A Node.js app that provides the data that powers cinelist.co.uk.
Location information is retreived using postcodes.io and OpenStreetMap's Nominatim service. Cinema information is parsed from FindAnyFilm.com. CineList returns cinema listings based on information retrieved from these three sources.
The CineList API is no more. Here's why.
It's been fun.
Cinema listing websites suck, so I made CineList to fix that. CineList needed an API, so I built a service that could figure out locations, get nearby cinemas and get the times for films showing at those cinemas.
- Clone this repo
- Enter the cloned directory with a CLI of your choice
- Run
npm i - Run
npm run startto begin server
A server will now be listening on port 3000. You can configure this by including a .env file in the same folder as app.js and including a PORT variable. For example PORT=8080 will cause the server to bind to port 8080.
The CineList API can provide two pieces of information. It can:
- List cinemas within a radius of a location in the UK
- The location can be a postcode, place name or landmark.
- If you know the type of input (for example, a postcode) you can use the appropriate endpoint (
/search/cinemas/postcode/:postcode) for a quicker result - Otherwise, you can use the
/search/cinemas/location/:locationendpoint which will do its best to figure out the type of input
- Find out the Cinema listings for a specific cinema
The CineList API queries Nominatim and Postcodes API to figure out the location input and, ultimately, determine a postcode. Once a postcode has been obtained, it will scrape and parse findanyfilm.co.uk to get a list of cinemas for the location. Each cinema is assigned a unique ID by Find Any Film. Using this ID, you can further query the /get endpoint of the CineList API to get show listings for that cinema.
GET /search/cinemas/postcode/:postcode
Get a list of cinemas within a certain distance of a UK postcode
// Request: /search/cinemas/postcode/LU12HN
// Result :
{
"postcode":"LU12HN",
"cinemas":[
{
"distance":0.6,
"name":"Cineworld Luton, Luton, Luton",
"id":"7530"
},
{
"distance":8.6,
"name":"Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire",
"id":"8053"
},
{
"distance":9.3,
"name":"Empire Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire",
"id":"7152"
},
{
"distance":9.4,
"name":"Alban Arena, St Albans, Hertfordshire",
"id":"3870"
},
{
"distance":9.6,
"name":"Cineworld Stevenage, Stevenage, Hertfordshire",
"id":"7544"
},
{
"distance":9.8,
"name":"The Odyssey, St Albans, Hertfordshire",
"id":"9105"
}
]
}
Get a list of cinemas by searching for a UK city, town or placename
GET /search/cinemas/location/:location
// Request: /search/cinemas/location/St.%20Albans
// Result:
{
"status":"ok",
"postcode":"AL12JF",
"cinemas":[
{
"distance":0.7,
"name":"The Odyssey, St Albans, Hertfordshire",
"id":"9105"
},
{
"distance":0.9,
"name":"Alban Arena, St Albans, Hertfordshire",
"id":"3870"
},
{
"distance":1.7,
"name":"Highfield Park, St. Albans, Hertfordshire",
"id":"8844"
},
{
"distance":4.0,
"name":"Vue Watford, Watford, Hertfordshire",
"id":"6921"
},
{
"distance":4.9,
"name":"Empire Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire",
"id":"7152"
},
{
"distance":5.0,
"name":"Hatfield, Hatfield, Hertfordshire",
"id":"9258"
},
{
"distance":5.8,
"name":"Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire",
"id":"8050"
},
{
"distance":6.2,
"name":"Palace Theatre, Watford, Hertfordshire",
"id":"5803"
},
{
"distance":8.9,
"name":"Barnet, Barnet, Greater London",
"id":"9233"
},
{
"distance":9.1,
"name":"Harrow Arts Centre, Pinner, Middlesex",
"id":"4731"
},
{
"distance":9.9,
"name":"Cineworld Luton, Luton, Luton",
"id":"7530"
}
]
}
GET /search/cinemas/coordinates/:latitude/:longitude
Get a list of cinemas within a radius of a set of geo coordinates
// Request: /search/cinemas/coordinates/50.7200/-1.8800
// Result :
{
"status":"ok",
"postcode":"BH26EG",
"cinemas":[
{
"distance":0.3,
"name":"ABC Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset",
"id":"7174"
},
{
"distance":0.3,
"name":"Odeon Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset",
"id":"7175"
},
{
"distance":0.3,
"name":"Bournemouth Pier, Bournemouth",
"id":"8841"
},
{
"distance":0.9,
"name":"Odeon Bournemouth (ABC), Bournemouth",
"id":"9342"
},
{
"distance":0.9,
"name":"Odeon Bournemouth (ODEON), Bournemouth",
"id":"9337"
},
{
"distance":3.6,
"name":"Empire Poole (Tower Park)",
"id":"8510"
},
{
"distance":3.6,
"name":"Empire Poole Tower Park, Poole, Dorset",
"id":"7147"
},
{
"distance":4.2,
"name":"Lighthouse, Poole's Centre For The Arts, Poole, Dorset",
"id":"2799"
},
{
"distance":4.6,
"name":"Regent, Christchurch, Dorset",
"id":"1999"
},
{
"distance":7.3,
"name":"Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne, Dorset",
"id":"1729"
}
]
}
GET /get/times/cinema/:venueID?day=[INT]
Get the film times for a cinema. The day query parameter is an offset to get times for a day other than today.
