CSFD API 🎬 2025

Modern TypeScript NPM library for scraping Czech Movie Database (csfd.cz) (unofficial)

Features • Installation • Quick Start • API Reference • Examples • Docker

✨ Features

• 🎯 Type-safe - Full TypeScript support with type definitions
• 🧪 Well-tested - ~100% code coverage
• 🚀 Universal - Works in Node.js, browsers, and serverless environments
• 🐳 Docker ready - Pre-built Docker images available
• 🔄 Modern API - Promise-based with async/await support
• 📦 One dependency - Lightweight and efficient

Supported Platforms

• Node.js (ESM & CommonJS)
• Browsers (with CORS considerations)
• Docker containers
• Serverless (Firebase Functions, AWS Lambda, CloudFlare Workers, etc.)
• Chrome Extensions
• React Native (Yes, with Expo too!)

📦 Installation

npm install node-csfd-api
# yarn add node-csfd-api
# pnpm add node-csfd-api

🚀 Quick Start

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

// Fetch movie details
const movie = await csfd.movie(535121);
console.log(movie.title); // "Na špatné straně"

// Search for content
const results = await csfd.search('Tarantino');
console.log(results.movies, results.tvSeries, results.users);

// Get creator info
const creator = await csfd.creator(2120);
console.log(creator.name); // "Quentin Tarantino"

// Get user ratings
const ratings = await csfd.userRatings('912');
console.log(ratings);

// Get user reviews
const reviews = await csfd.userReviews('195357-verbal');
console.log(reviews);

📖 Table of Contents

• Movie Details
• Search
• Creators
• User Ratings
• User Reviews
• Docker Support
• Development

📚 API Reference

Movie

Retrieve comprehensive information about a movie or TV series by its ČSFD ID.

Method: csfd.movie(id: number): Promise<Movie>

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

// Using async/await
const movie = await csfd.movie(535121);

// Alternatively, using promises
csfd.movie(535121).then((movie) => console.log(movie));

{
  id: 535121,
  title: 'Na špatné straně',
  year: '2018',
  descriptions: [
    'Otupělý policejní veterán Ridgeman (Mel Gibson)...',
    'Brett je policajt tesne ...'
  ],
  genres: [ 'Krimi', 'Drama', 'Thriller' ],
  type: 'film',
  url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/535121',
  origins: [ 'USA', 'Kanada' ],
  colorRating: 'good',
  rating: 73,
  ratingCount: 6654,
  photo: '//image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w1326/files/images/film/photos/162/980/162980090_bbffbb.jpg',
  trivia: ['Když Henry (Tory Kittles) se svým mladším bratrem...', 'Ve filmu se střídají...'],
  titlesOther: [
    { country: 'USA', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' },
    { country: 'Kanada', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' },
    { country: 'Slovensko', title: 'Na zlej strane' },
    { country: 'Austrálie', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' },
    { country: 'Velká Británie', title: 'Dragged Across Concrete' }
  ],
  poster: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w1080/files/images/film/posters/163/579/163579352_bf8737.jpg',
  creators: {
    directors: [
    {
      id: 87470,
      name: 'S. Craig Zahler',
      url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/87470-s-craig-zahler/'
      }
    ],
    actors: [
      {
        id: 1,
        name: 'Mel Gibson',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/1-mel-gibson/'
      }
    ],
    basedOn: [],
    writers: [
      {
        id: 87470,
        name: 'S. Craig Zahler',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/87470-s-craig-zahler/'
      }
    ],
    music: [
      {
        id: 203209,
        name: 'Jeff Herriott',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/203209-jeff-herriott/'
      }
    ],
    producers: [
      {
        id: 320006,
        name: 'Sefton Fincham',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/320006-sefton-fincham/'
      }
    ]
  },
  vod: [
    {
      title: 'Voyo',
      url: 'https://voyo.nova.cz/filmy/4604-na-spatne-strane'
    },
    {
      title: 'DVD',
      url: 'https://filmy.heureka.cz/na-spatne-strane-dvd/#utm_source=csfd.cz&utm_medium=cooperation&utm_campaign=csfd_movies_feed'
    }
  ],
  tags: ['policie', 'zbraně', 'zloděj', 'město', 'sledování'],
  premieres: [
   {
      country: 'Česko',
      format: 'Na Blu-ray',
      date: '07.08.2019',
      company: 'Magic Box'
    },
    {
      country: 'USA',
      format: 'V kinech',
      date: '22.03.2019',
      company: 'Lionsgate US'
    }
  ]
}

Search

Search for movies, TV series, and users across the ČSFD database.

