diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/PathExtensions.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/PathExtensions.cs
index 72fe5a854..73236bad8 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/PathExtensions.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/PathExtensions.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             // for imdbid we also accept pattern matching
             if (string.Equals(attribute, "imdbid", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                var match = ProviderIdParsers.TryParseImdbId(str, out var imdbId);
-                return match ? imdbId : null;
+                var match = ProviderIdParsers.TryFindImdbId(str, out var imdbId);
+                return match ? imdbId.ToString() : null;
             }
 
             return null;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Providers/ProviderIdParsers.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Providers/ProviderIdParsers.cs
index 7744124ea..26eaccac5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Providers/ProviderIdParsers.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Providers/ProviderIdParsers.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
     {
         private const int ImdbMinNumbers = 7;
         private const int ImdbMaxNumbers = 8;
+        private const string ImdbPrefix = "tt";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Parses an IMDb id from a string.
@@ -19,9 +20,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
         /// <param name="text">The text to parse.</param>
         /// <param name="imdbId">The parsed IMDb id.</param>
         /// <returns>True if parsing was successful, false otherwise.</returns>
-        public static bool TryParseImdbId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? imdbId)
+        public static bool TryFindImdbId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out ReadOnlySpan<char> imdbId)
         {
-            var tt = "tt".AsSpan();
+            var tt = ImdbPrefix.AsSpan();
 
             // imdb id is at least 9 chars (tt + 7 numbers)
             while (text.Length >= 2 + ImdbMinNumbers)
@@ -33,9 +34,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                text = text.Slice(ttPos + tt.Length);
-                var i = 0;
-                for (; i < Math.Min(text.Length, ImdbMaxNumbers); i++)
+                text = text.Slice(ttPos);
+                var i = 2;
+                var limit = Math.Min(text.Length, ImdbMaxNumbers + 2);
+                for (; i < limit; i++)
                 {
                     var c = text[i];
                     if (!IsDigit(c))
@@ -44,10 +46,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
                     }
                 }
 
-                // skip if more than 8 digits
-                if (i <= ImdbMaxNumbers && i >= ImdbMinNumbers)
+                // skip if more than 8 digits + 2 chars for tt
+                if (i <= ImdbMaxNumbers + 2 && i >= ImdbMinNumbers + 2)
                 {
-                    imdbId = string.Concat(tt, text.Slice(0, i));
+                    imdbId = text.Slice(0, i);
                     return true;
                 }
 
@@ -64,8 +66,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
         /// <param name="text">The text with the url to parse.</param>
         /// <param name="tmdbId">The parsed TMDb id.</param>
         /// <returns>True if parsing was successful, false otherwise.</returns>
-        public static bool TryParseTmdbMovieId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? tmdbId)
-            => TryParseProviderId(text, "themoviedb.org/movie/", out tmdbId);
+        public static bool TryFindTmdbMovieId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out ReadOnlySpan<char> tmdbId)
+            => TryFindProviderId(text, "themoviedb.org/movie/", out tmdbId);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Parses an TMDb id from a series url.
@@ -73,8 +75,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
         /// <param name="text">The text with the url to parse.</param>
         /// <param name="tmdbId">The parsed TMDb id.</param>
         /// <returns>True if parsing was successful, false otherwise.</returns>
-        public static bool TryParseTmdbSeriesId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? tmdbId)
-            => TryParseProviderId(text, "themoviedb.org/tv/", out tmdbId);
+        public static bool TryFindTmdbSeriesId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out ReadOnlySpan<char> tmdbId)
+            => TryFindProviderId(text, "themoviedb.org/tv/", out tmdbId);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Parses an TVDb id from a url.
@@ -82,10 +84,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
         /// <param name="text">The text with the url to parse.</param>
         /// <param name="tvdbId">The parsed TVDb id.</param>
         /// <returns>True if parsing was successful, false otherwise.</returns>
-        public static bool TryParseTvdbId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? tvdbId)
-            => TryParseProviderId(text, "thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=", out tvdbId);
+        public static bool TryFindTvdbId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, [NotNullWhen(true)] out ReadOnlySpan<char> tvdbId)
+            => TryFindProviderId(text, "thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=", out tvdbId);
 
