# AniDB Scraper - Anime Database & Ratings (`lulzasaur/anidb-scraper`) Actor Scrape anime data from AniDB. Search by title and get ratings, tags, genres, episode counts, staff, studios, related anime, and descriptions. Supports detail pages for full metadata. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/anidb-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 ## AniDB Scraper - Anime Database & Ratings Scrape anime data from [AniDB](https://anidb.net), one of the most comprehensive anime databases with 15,000+ anime entries, detailed metadata, community ratings, and rich tag taxonomies. ### What does AniDB Scraper do? This scraper searches AniDB for anime titles and extracts structured data including: - **Basic info**: Title, original Japanese title, AniDB ID, type (TV Series/Movie/OVA/etc.), episode count - **Dates**: Air date, end date - **Ratings**: Weighted rating, temporary (average) rating, review rating with vote counts - **Detail data** (optional): Full description, tags, genres, staff/creators, studios, and related anime ### Rate Limiting **Important**: AniDB aggressively rate-limits requests. This scraper enforces: - Maximum 1 concurrent request - 2.5-second delay between requests - Realistic browser headers This means scraping is slow by design. A search returning 20 results with details enabled will take approximately 1 minute. Plan accordingly. ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `searchQueries` | string[] | `["Naruto"]` | Anime titles to search for | | `maxListings` | integer | `50` | Maximum total anime to scrape | | `scrapeDetails` | boolean | `false` | Visit detail pages for full metadata | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | none | Proxy settings (recommended for large scrapes) | ### Output Fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `title` | string | Anime title (English/Romaji) | | `titleOriginal` | string | Official Japanese title | | `anidbId` | number | AniDB anime ID | | `type` | string | TV Series, Movie, OVA, TV Special, Web, Music Video, Other | | `episodeCount` | string | Number of episodes (or "TBC") | | `startDate` | string | First air date | | `endDate` | string | Last air date | | `rating` | number | Weighted community rating (1-10) | | `ratingCount` | number | Number of rating votes | | `temporaryRating` | number | Average (temporary) rating | | `temporaryRatingCount` | number | Number of average rating votes | | `reviewRating` | number | Average review rating | | `reviewRatingCount` | number | Number of reviews | | `userCount` | number | Number of users who have this anime listed | | `tags` | string | Comma-separated tags (from detail page) | | `genres` | string | Comma-separated genres | | `description` | string | Plot synopsis (detail page only) | | `studios` | string | Animation studios (detail page only) | | `creators` | array | Staff credits with roles (detail page only) | | `relatedAnime` | array | Sequels, prequels, side stories (detail page only) | | `searchQuery` | string | The search query that found this anime | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped | ### Example Output #### Search only (scrapeDetails: false) ```json { "title": "Naruto", "titleOriginal": null, "anidbId": 239, "type": "TV Series", "episodeCount": "220", "startDate": "03.10.2002", "endDate": "08.02.2007", "rating": 5.7, "ratingCount": 17468, "temporaryRating": 7.55, "temporaryRatingCount": 18436, "reviewRating": 7.4, "reviewRatingCount": 52, "userCount": 25441, "tags": null, "genres": null, "description": null, "studios": null, "creators": null, "relatedAnime": null, "url": "https://anidb.net/anime/239", "searchQuery": "Naruto", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z" } ```` #### With details (scrapeDetails: true) ```json { "title": "Naruto", "titleOriginal": "NARUTO", "anidbId": 239, "type": "TV Series", "episodeCount": "220", "startDate": "2002-10-03", "endDate": "2007-02-08", "rating": 5.7, "ratingCount": 17468, "temporaryRating": 7.55, "temporaryRatingCount": 18436, "reviewRating": 7.4, "reviewRatingCount": 52, "userCount": 25441, "tags": "action, adventure, comedy, manga, martial arts, ninja, shounen, super power", "genres": "action, adventure, comedy, manga, martial arts, ninja, shounen, super power", "description": "Naruto closely follows the life of a boy who is feared and detested by the villagers...", "studios": "Studio Pierrot", "creators": [ { "role": "Original Work", "names": ["Kishimoto Masashi"] }, { "role": "Direction", "names": ["Date Hayato"] }, { "role": "Series Composition", "names": ["Sumisawa Katsuyuki", "Takegami Junki"] }, { "role": "Character Design", "names": ["Nishio Tetsuya", "Suzuki Hirofumi"] }, { "role": "Music", "names": ["Masuda Toshio", "Musashi Project"] }, { "role": "Animation Work", "names": ["Studio Pierrot"] } ], "relatedAnime": [ { "title": "Naruto Shippuuden", "anidbId": 4880, "relation": "Sequel", "info": "TV Series, 2007-2017, 500 eps", "url": "https://anidb.net/anime/4880" } ], "url": "https://anidb.net/anime/239", "searchQuery": "Naruto", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Use Cases - **Anime research**: Build a database of anime metadata for analysis - **Recommendation engines**: Use tags, genres, and related anime data - **Community analytics**: Track rating distributions and popularity trends - **Content aggregation**: Combine AniDB data with other anime databases - **Watchlist management**: Export anime lists with full metadata ### Tips 1. **Start small**: Due to rate limits, test with 5-10 results first 2. **Use proxies**: For larger scrapes, enable proxy configuration to avoid IP bans 3. **Detail pages are expensive**: Each detail page requires an additional request with 2.5s delay 4. **Multiple queries**: You can search for multiple anime in one run, but the total is capped by maxListings ### Cost Estimation This actor uses pay-per-event pricing: - Each scraped anime item costs **$0.005** - Example: 50 anime = $0.25 - Detail pages add time but not extra item cost (same anime, more data) # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Anime titles to search for (e.g. "Naruto", "Attack on Titan", "Steins;Gate"). Each query runs a separate search. ## `maxListings` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of anime to scrape across all queries. Keep low due to AniDB rate limits (1 request per 2 seconds). ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Visit each anime's detail page for full metadata (description, tags, genres, staff, studios, related anime). Much slower due to rate limits. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy configuration. Recommended for large scrapes to avoid IP bans. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "Naruto" ], "maxListings": 50, "scrapeDetails": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQueries": [ "Naruto" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/anidb-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "searchQueries": ["Naruto"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/anidb-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 '{ "searchQueries": [ "Naruto" ] }' | apify call lulzasaur/anidb-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/anidb-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "AniDB Scraper - Anime Database & Ratings", "description": "Scrape anime data from AniDB. Search by title and get ratings, tags, genres, episode counts, staff, studios, related anime, and descriptions. Supports detail pages for full metadata.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "CNBD7hxsku9sOGqI0" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~anidb-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-anidb-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~anidb-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-anidb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~anidb-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-anidb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "properties": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "Anime titles to search for (e.g. \"Naruto\", \"Attack on Titan\", \"Steins;Gate\"). Each query runs a separate search.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxListings": { "title": "Max Listings", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of anime to scrape across all queries. Keep low due to AniDB rate limits (1 request per 2 seconds).", "default": 50 }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Detail Pages", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each anime's detail page for full metadata (description, tags, genres, staff, studios, related anime). Much slower due to rate limits.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy configuration. Recommended for large scrapes to avoid IP bans." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```