Method: csfd.search(query: string): Promise<SearchResults>

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

const results = await csfd.search('bart');

// Access different result types
console.log(results.movies); // Array of movies
console.log(results.tvSeries); // Array of TV series
console.log(results.users); // Array of users

[
  {
    id: 19653,
    title: 'Black Bart',
    year: '1975',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/19653-black-bart/',
    type: 'TV film',
    colorRating: 'bad',
    poster: 'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7',
    origins: ['USA'],
    creators: {
      directors: [{
        id: 87470,
        name: 'S. Craig Zahler',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/87470-s-craig-zahler/'
      }],
      actors: [{
        id: 1,
        name: 'Mel Gibson',
        url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/1-mel-gibson/'
      }]
    }
  }
],
tvSeries: [
  {
    id: 71924,
    title: 'Království',
    year: 1994,
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/71924-kralovstvi/',
    type: 'seriál',
    colorRating: 'good',
    poster: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w60h85/files/images/film/posters/166/708/166708064_2da697.jpg',
    origins: ['Dánsko'],
    creators: []
  }
],
users: [
  {
    id: 912,
    user: 'BART!',
    userRealName: 'Lukáš Barták',
    avatar: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w45h60/files/images/user/avatars/000/281/281554_1c0fef.jpg',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/uzivatel/912-bart/'
  }
]

Creators

Get detailed information about a creator including their biography and filmography.

Method: csfd.creator(id: number): Promise<Creator>

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

const creator = await csfd.creator(2120); // Quentin Tarantino

console.log(creator.name); // Name
console.log(creator.bio); // Biography
console.log(creator.films); // Filmography
console.log(creator.birthday); // Birth date
// ... many more properties, see example

{
  id: 2120,
  name: 'Quentin Tarantino',
  birthday: '27.03.1963',
  birthplace: 'Knoxville, Tennessee, USA',
  photo: 'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w100h132crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/515/164515525_b98f8a.jpg',
  age: 58,
  bio: 'Quentin Tarantino se narodil 27. března roku 1963 v americkém Knoxville teprve šestnáctileté Connie Tarantinové. Své jméno Quentin dostal podle matčiny oblíbené televizní postavy Quinta ze seriálu "Gunsmoke". Quentinův otec byl jistý Tony Tarantino, který rodinu opustil když byl Quentin ještě malinký. Jeho dětství a dospívání ovlivnily nejen filmy, ale pop kultura obecně. Televizní seriály, komiksy, populární hudba, to vše jako mladý hltal ve velkém a stále neměl…',
  films: [
    {
      id: 527699,
      title: 'Tenkrát v Hollywoodu',
      year: 2019,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 362228,
      title: 'Osm hrozných',
      year: 2015,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 294824,
      title: 'Nespoutaný Django',
      year: 2012,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 117077,
      title: 'Hanebný pancharti',
      year: 2009,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 229384,
      title: 'Grindhouse: Auto zabiják',
      year: 2007,
      colorRating: 'average'
    },
    {
      id: 178904,
      title: 'Sin City - město hříchu',
      year: 2005,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 136304,
      title: 'Kill Bill 2',
      year: 2004,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    { id: 43483, title: 'Kill Bill', year: 2003, colorRating: 'good' },
    {
      id: 8850,
      title: 'Jackie Brown',
      year: 1997,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 7743,
      title: 'Čtyři pokoje',
      year: 1995,
      colorRating: 'good'
    },
    {
      id: 8852,
      title: 'Pulp Fiction: Historky z podsvětí',
      year: 1994,
      colorRating: 'good'
    }
  ]
}

User Ratings

Retrieve user ratings from their ČSFD profile.