-        private static bool TryParseProviderId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, ReadOnlySpan<char> searchString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? providerId)
+        private static bool TryFindProviderId(ReadOnlySpan<char> text, ReadOnlySpan<char> searchString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out ReadOnlySpan<char> providerId)
         {
             var searchPos = text.IndexOf(searchString);
             if (searchPos == -1)
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Providers
 
             if (i >= 1)
             {
-                providerId = text.Slice(0, i).ToString();
+                providerId = text.Slice(0, i);
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
index d2fa120e8..c5627f880 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata/Parsers/BaseNfoParser.cs
@@ -219,29 +219,29 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.XbmcMetadata.Parsers
 
         protected void ParseProviderLinks(T item, string xml)
         {
-            if (ProviderIdParsers.TryParseImdbId(xml, out var imdbId))
+            if (ProviderIdParsers.TryFindImdbId(xml, out var imdbId))
             {
-                item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb, imdbId);
+                item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Imdb, imdbId.ToString());
             }
 
             if (item is Movie)
             {
-                if (ProviderIdParsers.TryParseTmdbMovieId(xml, out var tmdbId))
+                if (ProviderIdParsers.TryFindTmdbMovieId(xml, out var tmdbId))
                 {
-                    item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, tmdbId);
+                    item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, tmdbId.ToString());
                 }
             }
 
             if (item is Series)
             {
-                if (ProviderIdParsers.TryParseTmdbSeriesId(xml, out var tmdbId))
+                if (ProviderIdParsers.TryFindTmdbSeriesId(xml, out var tmdbId))
                 {
-                    item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, tmdbId);
+                    item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tmdb, tmdbId.ToString());
                 }
 
-                if (ProviderIdParsers.TryParseTvdbId(xml, out var tvdbId))
+                if (ProviderIdParsers.TryFindTvdbId(xml, out var tvdbId))
                 {
-                    item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tvdb, tvdbId);
+                    item.SetProviderId(MetadataProvider.Tvdb, tvdbId.ToString());
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Common.Tests/Providers/ProviderIdParserTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Common.Tests/Providers/ProviderIdParserTests.cs
index cfe1ea86b..1ce54c59b 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Common.Tests/Providers/ProviderIdParserTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Common.Tests/Providers/ProviderIdParserTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Providers;
+using System;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Providers;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Common.Tests.Providers
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Common.Tests.Providers
         [InlineData("tt123456789", true, "tt12345678")]
         public void Parse_Imdb(string text, bool shouldSucceed, string? imdbId)
         {
-            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryParseImdbId(text, out string? parsedId);
+            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryFindImdbId(text, out ReadOnlySpan<char> parsedId);
             Assert.Equal(shouldSucceed, succeeded);
-            Assert.Equal(imdbId, parsedId);
+            Assert.Equal(imdbId ?? Span<char>.Empty.ToString(), parsedId.ToString());
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Common.Tests.Providers
         [InlineData("https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1668-friends", false, null)]
         public void Parse_TmdbMovie(string text, bool shouldSucceed, string? tmdbId)
         {
-            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryParseTmdbMovieId(text, out string? parsedId);
+            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryFindTmdbMovieId(text, out ReadOnlySpan<char> parsedId);
             Assert.Equal(shouldSucceed, succeeded);
-            Assert.Equal(tmdbId, parsedId);
+            Assert.Equal(tmdbId ?? Span<char>.Empty.ToString(), parsedId.ToString());
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Common.Tests.Providers
         [InlineData("https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/30287-fallo", false, null)]
         public void Parse_TmdbSeries(string text, bool shouldSucceed, string? tmdbId)
         {
-            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryParseTmdbSeriesId(text, out string? parsedId);
+            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryFindTmdbSeriesId(text, out ReadOnlySpan<char> parsedId);
             Assert.Equal(shouldSucceed, succeeded);
-            Assert.Equal(tmdbId, parsedId);
+            Assert.Equal(tmdbId ?? Span<char>.Empty.ToString(), parsedId.ToString());
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -56,9 +57,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Common.Tests.Providers
         [InlineData("https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1668-friends", false, null)]
         public void Parse_Tvdb(string text, bool shouldSucceed, string? tvdbId)
         {
-            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryParseTvdbId(text, out string? parsedId);
+            var succeeded = ProviderIdParsers.TryFindTvdbId(text, out ReadOnlySpan<char> parsedId);
             Assert.Equal(shouldSucceed, succeeded);
-            Assert.Equal(tvdbId, parsedId);
+            Assert.Equal(tvdbId ?? Span<char>.Empty.ToString(), parsedId.ToString());
         }
     }
 }