See NetflixSuite Plugins for the very latest version of Netflix History.

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Here's the NetflixHistory plugin. Just when you thought it wasn't possible to play with the Netflix plugin one more bit ...

What happened is that in the Comments of my Netflix Queue Plugin 2003 post, Smartacus requested a plugin that would scrape the Netflix Rental History page instead of the queue. The argument was that one might want to display a list of flicks they'd actually seen, all the better to be in a position to discuss them!

This was pretty tough logic to oppose, and unfortunately I got the comment note at about 11:30 last night, causing me to stay up another hour kludging up said plugin when a rational person (probably including Smartacus if logic skills are any indication) would be sleeping.

Anyway, the plugin is called NetflixHistory and it will return your 3-Month Rental History list. The tags return movie title (with date movie produced included, as in the NetFlix list's format), url to the movie, date shipped to you, and date received back by Netflix (in case your enraptured readers are really curious about your exact doings).

For example:
<MTNetflixHistory session_id="<your session ID>">
<a href="<$MTNetflixHistoryURL$>"><$MTNetflixHistoryTitle$></a><br />
</MTNetflixHistory>

Available tags are:
<MTNetflixHistory>
<$MTNetflixHistoryTitle$>
<$MTNetflixHistoryURL$>
<$MTNetflixHistoryShipDate$>
<$MTNetflixHistoryReturnDate$>

No fancy stuff here. Let me know of bugs or feature requests.

Download: NetflixHistory

Comments

2 Responses to Netflix History Plugin

Oscar Says:
March 14th, 2004 at 12:10 am
Hi Carol - I’m sorry you are having such a bad time with Netflix. Unfortunately, I have nothing to do with them, and simply revised some software that helps people display their Netflix choices on their websites.

Is there a phone number by the Netflix item on your credit card bill? If so, try calling them, and let ‘em know you’re a senior, and that you intend to take legal action if they don’t remedy the situation.
Carol Denmead Says:
March 13th, 2004 at 11:30 pm
PER PREVIOUS EMAIL JUST SENT—I NEVER HAD AN ACCOUNT WITH YOU SO HOW COULD I HAVE A PASSWORD?
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME ANOTHER RESPONSE FORM LETTER. DO SOMETHING!!!
LETO B OF A VISA ACCOUNT:
Last SUMMER, I looked into the NETFLIX DVD info on the web, because my sister told me how handy it was to order DVD’s by mail. KEEP IN MIND I DO NOT EVEN OWN A DVD. I checked into the site, and then thought; heck it is easy to get VCR’s at the grocery store. In a few days I received some DVD’s in the mail which I marked RETURN TO SENDER/NON MEMBER.
Then October 1st I moved, and the holidays were upon us, and FINALLY in January I looked at my bill and saw a monthly charge of $21.00 for NETFLIX. I WROTE THEM A LETTER AND ALSO ONE TO YOU (SNAIL MAIL). HEARD NOTHING except Netflix said they would get back to me soon. ha
So now it is March and I wrote Netflix every month, and BofA, and heard nothing. SO PLEASE, PLEASE - WILL YOU STOP THE BILLING, AND AT LEAST GET ME PART OF A REFUND SINCE I HAVE BEEN CHARGED SINCE SEPTEMBER. MAYBE AUGUST. BUT PLEASE CONTACT THEM. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY GOT MY CREDIT CARD UNLESS AOL GAVE IT TO THEM. I AM 70 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS HARD FOR ME TO DEAL WITH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAROL DENMEAD