Utelly
Dev tools
api for streaming availability
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
8 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful service that people have wanted for a while
From 3 comments
Good lord I've been wanting/waiting for someone to do this and you've finally delivered! Huge kudos. I'll definitely be using & keeping an eye on this. I'd much rather find what…
virtuexru on HNI've already started on an app. I've been hoping for an API like this for a couple years now.
megiddo on HNSeems very useful, right now to do this, I need to run a search on Roku. And not all my TVs have Roku.
jgalt212 on HN
Objections
Only UK and US regions supported so far
From 2 comments
It only appears to pull data for UK/US services right now. So while it does seem to separate out the content according to region, us Canadians will have to make due without.
StevenRayOrr on HNContent is tagged per region, but we only support uk and us at the moment. We will add Canada as soon as possible
utelly on HN
Scraping data raises legality concerns
From 1 comment
Do you use any frameworks or services for the scrapers? Also, any concerns about legality of scraping?
sliptrack on HN
Requests
Add more regions such as Canada, India and Netherlands
From 5 comments
Content is tagged per region, but we only support uk and us at the moment. We will add Canada as soon as possible
utelly on HNWe support regions but currently support uk and us, we are looking at adding more regions ASAP
utelly on HNUseful! Can you set a region so it checks only that region? Also, can you add Hotstar (India)?
msravi on HNIndia.
pankajleon on HNThis is great! If you could make it so that I could specify the region, so that it would only look on, for example the Dutch or Romanian Netflix (the two countries where I often…
photonios on HN
Add Hulu, HBO Now and Google Play for US
From 2 comments
Adding Hulu to the U.S. would be nice.
mox1 on HNUS: Hulu, HBO Now, Google Play
megiddo on HN
Provide show IDs or lookup by TMDB id
From 2 comments
This is great. I would suggest giving shows an ID though. Looking at the docs, it looks like I have to search every time and just hope the show is still returned in the search…
zeronight on HNNoticed in the API results that you have images from TMDB ... does this mean you link your data to TMDB ids? If you could expose an endpoint to search by TMDB id the utility of…
jarommcdonald on HN
Season and episode list support
From 1 comment
Do you have season and episode list support, or plan on adding it?
twbarber on HN
Questions
How is data sourced and how often is it updated
From 2 comments
How do you source the data? Does it keep current with catalog changes?
rory096 on HNFor each request, or periodically?
rory096 on HN
What license does it carry and will the code be open sourced
From 2 comments
What license does it carry?
draz on HNThis is great! If you could make it so that I could specify the region, so that it would only look on, for example the Dutch or Romanian Netflix (the two countries where I often…
photonios on HN
Alternatives named
JustWatch
From 1 comment
I'm using JustWatch (https://www.justwatch.com/) for manual searches (there seem to be Python packages offering an API but not sure how legitimate they are).
sambe on HN
Roku search
From 1 comment
Seems very useful, right now to do this, I need to run a search on Roku. And not all my TVs have Roku.
jgalt212 on HN
iOS TV app
From 1 comment
Fun Fact, not as robust but the iOS TV app does this also
bg0 on HN