get_writers
Retrieve the writers for a specific movie using its IMDb ID. This tool provides a JSON object listing all credited writers associated with the film.
Instructions
Get the writers of a movie from IMDb. Args: imdbId: The IMDb ID of the movie to get writers for. Returns: JSON object containing the writers of the movie.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| imdb_id | Yes |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- src/imdb_mcp_server/tools.py:131-143 (handler)The core handler function for the 'get_writers' tool. It constructs the API URL using BASE_URL, calls the make_imdb_request helper to fetch writers data for the given imdb_id, handles empty response, and returns formatted JSON.
@mcp.tool() async def get_writers(imdb_id: str, ctx: Context) -> str: """Get the writers of a movie from IMDb. Args: imdbId: The IMDb ID of the movie to get writers for. Returns: JSON object containing the writers of the movie. """ writers_url = f"{BASE_URL}/{imdb_id}/writers" writers_data = await make_imdb_request(writers_url, {}, ctx) if not writers_data: return "Unable to fetch writers data for this movie or movie not found." return json.dumps(writers_data, indent=4) - src/imdb_mcp_server/main.py:19-24 (registration)In the create_server function (used in HTTP mode), the FastMCP server is created and register_tools is called on it, which defines and registers all tools including 'get_writers' via their @mcp.tool() decorators.
# Create your FastMCP server as usual server = FastMCP("IMDb MCP Server") # Register all tools with the server register_tools(server) - src/imdb_mcp_server/main.py:60-62 (registration)In stdio mode of main(), the FastMCP server is created and register_tools is called, registering 'get_writers'.
server = FastMCP("IMDb MCP Server") register_tools(server) - src/imdb_mcp_server/api.py:14-56 (helper)The helper function make_imdb_request used by get_writers to perform the HTTP request to the IMDb API endpoint, including caching via cache_manager, API key handling from context or env, and error handling.
async def make_imdb_request(url: str, querystring: dict[str, Any], ctx: Optional[Context] = None) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]: """Make a request to the IMDb API with proper error handling and caching.""" # Check if it's time to clean the cache cache_manager.cleanup_if_needed() # Create a cache key from the URL and querystring cache_key = f"{url}_{str(querystring)}" # Try to get from cache first cached_data = cache_manager.cache.get(cache_key) if cached_data: return cached_data # Get API key from session config or fallback to environment variable api_key = None if ctx and hasattr(ctx, 'session_config') and ctx.session_config: api_key = ctx.session_config.rapidApiKeyImdb if not api_key: api_key = os.getenv("RAPID_API_KEY_IMDB") # Not in cache, make the request headers = { "x-rapidapi-key": api_key, "x-rapidapi-host": "imdb236.p.rapidapi.com", } if not api_key: raise ValueError("API key not found. Please set the RAPID_API_KEY_IMDB environment variable or provide rapidApiKeyImdb in the request.") try: response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring, timeout=30.0) response.raise_for_status() data = response.json() # Cache the response cache_manager.cache.set(cache_key, data) return data except Exception as e: raise ValueError(f"Unable to fetch data from IMDb. Please try again later. Error: {e}") - src/imdb_mcp_server/api.py:11-11 (helper)The BASE_URL constant used in get_writers to construct the writers endpoint URL.
BASE_URL = "https://imdb236.p.rapidapi.com/api/imdb"