EntertainmentDifficulty: Easy

Rotten Tomatoes Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from Rotten Tomatoes at scale using AlterLab's API — JavaScript rendering, structured extraction, and automatic retries in one request.

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Website Compatibility Notes

Rotten Tomatoes has light protections. Pages render well with basic JavaScript rendering for complete score and review data.

Quick Start — Extract from Rotten Tomatoes

cURL
curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/example_movie",
    "advanced": { "render_js": true }
  }'

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Python Example

Python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/example_movie",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["content"][:500])  # First 500 chars of extracted content

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract Rotten Tomatoes scores?

Send Rotten Tomatoes movie or show URLs to AlterLab. You'll receive the Tomatometer score, Audience Score, critic consensus, and review counts from the public page.

Can I extract critic reviews from Rotten Tomatoes?

Yes. AlterLab renders review pages and returns critic names, publications, scores, and review excerpts from publicly displayed critic review sections.

What entertainment data does Rotten Tomatoes provide?

You can extract Tomatometer percentages, audience scores, cast/crew info, movie details (genre, runtime, rating), streaming availability, and critic consensus text.

Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.

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terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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