AniScraper
AniScraper gives developers a single, fast, and reliable API to access anime data from the most trusted sources on the internet — MyAnimeList and AniList — plus aggregated news from Anime News Network and Crunchyroll. No API keys needed from upstream sources. No scraping headaches. Just clean, structured JSON, cached and ready. WHAT YOU GET - MAL Rankings — Top all-time, airing, upcoming,…
AniScraper endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
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| GET |
MAL — Most Popular /mal/popular |
Most popular anime sorted by member count, not score. Cached 5 minutes. |
| GET |
MAL — OVAs /mal/ova |
Top OVAs ranked by MAL score. Cached 5 minutes. |
| GET |
MAL — Specials /mal/specials |
Top special episodes ranked by MAL score. Cached 5 minutes. |
| GET |
MAL — Seasonal Schedule /mal/season |
Query params: season (winter/spring/summer/fall), year (e.g. 2024). Both optional — defaults to current season. Returns anime with studio, genres, and episode count. |
| GET |
MAL — Browse by Genre /mal/genre/{id} |
Browse anime by MAL genre ID. Common IDs: 1=Action, 4=Comedy, 7=Mystery, 8=Drama, 10=Fantasy, 22=Romance, 24=Sci-Fi, 36=Slice of Life. Cached 10 minutes. |
| GET |
AniList — Trending /anilist/trending |
Trending anime right now via AniList GraphQL. Supports ?page=1&perPage=20 (max 50). Includes full metadata — title in 3 languages, genres, studio, score, synopsis. |
| GET |
AniList — Top Rated /anilist/top |
All-time top rated anime by AniList score. Paginated. |
| GET |
AniList — Most Popular /anilist/popular |
Most popular anime by AniList member count. Paginated. |
| GET |
AniList — Currently Airing /anilist/airing |
Currently airing anime with real-time episode countdown. Each result includes nextEpisode.episode, nextEpisode.airingAt (ISO 8601), and nextEpisode.timeUntilAiring (seconds). |
| GET |
AniList — This Season /anilist/this-season |
This season's anime (auto-calculated from current date). |
| GET |
AniList — Next Season /anilist/next-season |
Next season's announced anime. |
| GET |
AniList — Search /anilist/search |
Required param: q (min 2 chars). Search anime by name. Paginated. Not cached (queries too varied). |
| GET |
AniList — Anime Detail /anilist/{id} |
Full detail for a single anime by AniList ID. Returns all metadata fields. |
| GET |
News — All Sources /news |
Aggregated news from Anime News Network and Crunchyroll, merged, deduplicated, sorted newest first. |
| GET |
News — Anime News Network /news/ann |
News from Anime News Network only. Includes title, description, categories, source URL, and publishedAt timestamp. |
| GET |
News — Crunchyroll /news/crunchyroll |
News from Crunchyroll only. Cached 5 minutes. |
| GET |
MAL — Top All-Time /mal/top |
Returns the top ranked anime of all time from MyAnimeList. Includes rank, title, score, cover image, and episode/type info. Cached 5 minutes. |
| GET |
MAL — Currently Airing /mal/upcoming |
Top currently airing anime ranked by MAL score. Cached 5 minutes. |
| GET |
MAL — Movies /mal/movies |
Top anime movies of all time by MAL score. Cached 5 minutes. |
AniScraper pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
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| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO | $5 / month | — |
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| ULTRA | $15 / month | — |
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