error when using it "no API key"

[sg-s]

Searching for: Chungking Express
{ StatusCodeError: 401 - {"Response":"False","Error":"No API key provided."}
    at new StatusCodeError (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/imdb-cli/node_modules/request-promise-core/lib/errors.js:32:15)
    at Request.plumbing.callback (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/imdb-cli/node_modules/request-promise-core/lib/plumbing.js:104:33)
    at Request.RP$callback [as _callback] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/imdb-cli/node_modules/request-promise-core/lib/plumbing.js:46:31)
    at Request.self.callback (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/imdb-cli/node_modules/request/request.js:188:22)
    at emitTwo (events.js:125:13)
    at Request.emit (events.js:213:7)
    at Request.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/imdb-cli/node_modules/request/request.js:1171:10)
    at emitOne (events.js:115:13)
    at Request.emit (events.js:210:7)
    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/imdb-cli/node_modules/request/request.js:1091:12)
    at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:314:30)
    at emitNone (events.js:110:20)
    at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:207:7)
    at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1059:12)
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:138:11)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:180:9)
  name: 'StatusCodeError',
  statusCode: 401,
  message: '401 - {"Response":"False","Error":"No API key provided."}',
  error: { Response: 'False', Error: 'No API key provided.' },
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     callback: [Function: RP$callback],
     transform: undefined,
     simple: true,
     resolveWithFullResponse: false,
     transform2xxOnly: false },
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      { end: [Array],
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        domain: null,
        _maxListeners: undefined,
        _writableState: [Object],
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        allowHalfOpen: false,
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        parser: null,
        _httpMessage: [Object],
        read: [Function],
        _consuming: true,
        _idleNext: null,
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        _events: [Object],
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        _handle: null,
        _parent: null,
        _host: 'www.omdbapi.com',
        _readableState: [Object],
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        domain: null,
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        _writableState: [Object],
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        allowHalfOpen: false,
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        _pendingEncoding: '',
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        parser: null,
        _httpMessage: [Object],
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        _consuming: true,
        _idleNext: null,
        _idlePrev: null,
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        _qs: [Object],
        _auth: [Object],
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        _callback: [Function: RP$callback],
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        tunnel: true,
        setHost: true,
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        port: 443,
        host: 'www.omdbapi.com',
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        _started: true,
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        req: [Object],
        ntick: true,
        response: [Circular],
        originalHost: 'www.omdbapi.com',
        originalHostHeaderName: 'host',
        responseContent: [Circular],
        _destdata: true,
        _ended: true,
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     caseless: Caseless { dict: [Object] },
     read: [Function],
     body: { Response: 'False', Error: 'No API key provided.' } } }

[roccomuso]

I never had that error.
We're currently using unofficial imdb API, imdb-api. So there are no guarantees.

[sg-s]

perhaps this is the problem?

https://github.com/worr/node-imdb-api#i-see-an-api-key-in-your-examples-is-it-required-how-do-i-get-one

[roccomuso]

@sg-s yeah. It turns out that the Omdb API now requires a Key. And if you wanna get a key you have to pay for it. I'd leave the issue open until the API hopefully become free again.

[xxczaki]

@sg-s It will be fixed as soon as @roccomuso will merge #4 ❤️

[gmansi]

@sg-s yeah. It turns out that the Omdb API now requires a Key. And if you wanna get a key you have to pay for it. I'd leave the issue open until the API hopefully become free again.

Thanks !! I was trying the same to learn and the same error. Also, If I go to the web page I get "Error: Daily request limit reached!"