Netflix IDs not present in films data dump
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We downloaded the films data dump, and found that the value of the netflix ID wasn't present in the films.tsv, even though it appeared as a column in the first row. Any reason for this? Is there any way we can get the netflix ID?
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The Netflix IDs have been added and updated extensively since the data dump. I would recommend going to filter view (http://www.freebase.com/view/film/film), adding all the columns from the left that you want, including the Netflix ID, and then "Use these results" --> "Save as TSV/CSV" to produce your own version of the latest film data. Please post if you have trouble doing this.
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So, would this mean that there could be the possibility of certain values being updated, that may not be reflected in the dump? Is there any way of getting this delta as well?
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The best way to pick up deltas between data dumps would be by using our API; this would be very easy for the case you mention, simply getting Netflix IDs for any that have gained them since the last dump. See our help section for API help.
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Another way to detect recent changes is to monitor the RSS feed of the history for that type. For example, the Film type history feed is:
http://www.freebase.com/feed/history/all/film/film
This will notify you as soon as someone adds a new film, changes an existing film or deletes a film.
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