# Jikan β€” MyAnimeList Anime & Manga Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper`) Actor Scrapes anime and manga data from MyAnimeList via the Jikan REST API v4. No API key required. Features 9 scrape modes β€” top rankings, keyword search, seasonal anime, weekly schedules, direct ID lookup, genre browsing. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other - **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 ## 🎌 Jikan β€” MyAnimeList Anime & Manga Scraper β€” Apify Actor Scrapes **anime and manga data** from [MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/) via the [Jikan REST API v4](https://docs.api.jikan.moe/). No API key required. ### Features - **9 scrape modes** β€” top rankings, keyword search, seasonal anime, weekly schedules, direct ID lookup, genre browsing. - **Both anime & manga** β€” every mode works for either media type. - **Rich filters** β€” type, status, rating, score range, genres, sort order. - **5 optional extras** β€” characters & voice actors, episode lists, recommendations, review summaries, score distributions. - **Auto-pagination** β€” fetches up to 40 pages (1,000 items) with built-in rate limiting. - **3 output formats** β€” enriched (30+ flat fields), raw API, or minimal. ### Scrape Modes | Mode | What it does | |---|---| | `top_anime` | MAL top anime ranked by score/popularity | | `top_manga` | MAL top manga ranked by score/popularity | | `search_anime` | Keyword search with filters | | `search_manga` | Keyword search for manga | | `seasonal` | Anime from a specific season (Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall) and year | | `schedule` | Weekly airing schedule by day | | `anime_by_ids` | Fetch full details for specific MAL anime IDs | | `manga_by_ids` | Fetch full details for specific MAL manga IDs | | `genre_browse` | All anime/manga in selected genres | ### Input Examples #### Top 100 Anime ```json { "mode": "top_anime", "orderBy": "score", "sortDirection": "desc", "maxPages": 4, "outputFormat": "enriched" } ```` #### Search Action Anime with Characters ```json { "mode": "search_anime", "searchQuery": "dragon", "genres": "1", "mediaType": "tv", "status": "complete", "minScore": 7.0, "fetchExtras": ["characters", "statistics"], "maxPages": 2, "outputFormat": "enriched" } ``` #### Spring 2025 Season ```json { "mode": "seasonal", "seasonYear": 2025, "season": "spring", "maxPages": 4 } ``` #### Specific Anime by IDs ```json { "mode": "anime_by_ids", "malIds": "1,5,20,21,11061,16498,38000", "fetchExtras": ["characters", "episodes", "recommendations"], "outputFormat": "enriched" } ``` ### Enriched Output Fields | Field | Example | |---|---| | `mal_id` | `1` | | `title` | `Cowboy Bebop` | | `title_english` | `Cowboy Bebop` | | `title_japanese` | `γ‚«γ‚¦γƒœγƒΌγ‚€γƒ“γƒγƒƒγƒ—` | | `url` | `https://myanimelist.net/anime/1` | | `type` | `TV` | | `source` | `Original` | | `status` | `Finished Airing` | | `score` | `8.75` | | `scored_by` | `950234` | | `rank` | `28` | | `popularity` | `43` | | `members` | `1823456` | | `favorites` | `78543` | | `episodes` | `26` | | `duration` | `24 min per ep` | | `rating` | `R - 17+ (violence & profanity)` | | `synopsis` | `In the year 2071, humanity…` | | `season` | `spring` | | `year` | `1998` | | `aired_from` | `1998-04-03T00:00:00+00:00` | | `aired_to` | `1999-04-24T00:00:00+00:00` | | `genres` | `Action, Drama, Sci-Fi` | | `themes` | `Adult Cast, Space` | | `demographics` | ` ` | | `studios` | `Sunrise` | | `producers` | `Bandai Visual` | | `image_url` | `https://cdn.myanimelist.net/…` | | `trailer_url` | `https://youtube.com/…` | #### Extra Fields (when fetched) | Extra | Fields Added | |---|---| | Characters | `characters` (array of name/role/VA), `character_count` | | Episodes | `episodes_list` (array of number/title/aired/filler), `episodes_fetched` | | Recommendations | `recommendations` (array of title/votes) | | Statistics | `stats_watching`, `stats_completed`, `stats_dropped`, `stats_total`, `score_distribution` | | Reviews | `review_count`, `avg_review_score`, `top_review_excerpt` | ### MAL Genre IDs | ID | Genre | ID | Genre | ID | Genre | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Action | 10 | Fantasy | 22 | Romance | | 2 | Adventure | 14 | Horror | 24 | Sci-Fi | | 4 | Comedy | 7 | Mystery | 36 | Slice of Life | | 8 | Drama | 25 | Shoujo | 37 | Supernatural | | 9 | Ecchi | 27 | Shounen | 41 | Thriller | Combine multiple genres: `"genres": "1,10,24"` (Action + Fantasy + Sci-Fi). # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Choose what type of data to fetch. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Keyword to search for (used in Search Anime / Search Manga modes). E.g. 'Naruto', 'dragon', 'romance'. ## `mediaType` (type: `string`): Filter by media type. ## `status` (type: `string`): Filter by airing/publishing status. ## `rating` (type: `string`): Filter by content rating (anime only). ## `minScore` (type: `number`): Only include titles with a MAL score >= this value (0-10). ## `maxScore` (type: `number`): Only include titles with a MAL score <= this value (0-10). ## `genres` (type: `string`): Comma-separated MAL genre IDs to filter by. Common: 1=Action, 2=Adventure, 4=Comedy, 8=Drama, 10=Fantasy, 14=Horror, 22=Romance, 24=Sci-Fi, 36=Slice of Life, 37=Supernatural. See README for full list. ## `orderBy` (type: `string`): Sort field for top/search results. ## `sortDirection` (type: `string`): Ascending or descending order. ## `seasonYear` (type: `integer`): Year for seasonal anime mode (e.g. 2025). Leave empty for current year. ## `season` (type: `string`): Season quarter for seasonal mode. ## `scheduleDay` (type: `string`): Day of the week for schedule mode. 