IMDb challenge

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IMDb challenge

Post by adoxa » 2026-04-19, 07:02

Do those who login to IMDb happen to know if you still get the challenge? (With the Network monitor open you'll see a "challenge" script.)

(They added the challenge a while ago, but using "googlebot" as the UA bypassed it; a few days ago it stopped working. I miss it on my PVR; if the challenge still occurs when logged in looks like I'll have to switch to TMDB, unless there's another suggestion?)

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Re: IMDb challenge

Post by adoxa » 2026-04-20, 14:00

Nevermind, a workaround's been discovered (use the graph).