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Imdb api with Ruby

I am trying to use the imdb API. I tried to search for Fargo, but when I run it, all I get is a black screen:

require 'net/http'

uri = URI.parse("http://imdbapi.org/")
response = Net::HTTP.post_form(uri, {"q" => "Fargo"})

Can anyone tell me what is wrong or provide an example on how to retrieve the data from Fargo with a json in ruby from that api?

Solution

  • Simple way:

    require 'json'
require 'open-uri'
json = JSON.parse(open("http://imdbapi.org?q=Fargo") { |x| x.read }).first

    To get individual element:

    json['title'] 
#=> Fargo