071e7e000000]| friendly_name | external_id | price | direct_url | short_url | last_checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix Instant | 60031262 | 0 | http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Love-Actually/60031262 | http://canistream.it/link/go/5237a5b1f5f807362d000000 | 2017-01-12 15:24:57 |
Behind the scenes, it uses find_movie() to fetch the movie's ID. In case of multiple matches, it defaults to the first result. You can call it directly:
find_movie("Toy Story")[, c("title", "year", "movie_id")]| title | year | movie_id |
|---|---|---|
| Toy Story | 1995 | 4eb04731f5f807d30f000012 |
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | 4eb04731f5f807d30f000011 |
| Toy Story of Terror! | 2013 | 52507c01f5f807682d000004 |
| Toy Story of Terror! | 2013 | 52768d6951cf33b20f73791c |
| Toy Story That Time Forgot | 2014 | 5474f881a3f5ec3f71b6c06b |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | 4eb044b8f5f807167c00000e |
| A Syrian Love Story | 2015 | 55f8a7d2f5f807cd2cbb379f |
And then pick a specific movie_id to give to can_i_stream_id():
# Toy Story (1995)
can_i_stream_id("4eb04731f5f807d30f000012", "rental")| friendly_name | external_id | price | direct_url | short_url | last_checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Video Rental | B005ZMV2EQ | 2.99 | https://www.amazon.com/Toy-Story-Tim-Allen/dp/B005ZMV2EQ | http://canistream.it/link/go/4f1f34a7f5f807dd3d000023 | 2017-01-12 11:38:23 |
| Apple iTunes Rental | 188703840 | 2.99 | https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/toy-story/id188703840?uo=4&at=10lcsB | http://canistream.it/link/go/4f1f34a8f5f807dd3d000024 | 2017-01-12 11:38:25 |
| Youtube Rental | c3986gGp3Qs | 2.99 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3986gGp3Qs | http://canistream.it/link/go/4f1b791cf5f807e74f000026 | 2017-01-12 11:38:24 |
| Google Play Rental | movie-c3986gGp3Qs | 2.99 | https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Toy_Story?id=c3986gGp3Qs&PAffiliateID=100l3vd | http://canistream.it/link/go/4f47f373f5f807665b000015 | 2017-01-12 11:38:24 |
Code of Conduct
Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.