Crunchyroll API Scraper 🛍️ — Scrape Crunchyroll.com ID, Title, Slug, URL

Crunchyroll API Scraper — Scrapes the Crunchyroll anime series catalogue metadata (title, description, maturity rating, episode/season counts, dub/sub locales, artwork) via the app's private API using anonymous guest access. Metadata only — no stream/DRM URLs. It reads Crunchyroll's own API directly, so it's fast, reliable and complete — no flaky HTML parsing, no headless browser. Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or an API.

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✨ Why use this Crunchyroll API Scraper?

• 🟢 No code required — set your input, click Start, download your data.
• ⚡ Fast & accurate — reads Crunchyroll's own private API and returns structured JSON, not scraped HTML.
• 🧾 Rich, structured data — every field below, clean and ready to use.
• 🔁 Full pagination — collects results to your maxItems cap.
• 💸 Transparent pay-per-result pricing — pay only for the rows you get.
• 📤 Export anywhere — JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or pull it live via the Apify API.

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🎯 What can you do with Crunchyroll data?

• Market & competitor research — analyse Crunchyroll's anime catalogue at scale.
• Price & availability monitoring — track changes over time.
• Data science & trend analysis — build clean datasets.
• Lead generation & enrichment — feed Crunchyroll data into your own tools.

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📥 What data does the Crunchyroll API Scraper extract?

Each row includes: id, name, slug, url, description, type, episodeCount, seasonCount, maturityRatings, maturityLevel, isDubbed, isSubbed, isSimulcast, isMature …and more. See the full Data table below.

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🚀 How to scrape Crunchyroll.com (3 steps)

1. Set your input — provide q or locale (see the table below; defaults work out of the box).
2. Pick options — filters, a proxyConfiguration, and a maxItems cap.
3. Run & export — click Start, then download the dataset as JSON/CSV/Excel or fetch it via the API.

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
q	string	–	Anime keyword to search (e.g. naruto). Leave empty to browse (optionally by season).
locale	string	en-US	Display locale (e.g. en-US, de-DE, ja-JP).
maxItems	integer	100	Maximum records to return (0 = unlimited).
seasonalTag	enum	–	Browse a season ('this season' browse). — one of summer-2026, spring-2026, winter-2026, fall-2025, summer-2025, spring-2025, winter-2025, fall-2024, summer-2024, spring-2024, winter-2024, fall-2023, summer-2023, spring-2023, winter-2023, fall-2022, summer-2022, spring-2022, winter-2022, fall-2021, summer-2021, spring-2021, winter-2021, fall-2020, summer-2020, spring-2020, winter-2020, fall-2019, summer-2019, spring-2019, winter-2019, fall-2018, summer-2018, spring-2018, winter-2018, fall-2017, summer-2017, spring-2017, winter-2017, fall-2016, summer-2016, spring-2016, winter-2016, fall-2015, summer-2015, spring-2015, winter-2015, fall-2014, summer-2014, spring-2014, winter-2014, fall-2013, summer-2013, spring-2013, winter-2013, fall-2012, summer-2012, spring-2012, winter-2012, fall-2011, summer-2011, spring-2011, winter-2011, fall-2010, summer-2010, spring-2010, winter-2010, fall-2009, summer-2009, spring-2009, winter-2009
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Route requests through a proxy (Apify Proxy by default).

Example input

{
  "locale": "en-US",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}

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📤 Output

Each result is a JSON object like this:

{
  "id": "GY9PJ5KWR",
  "name": "Naruto",
  "slug": "naruto",
  "url": "https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/naruto",
  "description": "Naruto Uzumaki is a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja still living in Konohagakure. Shunned because of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his…",
  "type": "series",
  "episodeCount": 220,
  "seasonCount": 5,
  "maturityRatings": [
    "TV-14"
  ],
  "maturityLevel": "M2",
  "isDubbed": false,
  "isSubbed": true,
  "isSimulcast": false,
  "isMature": false,
  "audioLocales": [
    "ja-JP"
  ],
  "subtitleLocales": [
    "de-DE",
    "ar-SA",
    "…+5 more"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Action",
    "Adventure",
    "…+3 more"
  ],
  "contentDescriptors": [
    "Violence"
  ],
  "awards": [],
  "keywords": [],
  "seriesLaunchYear": 2005,
  "images": [
    "https://www.crunchyroll.com/imgsrv/display/thumbnail/1920x1080/catalog/crunchyroll/fb4d010663566745a0e46730de161aea.png",
    "https://www.crunchyroll.com/imgsrv/display/thumbnail/1560x2340/catalog/crunchyroll/3a205e2da3a7e216114a882cb034a8c2.png",
    "…+1 more"
  ],
  "availabilityStatus": "available"
}

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🧾 Data table

Field	Type	Description
id	text	ID
name	text	Title
slug	text	Slug
url	link	URL
description	text	Description
type	text	Type
episodeCount	number	Episodes
seasonCount	number	Seasons
maturityRatings	array	Maturity ratings
maturityLevel	text	Maturity level
isDubbed	text	Dubbed
isSubbed	text	Subbed
isSimulcast	text	Simulcast
isMature	text	Mature
audioLocales	array	Audio locales
subtitleLocales	array	Subtitle locales
categories	array	Categories
contentDescriptors	array	Content descriptors
awards	array	Awards
keywords	array	Keywords
seriesLaunchYear	text	Launch year
images	array	Artwork
availabilityStatus	text	Availability

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💰 Pricing — pay per result

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing: you pay only for the rows it delivers.

You scrape	Price
Series record	$0.50 per 1,000 rows

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🔌 Use the Crunchyroll API Scraper via API

Run it programmatically with the Apify API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crunchyroll-api-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "locale": "en-US",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}'

Or with the Apify CLI: apify call crunchyroll-api-scraper -i input.json -o.

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❓ FAQ

Do I need an account or API key for Crunchyroll?

No. The actor talks to Crunchyroll's public/mobile API for you — you only need an Apify account.

Do I need a proxy?

A proxy is recommended for reliable runs; set proxyConfiguration (Residential is safest for geo-restricted or bot-protected sites).

What export formats are supported?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, JSONL, RSS, or live via the Apify API and dataset endpoints.

Is scraping this legal?

You are responsible for how you use the data. Scrape only public product data and comply with Crunchyroll.com's Terms and applicable law (e.g. GDPR/CCPA for personal data).

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🛠️ How it works

The actor impersonates Crunchyroll's official app/site and calls its private API the same way the app does, then normalises each response into the flat record above. No browser, no HTML scraping — just clean, structured data.

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📌 Good to know

• Scrape only public product data and respect Crunchyroll.com's Terms of Service and robots policy.
• For personal data, comply with GDPR/CCPA and applicable law — you are the data controller.
• Fields can be null when Crunchyroll doesn't expose them for a given record.

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