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I can not access to imdb since an hour ago

hello curl command to https://www.imdb.com returns 403 forbidden from the different places where I checked and as a result the different apps which refer to imdb's address are not working it was ok til an hour ago when it started I appreciate your help

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@ARIOLands It sounds like you are trying to access IMDb programmatically instead of via a web browser. This is not permitted under our terms and conditions, therefore, the 403 error is correct in this case, sorry. If you are using the data in a commercial / business context, please visit https://developer.imdb.com/ If your access is for personal non-commercial use, please visit https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/general-information/can-i-use-imdb-data-in-my-software/G5JTRESSHJBBHTGX Hope this helps.

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oh I use via app to Redirect users to imdb I am using this method to forward users to right imdb ID , since 2011

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For help on linking to IMDb pages please see https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/general-information/how-do-i-link-to-a-specific-page-on-your-site/GTRTF6K8UA9JP9QQ

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thanks for answer problem is apps stopped working means: we can't even detect correct imdb-id (to send people to imdb's proper page) we checked whole issue it seems only 1 option remained: leaving imdb and wishing you best thank you dear colin your vision is indeed unique thanks for all of these long years you are amazing @colin

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@ARIOLands If you need to map text strings onto IMDb title IDs, please see "title.basics" on https://contribute.imdb.com/dataset