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fix: add Referer header to GraphQL requests to prevent 403 #183

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions imdbinfo/services.py
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Expand Up @@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ def request_handler(url: str) -> Any:


def request_graphql_url(headers, search_term, payload, url) -> Any:
# IMDb's GraphQL endpoint returns HTTP 403 without a browser Referer.
headers = {"Referer": "https://www.imdb.com/", **headers}
resp = niquests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
if resp.status_code != 200:
logger.error("GraphQL request failed: %s", resp.status_code)
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