Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API • Hacker News Board

Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:27 PM UTC

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Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by alwayslikethis » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:28 PM UTC

I predicted this moment when they switched to opensubtitles.com domain. Realistically though, their importance has diminished noticeably with tools like Whisper.

Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by dudeinjapan » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:28 PM UTC

pca006132 wrote: post #3

Nice, so now we have OpenAI and OpenSubtitles that has 'Open' in their name and not open :)

The “open” means “open your wallet and pay us!”

Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by HeadlessChild » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:30 PM UTC

Reminds me of the excellent Swedish website undertexter.se which was a community based site for Swedish subtitles. The owner of the site was convicted for copyright infringement. It is a sad world we live in.

Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by agileAlligator » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:30 PM UTC

CornishPasty wrote: post #7

k4rli wrote: post #4

Possibly misleading. Opensubtitles.org is still up and running.

Until the new year, when it will be closed down, unless you pay

If I read the post correctly, they are making changes to the API, not the website itself, right?

You will still be able to visit the website and download the subtitles you want. You just won't be able to make use of the API without paying for it.

Edit: Nvm they are going to insert ads everywhere

Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by petemir » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:30 PM UTC

Actual title: “Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API: Embrace the 20% Black Friday Treat”.

Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by daeros » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:30 PM UTC

I'm going to end up paying them. sad.

Re: Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API

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Post by crazygringo » Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 2:31 PM UTC

> Your consumer can query the API on its own, and download 5 subtitles per IP's per 24 hours, but a user must be authenticated to download more. Users will then be able to download as many subtitles as their ranks allows, from 10 as simple signed up user, to 1000 for VIP user.

> If you wish to offer subtitles without prompting for an opensubtitles account, please contact us and tell us about your project... For an easier development process, you can set your consumer as "Under Development", this will allow you to perform up to 100 downloads per day without user authentication temporarly. [1]

Downloading tiers are listed at [2].

It's a question I've never considered before -- should "open" mean "you can API-download everything all the time anonymously no limits", or "you're free to API-download a reasonable amount for consumer purposes with an account, and the more you upload the more you can download"?

Do they offer any kind of bulk download or mirror?

[1] https://opensubtitles.stoplight.io/docs/opensubtitles-api/e3...

[2] https://www.opensubtitles.com/en/support_us/