# Populating database with data from webscraper

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**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/populating-database-with-data-from-webscraper/290204 "2018-07-31T12:52:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/populating-database-with-data-from-webscraper/290204/3 "2018-07-31T20:05:28Z")

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And adding here to @ChuckPa

You could write your scraper as an agent, since that’s the way to get it in there

Might wanna take a peak at other agents avail, like:

> [@Metadata agents for exported XBMC library](https://forums.plex.tv/t/metadata-agents-for-exported-xbmc-library/15430):
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> If you already have metadata in XBMC, and would like to use that in Plex. I took the [code posted by Harley Hooligan](http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/16293-nfo-agent/page\_\_view\_\_findpost\_\_p\_\_97610), and changed it to work with my files. In XBMC, go in Settings \> Videos \> Library \> Export Video Library. Choose Separate files & Export Thumbnails and fanart, and optionally overwrite existing files. This will create .nfo & .jpg files for your TV Shows and Movies, in the appropriate di…

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