Oh, I should've noticed that they've posted a message about their API saying they aren't taking new developers and their focus has shifted. http://developer.netflix.com/blog/read/Changes_to_the_Public_API_Program
That is what I get for bookmarking the documentation that interested me. Karen On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Karen Coombs <librarywebc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Owen for the TOS info. The documentation > (http://developer.netflix.com/docs/REST_API_Reference#jcs-2) is VERY > confusing as to whether or not you can search for DVDs (not streaming) > titles. They mention being able to download a zip file which seems a > little odd if the TOS say you can't keep the data for more than 24 > hours. > > Karen > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Owen Stephens <o...@ostephens.com> wrote: >> From the Netflix API Terms of Use "Titles and Title Metadata may be stored >> for no more than twenty four (24) hours." >> http://developer.netflix.com/page/Api_terms_of_use >> >> Owen Stephens >> Owen Stephens Consulting >> Web: http://www.ostephens.com >> Email: o...@ostephens.com >> Telephone: 0121 288 6936 >> >> On 19 Aug 2013, at 16:59, Ken Irwin <kir...@wittenberg.edu> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Karen, >>> >>> This goes in a bit of a direction from what I'm hoping for and your project >>> does suggest that some matching to build such searches might be possible. >>> >>> What I really want is to apply LCSH and related data to the Netflix search >>> process, essentially dropping Netflix holdings into a library catalog >>> interface. I suspect you'd have to build a local cache of the OCLC data for >>> known Netflix items to do so, and maybe a local cache of the Netflix title >>> list. I wonder if either or both of those actions would violate the TOS for >>> the respective services. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of >>> Karen Coombs >>> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 11:26 AM >>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] netflix search mashups w/ library tools? >>> >>> Ken, >>> >>> I did a mashup that took Netflix's top 100 movies and looked to see if a >>> specific library had that item. >>> http://www.oclc.org/developer/applications/netflix-my-library >>> >>> You might think about doing the following. Search WorldCat for titles on a >>> particular topic and then check to see if the title is available via >>> Netflix. Netflix API for searching their catalog is pretty limited though >>> so it might not give you what you want. It looks like it only allows you to >>> search their streamable content. >>> >>> Also I had a lot of trouble with trying to match Netflix titles and library >>> holdings. Because there isn't a good match point. DVDs don't have ISBNs and >>> if you use title you can get into trouble because movies get remade. So >>> title + date seems to work best if you can get the information. >>> >>> Karen >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Ken Irwin <kir...@wittenberg.edu> wrote: >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> Is anyone out there using library-like tools for searching Netflix? I'm >>>> imagining a world in which Netflix data gets mashed up with OCLC data or >>>> something like it to populate a more robustly searchable Netflix title >>>> list. >>>> >>>> Does anything like this exist? >>>> >>>> What I really want at the moment is a list of Netflix titles dealing with >>>> Islamic topics (Muhammed, the Qu'ran, the history of Islamic >>>> civilizations, the Hajj, Ramadan, etc.) for doing beyond-the-library >>>> readers' advisory in connection with our ALA/NEH Muslim Journey's >>>> Bookshelf. Netflix's own search tool is singularly awful, and I thought >>>> that the library world might have an interest in doing better. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> Thanks >>>> Ken