// Request: /get/times/cinema/7530
// Result :
{
"status":"ok",
"listings":[
{
"times":[
"10:20"
],
"title":"Annie (2014)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:50",
"14:00",
"20:20"
],
"title":"Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"17:10"
],
"title":"Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:50",
"14:00",
"20:20"
],
"title":"Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:00"
],
"title":"Big Hero 6 (2014)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:00"
],
"title":"Big Hero 6 - Movies For Juniors (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"11:20"
],
"title":"Cinderella (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"14:10"
],
"title":"Fast & Furious 7 (2014)"
},
{
"times":[
"13:00",
"15:20"
],
"title":"Home (2014)"
},
{
"times":[
"12:45",
"15:30",
"17:20",
"18:20",
"20:10",
"21:10"
],
"title":"Mad Max - Fury Road (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:20",
"12:20",
"14:20",
"16:20"
],
"title":"Moomins On The Riviera (2014)"
},
{
"times":[
"12:30",
"14:15",
"15:15",
"17:00",
"18:00",
"19:45",
"20:45"
],
"title":"Pitch Perfect (2012)"
},
{
"times":[
"12:30",
"14:15",
"15:15",
"17:00",
"18:00",
"19:45",
"20:45"
],
"title":"Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"11:10",
"13:40",
"16:15",
"17:40",
"18:50",
"20:15",
"21:15",
"22:30"
],
"title":"Poltergeist (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:10"
],
"title":"Shaun The Sheep (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"18:30",
"21:00"
],
"title":"Spooks: The Greater Good (2014)"
},
{
"times":[
"13:20",
"16:30",
"19:40"
],
"title":"Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:30"
],
"title":"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (2014)"
},
{
"times":[
"10:30",
"11:30",
"13:30",
"14:30",
"16:30",
"17:30",
"19:30",
"20:30"
],
"title":"Tomorrowland (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"11:50"
],
"title":"Two By Two (2015)"
},
{
"times":[
"22:40"
],
"title":"Unfriended (2015)"
}
],
"day":"1"
}
GET /get/times/many/:venueID?day=[INT]
Get the film times for the provided list of cinemas. The list of cinemas should be separated by commas. The day query parameter is an offset to get times for a day other than today.
// Request: http://api.cinelist.co.uk/get/times/many/10681,7517
//Result:
{
"status": "ok",
"results": [{
"cinema": "10681",
"listings": [{
"title": "On Chesil Beach",
"times": ["11:00"]
},
{
"title": "Incredibles 2",
"times": ["11:00",
"12:05",
"12:30",
"14:00",
"15:00",
"17:00",
"18:00",
"18:40",
"20:50",
"21:30"]
},
{
"title": "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again",
"times": ["11:40",
"14:40",
"18:50",
"19:50",
"20:30",
"20:55",
"21:40"]
},
{
"title": "Patrick",
"times": ["10:00"]
},
{
"title": "Show Dogs",
"times": ["10:15"]
},
{
"title": "Ant-Man & The Wasp",
"times": ["10:05",
"11:30",
"12:45",
"13:30",
"14:15",
"15:30",
"16:15",
"17:00",
"18:15",
"19:00",
"19:45",
"20:30",
"21:15",
"21:45"]
},
{
"title": "Hotel Transylvania 3",
"times": ["09:50",
"10:50",
"12:20",
"13:20",
"14:50",
"15:50",
"18:20"]
},
{
"title": "Teen Titans Go! To The Movies",
"times": ["09:45",
"12:00",
"14:15",
"16:30"]
},
{
"title": "Mission: Impossible - Fallout",
"times": ["11:05",
"14:20",
"15:20",
"17:10",
"17:40",
"20:00",
"21:00"]
},
{
"title": "Fanney Khan",
"times": ["17:20"]
}]
},
{
"cinema": "7517",
"listings": [{
"title": "Incredibles 2",
"times": ["10:20",
"11:20",
"13:10",
"14:10",
"17:10",
"20:10"]
},
{
"title": "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again",
"times": ["10:50",
"12:40",
"15:15",
"16:15",
"18:00",
"19:15",
"20:45"]
},
{
"title": "Show Dogs",
"times": ["10:00"]
},
{
"title": "Ant-Man & The Wasp",
"times": ["12:00",
"14:50",
"16:40",
"17:40",
"19:30",
"20:30"]
},
{
"title": "Hotel Transylvania 3",
"times": ["10:20",
"11:50",
"14:20",
"16:50"]
},
{
"title": "Teen Titans Go! To The Movies",
"times": ["10:00",
"12:15",
"14:30"]
},
{
"title": "Mission: Impossible - Fallout",
"times": ["13:40",
"17:00",
"19:00",
"20:20"]
}]
}]
}
GET /get/cinema/:venueID
Get information for a cinema with a given id.
// Request: https://api.cinelist.co.uk/get/cinema/7530
{
"cinema":{
"name":"Cineworld Luton",
"address1":"The Galaxy, <br /> Bridge Street, <br /> Luton",
"towncity":"Luton",
"show_towncity":false,
"postcode":"LU1 2NB",
"website":"http://www1.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/luton",
"phone":"0871 200 2000",
"distance":"-1",
"lat":"51.874760",
"lon":"-0.423730"
}
}