Method: csfd.userRatings(username: string, options?: UserRatingsOptions): Promise<Rating[]>

Basic Usage

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

// Get last page of ratings (~50 items)
const ratings = await csfd.userRatings('912-bart');

Advanced Options

// Get specific page
const page2 = await csfd.userRatings('912-bart', { page: 2 });

// Get all ratings (use with caution - rate limiting applies)
const allRatings = await csfd.userRatings('912-bart', {
  allPages: true,
  allPagesDelay: 2000 // 2 second delay between requests
});

// Filter by content type
const onlyMovies = await csfd.userRatings('912-bart', {
  includesOnly: ['film']
});

const excludeEpisodes = await csfd.userRatings('912-bart', {
  exclude: ['epizoda', 'série']
});

⚠️ Rate Limiting Warning: When fetching all pages, use appropriate delays to avoid detection. Consider implementing exponential backoff for large datasets.

[
  {
    title: 'David Attenborough: Život na naší planetě',
    year: 2020,
    type: 'film',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/812944-david-attenborough-zivot-na-nasi-planete/',
    colorRating: 'good',
    userDate: '01.11.2020',
    userRating: 5
  },
  {
    title: 'Coronation',
    year: 2020,
    type: 'film',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/912552-coronation/',
    colorRating: 'good',
    userDate: '28.10.2020',
    userRating: 4
  }
];

UserRatingsOptions

| Option | Type | Default | Description | | --------------- | ----------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | includesOnly | CSFDFilmTypes[] | null | Include only specific content types (e.g., ['film', 'seriál']) | | exclude | CSFDFilmTypes[] | null | Exclude specific content types (e.g., ['epizoda']) | | allPages | boolean | false | Fetch all pages of ratings | | allPagesDelay | number | 0 | Delay between page requests in milliseconds | | page | number | 1 | Fetch specific page number |

📝 Note: includesOnly and exclude are mutually exclusive. If both are provided, includesOnly takes precedence.

🔗 See CSFDFilmTypes definition

User Reviews

Retrieve detailed user reviews from their ČSFD profile.

Method: csfd.userReviews(userId: number | string, options?: UserReviewsOptions): Promise<Review[]>

Basic Usage

import { csfd } from 'node-csfd-api';

// Get latest reviews
const reviews = await csfd.userReviews(195357);

Advanced Options

// Get specific page
const page2 = await csfd.userReviews(195357, { page: 2 });

// Get all reviews with rate limiting
const allReviews = await csfd.userReviews(195357, {
  allPages: true,
  allPagesDelay: 2000
});

// Filter by content type
const filtered = await csfd.userReviews(195357, {
  includesOnly: ['film'],
  exclude: ['epizoda']
});

[
  {
    id: 1391448,
    title: 'Co s Péťou?',
    year: 2025,
    type: 'film',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/1391448-co-s-petou/prehled/',
    colorRating: 'good',
    userDate: '27.11.2025',
    userRating: 4,
    text: 'Co s Péťou? Inu, co by? Každý normální Sparťan by to okamžitě mrdnul z útesu...',
    poster:
      'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w240h339/files/images/film/posters/170/492/170492173_1l3djd.jpg'
  },
  {
    id: 1530416,
    title: 'Kouzlo derby',
    year: 2025,
    type: 'film',
    url: 'https://www.csfd.cz/film/1530416-kouzlo-derby/prehled/',
    colorRating: 'average',
    userDate: '26.11.2025',
    userRating: 1,
    text: 'Typické kolečkoidní sebevykradačské pásmo klišovitých...',
    poster:
      'https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w240h339/files/images/film/posters/170/230/170230377_cimu90.jpg'
  }
];

UserReviewsOptions

Same options as UserRatingsOptions.

🐳 Docker Support

Run the CSFD API as a standalone REST service using Docker.

