# Jikan MyAnimeList Scraper (`crawlerbros/jikan-scraper`) Actor Scrape MyAnimeList data via the Jikan API - search anime and manga by title, browse top-rated lists, filter by genre/type/status/rating, or fetch specific series by ID. Returns ratings, episode counts, genres, studios, synopsis, and more. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/jikan-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ./README.md # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from MyAnimeList. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for anime or manga (mode=search*). ## `animeType` (type: `string`): Filter anime by type. ## `mangaType` (type: `string`): Filter manga by type. ## `status` (type: `string`): Filter by airing/publishing status. ## `rating` (type: `string`): Filter anime by age rating. ## `orderBy` (type: `string`): Field to sort results by. ## `sort` (type: `string`): Ascending or descending sort. ## `genreId` (type: `integer`): MAL genre ID to filter by (e.g. 1=Action, 2=Adventure, 4=Comedy, 8=Drama, 22=Romance, 24=Sci-Fi). ## `scoreMin` (type: `number`): Minimum MAL score (0–10). ## `scoreMax` (type: `number`): Maximum MAL score (0–10). ## `animeId` (type: `integer`): Specific anime ID to fetch (mode=byAnimeId). ## `animeIds` (type: `array`): Multiple anime IDs to fetch. ## `mangaId` (type: `integer`): Specific manga ID to fetch (mode=byMangaId). ## `mangaIds` (type: `array`): Multiple manga IDs to fetch. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of items to emit. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "topAnime", "searchQuery": "naruto", "animeType": "", "mangaType": "", "status": "", "rating": "", "orderBy": "", "sort": "desc", "animeIds": [], "mangaIds": [], "maxItems": 25 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `items` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "topAnime", "searchQuery": "naruto", "sort": "desc", "maxItems": 25 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/jikan-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "topAnime", "searchQuery": "naruto", "sort": "desc", "maxItems": 25, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/jikan-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "topAnime", "searchQuery": "naruto", "sort": "desc", "maxItems": 25 }' | apify call crawlerbros/jikan-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/jikan-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Jikan MyAnimeList Scraper", "description": "Scrape MyAnimeList data via the Jikan API - search anime and manga by title, browse top-rated lists, filter by genre/type/status/rating, or fetch specific series by ID. Returns ratings, episode counts, genres, studios, synopsis, and more.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "yQzEDXgH06Hn4pcM5" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~jikan-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-jikan-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~jikan-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-jikan-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~jikan-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-jikan-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "searchAnime", "searchManga", "topAnime", "topManga", "byAnimeId", "byMangaId" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from MyAnimeList.", "default": "topAnime" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for anime or manga (mode=search*)." }, "animeType": { "title": "Anime Type", "enum": [ "", "tv", "movie", "ova", "special", "ona", "music" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter anime by type.", "default": "" }, "mangaType": { "title": "Manga Type", "enum": [ "", "manga", "novel", "lightnovel", "oneshot", "doujin", "manhwa", "manhua" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter manga by type.", "default": "" }, "status": { "title": "Status", "enum": [ "", "airing", "complete", "upcoming" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by airing/publishing status.", "default": "" }, "rating": { "title": "Age Rating (Anime)", "enum": [ "", "g", "pg", "pg13", "r17", "r", "rx" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter anime by age rating.", "default": "" }, "orderBy": { "title": "Order By", "enum": [ "", "mal_id", "title", "start_date", "end_date", "episodes", "score", "scored_by", "rank", "popularity", "members", "favorites" ], "type": "string", "description": "Field to sort results by.", "default": "" }, "sort": { "title": "Sort Order", "enum": [ "desc", "asc" ], "type": "string", "description": "Ascending or descending sort.", "default": "desc" }, "genreId": { "title": "Genre ID", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 99, "type": "integer", "description": "MAL genre ID to filter by (e.g. 1=Action, 2=Adventure, 4=Comedy, 8=Drama, 22=Romance, 24=Sci-Fi)." }, "scoreMin": { "title": "Minimum Score", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10, "type": "number", "description": "Minimum MAL score (0–10)." }, "scoreMax": { "title": "Maximum Score", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10, "type": "number", "description": "Maximum MAL score (0–10)." }, "animeId": { "title": "Anime MAL ID", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Specific anime ID to fetch (mode=byAnimeId)." }, "animeIds": { "title": "Anime MAL IDs", "type": "array", "description": "Multiple anime IDs to fetch.", "default": [] }, "mangaId": { "title": "Manga MAL ID", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Specific manga ID to fetch (mode=byMangaId)." }, "mangaIds": { "title": "Manga MAL IDs", "type": "array", "description": "Multiple manga IDs to fetch.", "default": [] }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of items to emit.", "default": 25 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```