AniList Scraper - Anime & Manga Database

Extract comprehensive anime and manga data from AniList using its free public GraphQL API. No authentication or API key required.

What does AniList Scraper do?

This scraper lets you extract detailed anime and manga information from AniList, one of the most popular anime/manga tracking platforms. It uses AniList's official public GraphQL API for fast, reliable data extraction.

Key features:

• Search for specific anime or manga titles
• Fetch trending titles when no search query is provided
• Extract ratings, scores, genres, tags, studios, and more
• Optionally fetch extended details: characters, voice actors, staff, recommendations, relations, and streaming links
• Handles pagination and rate limiting automatically
• Supports both ANIME and MANGA media types

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
searchQueries	string[]	Titles to search (e.g. "Naruto", "One Piece")	[] (trending)
mediaType	enum	ANIME or MANGA	ANIME
maxListings	integer	Maximum results to return (1-5000)	100
scrapeDetails	boolean	Fetch characters, staff, recommendations	false
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings (usually not needed)	-

Example input

{
    "searchQueries": ["Naruto", "Attack on Titan", "Demon Slayer"],
    "mediaType": "ANIME",
    "maxListings": 50,
    "scrapeDetails": true
}

Output

Each result contains the following fields:

Base fields (always included)

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	AniList media ID
titleRomaji	string	Romanized Japanese title
titleEnglish	string	English title
titleNative	string	Native (Japanese) title
description	string	Synopsis (HTML stripped)
startDate	string	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
endDate	string	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
season	string	Season (WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL)
seasonYear	integer	Year of the season
episodes	integer	Number of episodes (anime)
chapters	integer	Number of chapters (manga)
volumes	integer	Number of volumes (manga)
duration	integer	Episode duration in minutes
status	string	FINISHED, RELEASING, NOT_YET_RELEASED, CANCELLED, HIATUS
format	string	TV, TV_SHORT, MOVIE, SPECIAL, OVA, ONA, MUSIC, MANGA, NOVEL, ONE_SHOT
genres	string[]	Genre list
tags	object[]	Tags with relevance rank
averageScore	integer	Average user score (0-100)
meanScore	integer	Mean user score (0-100)
popularity	integer	Number of users with this on their list
favourites	integer	Number of users who favorited this
studios	string[]	Production studio names
coverImage	string	Cover image URL
bannerImage	string	Banner image URL
siteUrl	string	AniList page URL
isAdult	boolean	Whether the content is adult
searchQuery	string	The search query that found this result
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when data was scraped

Extended detail fields (when scrapeDetails is true)

Field	Type	Description
characters	object[]	Characters with name, role, voice actor
staff	object[]	Staff members with name and role
recommendations	object[]	Similar titles recommended by users
relations	object[]	Related media (sequels, prequels, etc.)
externalLinks	object[]	External links (MyAnimeList, Crunchyroll, etc.)
streamingEpisodes	object[]	Available streaming episodes

Example output

{
    "id": 20,
    "titleRomaji": "NARUTO",
    "titleEnglish": "Naruto",
    "titleNative": "NARUTO -\u30ca\u30eb\u30c8-",
    "description": "Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja...",
    "startDate": "2002-10-03",
    "endDate": "2007-02-08",
    "season": "FALL",
    "seasonYear": 2002,
    "episodes": 220,
    "duration": 23,
    "status": "FINISHED",
    "format": "TV",
    "genres": ["Action", "Comedy"],
    "tags": [{"name": "Shounen", "rank": 94}],
    "averageScore": 79,
    "meanScore": 79,
    "popularity": 310000,
    "favourites": 12500,
    "studios": ["Pierrot"],
    "coverImage": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/large/bx20-YJvLbgJQPCoI.jpg",
    "siteUrl": "https://anilist.co/anime/20",
    "isAdult": false,
    "searchQuery": "Naruto",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Rate limits

AniList allows 90 requests per minute. The scraper automatically:

• Adds delays between requests to stay under the limit
• Handles 429 (rate limit) responses with automatic retry
• Uses exponential backoff on failures

Use cases

• Anime recommendation engines -- Build personalized recommendation systems using scores, tags, and user recommendations
• Market research -- Analyze anime/manga trends, popular genres, and seasonal patterns
• Content databases -- Build comprehensive anime/manga databases for apps and websites
• Academic research -- Study patterns in anime production, scoring, and popularity
• Data journalism -- Create data-driven stories about anime and manga trends
• Social media tools -- Generate anime-related content from structured data

Tips

• Leave searchQueries empty to get trending titles, great for discovering what's popular right now
• Use mediaType: "MANGA" to search manga instead of anime
• Enable scrapeDetails only when you need characters/staff/recommendations, as it makes additional API calls per title
• The AniList API is free and public, so proxy configuration is usually unnecessary