How to Fetch 30 Movies Per Page Using OMDb API in React

Discover how to retrieve `30 movie items` per page from the OMDb API using React, combining multiple pages effectively.
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Fetching More Movies from the OMDb API in React

If you're working with the OMDb API in React, you may have noticed that it limits your search results to just 10 movies per page. This limitation can be frustrating, especially when you're after a broader dataset for your application. The good news is that you can combine multiple pages to retrieve up to 30 or even more items in a single request.

In this guide, we'll walk you through how to implement a solution that allows you to fetch and consolidate movie data from the OMDb API across multiple pages, focusing on extracting the imdbID from the results.

Understanding the Problem

When you send a request to the OMDb API with a search term, the default return is a maximum of 10 results. If you want more, you have to make additional requests to the API for subsequent pages. Your goal is to fetch data from the first three pages and combine all the data to get the imdbID values.

Here’s an example of how you might start making requests:

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Implementing the Solution

1. Make API Requests

You need to gather data from three pages. The best way to manage this in JavaScript is to use the axios library to handle your API calls safely. Here’s a slightly modified version of your code to collect results from multiple pages:

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2. Combine Results

Once you have the results from each page, the next step is to combine them. The best approach is to use the spread operator (...) to merge the results from the three pages into one array. You can create a new object that includes all the search results:

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3. Extracting imdbID

After combining the results, you can easily map through the combined search results to extract the imdbID:

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Final Code

Here’s how your complete function might look:

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Conclusion

By combining results from several pages in your OMDb API requests, you can effectively increase the number of movies displayed in your application. This method not only enhances user experience but also enriches the data you work with. So, the next time you're limited to just a few results, remember that you can fetch more by leveraging multiple pages!

Happy coding! If you have any questions or would like further clarification on this topic, feel free to leave a comment below!