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Moviegrabber for Obsidian

Grabs movie data from public APIs and converts it into Obsidian notes with properties, ready for use with Dataview and other plugins.

Best For

movie enthusiastscollectorsdata-driven note-takersstudentsresearchers

Key Use Cases

  • Creating a personal movie watchlist or library
  • Logging detailed metadata (cast, release year, ratings) for each film
  • Combining with Dataview queries to filter, sort, or visualize movie data

Pros

  • Automates retrieval of comprehensive movie metadata
  • Seamlessly integrates with Dataview and Obsidian properties
  • Simple setup with public APIs (no manual entry)

Limitations

  • Limited to movie data (not TV shows or other media)
  • Requires internet access for API calls
  • Potential API rate limits or key requirements

Tags

moviesdataviewapiimportdatabase

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