'Any' fetches all days. ## `malIds` (type: `string`): Comma-separated MyAnimeList IDs for direct lookup (e.g. '1,5,20,21'). Used in 'Anime by IDs' / 'Manga by IDs' modes. ## `fetchExtras` (type: `array`): For each title, also fetch additional data. Adds extra API calls. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of result pages to fetch (25 items per page). E.g. 4 pages = up to 100 items. ## `outputFormat` (type: `string`): How to structure each record. ## `addSequentialId` (type: `boolean`): Add auto-incrementing ID to each record. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "top_anime", "mediaType": "any", "status": "any", "rating": "any", "orderBy": "score", "sortDirection": "desc", "season": "winter", "scheduleDay": "any", "fetchExtras": [], "maxPages": 4, "outputFormat": "enriched", "addSequentialId": true } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Jikan β€” MyAnimeList Anime & Manga Scraper", "description": "Scrapes anime and manga data from MyAnimeList via the Jikan REST API v4. No API key required.\nFeatures\n9 scrape modes β€” top rankings, keyword search, seasonal anime, weekly schedules, direct ID lookup, genre browsing.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "6aR6FHinV4ZigdQzh" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-jikan----myanimelist-anime-manga-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": "Scrape Mode", "enum": [ "top_anime", "top_manga", "search_anime", "search_manga", "seasonal", "schedule", "anime_by_ids", "manga_by_ids", "genre_browse" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose what type of data to fetch.", "default": "top_anime" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search for (used in Search Anime / Search Manga modes). E.g. 'Naruto', 'dragon', 'romance'." }, "mediaType": { "title": "Media Type Filter", "enum": [ "any", "tv", "movie", "ova", "special", "ona", "music", "cm", "pv", "tv_special", "manga", "novel", "lightnovel", "oneshot", "doujin", "manhwa", "manhua" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by media type.", "default": "any" }, "status": { "title": "Status Filter", "enum": [ "any", "airing", "complete", "upcoming", "publishing", "finished", "hiatus", "discontinued" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by airing/publishing status.", "default": "any" }, "rating": { "title": "Age Rating Filter", "enum": [ "any", "g", "pg", "pg13", "r17", "r", "rx" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by content rating (anime only).", "default": "any" }, "minScore": { "title": "Minimum Score", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10, "type": "number", "description": "Only include titles with a MAL score >= this value (0-10)." }, "maxScore": { "title": "Maximum Score", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10, "type": "number", "description": "Only include titles with a MAL score <= this value (0-10)." }, "genres": { "title": "Genres (IDs)", "type": "string", "description": "Comma-separated MAL genre IDs to filter by. Common: 1=Action, 2=Adventure, 4=Comedy, 8=Drama, 10=Fantasy, 14=Horror, 22=Romance, 24=Sci-Fi, 36=Slice of Life, 37=Supernatural. See README for full list." }, "orderBy": { "title": "Order By", "enum": [ "score", "popularity", "rank", "favorites", "members", "title", "start_date", "end_date", "episodes", "mal_id" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort field for top/search results.", "default": "score" }, "sortDirection": { "title": "Sort Direction", "enum": [ "desc", "asc" ], "type": "string", "description": "Ascending or descending order.", "default": "desc" }, "seasonYear": { "title": "Season Year", "type": "integer", "description": "Year for seasonal anime mode (e.g. 2025). Leave empty for current year." }, "season": { "title": "Season", "enum": [ "winter", "spring", "summer", "fall", "now" ], "type": "string", "description": "Season quarter for seasonal mode.", "default": "winter" }, "scheduleDay": { "title": "Schedule Day", "enum": [ "any", "monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday", "unknown", "other" ], "type": "string", "description": "Day of the week for schedule mode. 'Any' fetches all days.", "default": "any" }, "malIds": { "title": "MAL IDs", "type": "string", "description": "Comma-separated MyAnimeList IDs for direct lookup (e.g. '1,5,20,21'). Used in 'Anime by IDs' / 'Manga by IDs' modes." }, "fetchExtras": { "title": "Fetch Extra Details", "type": "array", "description": "For each title, also fetch additional data. Adds extra API calls.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "characters", "episodes", "recommendations", "reviews_summary", "statistics" ], "enumTitles": [ "Characters & Voice Actors", "Episodes List", "Recommendations", "Reviews Summary", "Statistics (score distribution)" ] }, "default": [] }, "maxPages": { "title": "Maximum Pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 40, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of result pages to fetch (25 items per page). E.g. 4 pages = up to 100 items.", "default": 4 }, "outputFormat": { "title": "Output Format", "enum": [ "enriched", "raw", "minimal" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to structure each record.", "default": "enriched" }, "addSequentialId": { "title": "Add Sequential ID", "type": "boolean", "description": "Add auto-incrementing ID to each record.", "default": true } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```