addic7ed-api

addic7ed-api

API to search and download TV show subtitles files from www.addic7ed.com database.

Installation

Like every other npm package, run the command npm install addic7ed-api

Usage example

Search completed subtitles file for South Park season 25 episode 4. Download and save the first result.

import { search, download } from 'addic7ed-api';

const subtitlesList = await search('South Park', 25, 4);
const subInfo = subtitlesList && subtitlesList[0];
if (subInfo) {
    await download(subInfo, './South.Park.S25E04.srt');
    console.log('Subtitles file downloaded.');
}

Search completed subtitles file for Deadpool (2016). Download and save the first result.

import { search, download } from 'addic7ed-api';

const subtitlesList = await search('Deadpool 2016');
const subInfo = subtitlesList && subtitlesList[0];
if (subInfo) {
    await download(subInfo, './deadpool.2016.srt');
    console.log('Subtitles file downloaded.');
}

API functions

search(title, [season], [episode], [languages])

Search and return a list of completed subtitles.

Parameters

• title: The show or movie title
• season: (optional) The season number, integer or string like '01' if it's a show. null for movies.
• episode: (optional) The episode number, integer or string like '01' if it's a show. null for movies.
• languages: (optional) Limit the search to a list of ISO 639-2/B (3 characters) language codes. Example: ['fre', 'eng']

Return value

Returns a promise which is resolved when the search is complete. This promise returns a list of object containing the subtitles file language, lang code, version and download link. Distribution (BLURAY, WEB-DL or HDTV) and team (i.e. KILLERS) are extracted from version if possible.

download(subInfo, filename)

Download and save a subtitles file.

Parameters

• subInfo: Object with a link property, typically coming from the addic7edApi.search() method result list.
• filename: The file to write

Return value

Returns a promise which is resolved when the file is written.

getShowTitles()

Return a list of all available show titles.

Return value

Returns a promise which is resolved when the get operation is complete. This promise returns a list of show titles.