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Jikan API

Unofficial MyAnimeList API

Jikan (時間) is an open-source PHP & REST API for the “most active online anime + manga community and database” — MyAnimeList.net. It parses the website to satisfy the need for an API.

Learn More Get Started (v4)
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View available wrappers (15+) 🠂
.NET, Python, Ruby, JS, Java, PHP, NodeJS, Dart, & more!

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Free & Open Source

You can focus on making your app while we keep the requests rolling.

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REST API

With nearly limitless quota on requests, you have the freedom to create without the need of writing your own parsers. Save yourself some Jikan.

Jikan caters to over 30 million requests weekly. And this includes the use of the most popular Anime/Manga apps around!

Documentation
Looking for v3 documentation?

PHP API

The PHP API is the parser itself. It's what powers Jikan's REST API service. You can help us by contributing and reporting issues - so we can keep this API running bug-free.

composer require jikan-me/jikan
Documentation
contributors

Seamlessly integrate with the languages you love.

By the community, for the community.
Thanks to avid contributors, the Jikan REST API has a multitude of wrappers available so you can easily use it with the language of your choice.

Jikan.NET

by Ervie • C# • v3, v4

JikanPy

by Abhinav Kasamsetty • Python • v3

Jikan.rb

by Zerocchi • Ruby • v3

JikanJS

by Zuritor • Javascript • v3

JikanJS

by Mateo Aranda • Javascript • v4

Jikan4java

by Doomsdayrs • Java • v3, v4

Reactive Jikan

by Sandro Marques • Java • v3, v4

Jaikan

by ShindouMihou • Java • v3, v4

Jikan-PHP

by Jan Vernieuwe • PHP • v3

Jikan-node

by xy137 • NodeJS • v3

Jikan Node.js

by Gabriel Ribeiro • NodeJS • v3

Jikan4.js

by RizzziGit • NodeJS • v4

jikan_api

by Javier Rosales • Dart • v3

JikanTS

by Julien Broyard • Typescript • v3

Jikan-client

by Javier Blanco • Typescript • v3

Jikan-go

by Daren Liang • Go • v3

jikan2go

by noku • Go • v3

JikanKt

by Ganendra Afrasya • Kotlin • v3

JikanEx

by Sean Breckenridge • Elixir • v3

Help contribute by writing or maintaining a wrapper in your favorite programming language.

Made a wrapper? Edit this page!

Showcase

⚡ Does Jikan power your apps?

Let us know! We'd love to have it on our showcase. ❤️

Apps powered by Jikan
MalClient by Drutol
Showcase

Come say hello!

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Patrons

Jikan's REST API service is able to maintain high loads of traffic thanks to our Patrons! ❤️
Every cent goes towards operating expenses for Jikan and upcoming sibling projects.

Become a patron

Sugoii~! Patrons

Jared Allard (jaredallard) ● hugonin

Patrons

Aaron Treinish ● Aika Fujiwara ● Cesar Irad Mendoza ● Fro116 ● Jason Weatherly ● Jesse ● Kundan Chintamaneni ● Kururin ● Purplepinapples ● Ryo Ando ● Sakamotodesu ● TeraNovaLP ●

Development

Jikan's development is powered by JetBrain's Open Source License