MyAnimeList Scraper

Extract anime and manga metadata from MyAnimeList via the Jikan API — the largest anime/manga database in the world.

What does MyAnimeList Scraper do?

Scrape structured anime and manga data from MyAnimeList through the free, open-source Jikan API. Four input modes:

• Anime IDs — pass MyAnimeList anime IDs, get full metadata per title.
• Manga IDs — pass MyAnimeList manga IDs, get full metadata per title.
• Search Queries — keywords searched against both anime and manga (25 results per type per query).
• Top Lists — fetch the Top Anime or Top Manga rankings up to 5,000 entries deep.

No authentication, no cookies, no anti-bot. The Jikan API is a public mirror of MyAnimeList data with a 3 requests/second rate limit that the actor handles automatically.

Output fields

Anime

Field	Description
malId	MyAnimeList anime ID
title	Primary title
titleEnglish	English title
titleJapanese	Japanese title
titleSynonyms	Alternate titles
synopsis	Plot summary (truncated to 3,000 chars)
type	TV / Movie / OVA / ONA / Special
source	Original source (manga, light novel, original, etc.)
episodes	Episode count
status	Airing status
airedFrom / airedTo	Air date range
duration	Episode duration
rating	Age rating
score	Average score (0–10)
scoredBy	Number of users who scored
rank	Global rank
popularity	Popularity rank
members	Member count
favorites	Favorites count
season / year	Season and year
studios	Array of studios
producers	Array of producers
genres / themes / demographics	Classification arrays
imageUrl	Poster image URL
trailerUrl	Trailer URL

Manga

Same shape as anime, plus chapters, volumes, authors, and serializations instead of studios/producers/episodes.

Who is it for?

• Anime recommendation engines sourcing scores, genres, and metadata
• Manga analytics tracking rankings and popularity over time
• Streaming platforms enriching catalogs with MyAnimeList data
• Data scientists building anime/manga datasets for research
• Content creators building anime ranking lists and review aggregators

Pricing

$0.70 per 1,000 results. No subscription.

Results	Cost
100	$0.07
1,000	$0.70
10,000	$7.00

How to use it

1. Enter Anime IDs, Manga IDs, Search Queries, or pick a Top List Type.
2. Set Max Items (default 300).
3. Click Start.

Output example

{
  "type": "anime",
  "malId": 5114,
  "url": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/5114/Fullmetal_Alchemist__Brotherhood",
  "title": "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood",
  "titleEnglish": "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood",
  "titleJapanese": "鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST",
  "titleSynonyms": ["Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist", "Fullmetal Alchemist (2009)", "FMA: Brotherhood"],
  "synopsis": "After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality...",
  "type": "TV",
  "source": "Manga",
  "episodes": 64,
  "status": "Finished Airing",
  "airedFrom": "2009-04-05T00:00:00+00:00",
  "airedTo": "2010-07-04T00:00:00+00:00",
  "duration": "24 min per ep",
  "rating": "R - 17+ (violence & profanity)",
  "score": 9.1,
  "scoredBy": 2034567,
  "rank": 1,
  "popularity": 3,
  "members": 3123456,
  "favorites": 198456,
  "studios": ["Bones"],
  "genres": ["Action", "Adventure", "Drama", "Fantasy"],
  "themes": ["Military"],
  "demographics": ["Shounen"],
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1208/94745l.jpg",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-20T18:00:00.000Z"
}

Technical details

• Built on the Jikan API (api.jikan.moe/v4) — a free, open-source, public REST wrapper for MyAnimeList
• No authentication required, no cookies, no anti-bot challenges
• Rate-limited to 3 requests/second (Jikan's fair-use policy) — the actor throttles automatically and retries on 429
• No proxy needed — Jikan accepts datacenter IPs
• Pure JSON responses, no HTML parsing

Known limits

• Jikan is a mirror. Data lags MyAnimeList by minutes to hours depending on the field. For real-time updates, scrape MyAnimeList directly (separate actor).
• Rate limit: 3 req/sec. The actor self-throttles to stay within the limit. High maxItems values will take proportional time.
• Search returns up to 25 items per type per query. For exhaustive coverage, use Top Lists or direct IDs.
• Reviews and user lists not included — this actor covers titles only.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. Jikan is free and open.

Do I need a proxy? No. Jikan accepts datacenter IPs and has no anti-bot protection.

How do I find a MyAnimeList ID? The ID is in the URL: myanimelist.net/anime/5114/... → ID is 5114.

How do I export data? After a run, go to Storage → Export as JSON, CSV, Excel.

Support

Open an issue on the Actor's page for bugs or feature requests.