Using Pre-built Image

# Pull the latest image
docker pull bartholomej/node-csfd-api

# Run the container
docker run -p 3000:3000 bartholomej/node-csfd-api

Building Your Own Image

# Build the image
docker build -t node-csfd-api .

# Run the container
docker run -p 3000:3000 node-csfd-api

REST API Endpoints

Once running, access the API at http://localhost:3000:

| Endpoint | Description | Example | | ------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------ | | /movie/:id | Get movie details | /movie/535121 | | /search/:query | Search content | /search/tarantino | | /creator/:id | Get creator info | /creator/2120 | | /user-ratings/:username | Get user ratings | /user-ratings/912-bart | | /user-reviews/:userId | Get user reviews | /user-reviews/195357 |

Docker Hub: bartholomej/node-csfd-api

🌟 Real-World Usage

This library powers several production applications:

Browser Extensions

• Netflix ČSFD Extension - Shows ČSFD ratings on Netflix (source)
• Dafilms Extension - ČSFD integration for Dafilms (source)
• Kviff.tv Extension - ČSFD ratings for Kviff.tv (source)

Web Applications

• bartweb.cz - Personal website using Firebase Functions for "Last Seen" movie tracking

Mobile Applications

• KinoKlub - React Native app for AeroFilms cinema chain (Android & iOS)

🔮 Roadmap

Completed Features ✅

• Movies & TV Series
  • Basic info (title, year, rating, poster, duration)
  • Detailed metadata (genres, origins, VOD platforms)
  • Cast & crew (directors, actors, writers, composers, producers, etc.)
  • Related content (similar movies, trivia)
  • Alternative titles, premieres, tags
• Search
  • Movies, TV series, and users
• Creators
  • Biography and filmography
• User Data
  • Ratings with pagination and filtering
  • Reviews with pagination and filtering

Planned Features 🚧

• [ ] Movie: reviews from movie detail page
• [ ] Movie: Original soundtracks (OST) information
• [ ] Search: Creator search functionality
• [ ] Server: Caching layer for improved performance
• [ ] Server: Rate limiting helpers

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• yarn/npm/pnpm/...

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/bartholomej/node-csfd-api.git
cd node-csfd-api

# Install dependencies
yarn install

# Run tests
yarn test

# Run tests with coverage
yarn test:coverage

# Start development mode
yarn start

# Run the demo
yarn demo

Project Structure

src/
├── dto/              # Data transfer objects & types
├── fetchers/         # HTTP request handlers
├── helpers/          # Parsing & data transformation
├── services/         # Main API service classes
└── index.ts          # Public API exports

Testing

The project maintains ~100% code coverage. Tests are located in the tests/ directory.

# Run all tests
yarn test

# Run tests in watch mode
yarn test:watch

# Generate coverage report
yarn test:coverage

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

How to Contribute

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Ensure tests pass (yarn test)
6. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
7. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
8. Open a Pull Request

Guidelines

• Write clear, concise commit messages
• Add tests for new features
• Update documentation as needed
• Follow the existing code style
• Ensure all tests pass before submitting PR

Reporting Issues

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Please open an issue with:

• Clear description of the problem
• Steps to reproduce (for bugs)
• Expected vs actual behavior
• Environment details (Node version, OS, etc.)

⭐️ Support

If you find this project useful and you are brave enough consider making a donation for some 🍺 or 🍵 ;)

• Giving it a ⭐️ on GitHub
• Sharing it with others who might benefit
• Sponsoring the project to support ongoing development

Your support helps maintain and improve this library! 🙏

🔒 Privacy & Security

This library does not collect, store, or transmit any user data.

All requests are made directly from your application to ČSFD.cz. No intermediary servers are involved, and no data is logged or stored by this library.

I physically can't. I have nowhere to store it. I don't even have a server database to store it. So even if Justin Bieber asked nicely to see your data, I wouldn't have anything to show him.

Important Notes

• This is a scraping library - use it responsibly and respect ❤️ ČSFD's terms of service
• Implement appropriate rate limiting in production
• Consider caching responses to minimize server load
• Be aware of CORS restrictions when using in browsers

📝 License

MIT © 2020 - 2025 Lukas Bartak

See LICENSE for full details.

Built with ❤️ by Lukas Bartak

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