Flix4r

a ruby client for the NetFlix API

Based on the "RESTful" resources provided by the NetFlix API, flix4r provides a clean, if very incomplete, set of models for accessing NetFlixs' (sp?) resources.

Credentials

You must apply for your own API key from NetFlix in order to use flix4r. See NetFlixCredentials for more information.

Example Usage

>> list = NetFlix::Title.search(:term => 'sneakers', :max_results => 2)
=> [#<NetFlix::Title:0x57f0f58 ...>, #<NetFlix::Title:0x57f0f58 ...>] # shortened for readability
>> sneakers = list.first
>> sneakers.title
=> "Sneakers"

>> sneakers.delivery_formats
=> ['instant', 'DVD']

>> sneakers.id
=> "http://api.netflix.com/catalog/titles/movies/60031755"

>> sneakers.web_page
=> "http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Sneakers/60031755"

>> sneakers.genres
=> ["Thrillers", "Action Comedies", "Espionage Thrillers", "Action Thrillers", "Suspense", "Heist Films", "Universal Studios Home Entertainment"]

>> sneakers.actors
=> ["Robert Redford", "Sidney Poitier", "Ben Kingsley", "Dan Aykroyd", "Mary McDonnell", "River Phoenix", "David Strathairn", "Donal Logue", "Timothy Busfield", "Eddie Jones", "George Hearn", "Lee Garlington", "Stephen Tobolowsky"]

NetFlix vs Netflix

The great Panda has pointed out to me that the official name is Netflix. meh.