MyAnimeList Scraper

Scrape anime and manga data from MyAnimeList (MAL), the largest anime and manga database with millions of entries and user ratings.

What does MyAnimeList Scraper do?

This scraper extracts structured data from MyAnimeList search results and detail pages. Search for any anime or manga by title and get comprehensive metadata including ratings, episodes, studios, genres, themes, synopsis, rankings, popularity stats, and more.

Features

• Search by title — search for anime or manga by name
• Anime and manga support — scrape either content type
• Basic search data — fast extraction of title, type, episodes, and score from search results
• Full detail scraping — optionally visit each detail page for complete metadata including studios, genres, themes, synopsis, ratings breakdown, rank, popularity, members, and favorites
• Pagination — automatically follows search result pages up to your max listing limit

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	string[]	["Naruto"]	List of anime/manga titles to search
maxListings	integer	50	Maximum results to return (max 1000)
scrapeDetails	boolean	false	Visit detail pages for full data
contentType	enum	"anime"	"anime" or "manga"
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Optional proxy settings

Output

Each result includes the following fields (detail fields require scrapeDetails: true):

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Primary title
titleEnglish	string	English title (detail only)
titleJapanese	string	Japanese title (detail only)
malId	number	MyAnimeList unique ID
type	string	TV, Movie, OVA, ONA, Special, Manga, etc.
episodes	number	Number of episodes (anime)
chapters	number	Number of chapters (manga)
status	string	Airing status (detail only)
aired	string	Air/publish dates (detail only)
premiered	string	Premiere season (detail only)
studios	string	Animation studios (detail only)
genres	string	Genres (detail only)
themes	string	Themes (detail only)
rating	number	MAL score (1-10)
ratingCount	number	Number of user ratings (detail only)
rank	number	MAL ranking (detail only)
popularity	number	Popularity rank (detail only)
members	number	Number of members (detail only)
favorites	number	Number of favorites (detail only)
synopsis	string	Plot summary
imageUrl	string	Cover image URL
sourceUrl	string	MAL page URL
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp

Example output

{
    "title": "Naruto",
    "titleEnglish": "Naruto",
    "titleJapanese": "ナルト",
    "malId": 20,
    "type": "TV",
    "episodes": 220,
    "status": "Finished Airing",
    "aired": "Oct 3, 2002 to Feb 8, 2007",
    "premiered": "Fall 2002",
    "studios": "Studio Pierrot",
    "genres": "Action, Adventure, Fantasy",
    "themes": "Martial Arts",
    "rating": 8.02,
    "ratingCount": 2138583,
    "rank": 722,
    "popularity": 9,
    "members": 3111191,
    "favorites": 86336,
    "synopsis": "Twelve years ago, a colossal demon fox terrorized the world...",
    "imageUrl": "https://myanimelist.net/images/anime/1141/142503.jpg",
    "sourceUrl": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/20/Naruto",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Tips

• Quick search: Leave scrapeDetails off for fast results with basic info (title, type, episodes, score)
• Full data: Enable scrapeDetails for complete metadata — ratings breakdown, studios, genres, themes, synopsis, member stats
• Multiple queries: Add multiple search terms to cover different titles in one run
• Rate limiting: The scraper is configured with low concurrency (2) and rate limits to be respectful of MAL's servers
• Proxy: Use proxy configuration if you encounter rate limiting or blocking

Cost

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Each scraped item costs approximately $0.005 (1 platform credit per result).