anime APIs

AniAPI aggregates anime data from multiple sources and lets you search titles, retrieve episode lists, and sync watch progress with popular trackers.

AniDB is one of the oldest and most detailed anime databases, tracking episode titles, staff, characters, and file-level metadata used by media players and subtitle groups.

AniList exposes a GraphQL API covering anime and manga metadata, user lists, reviews, and social features.

AnimeChan serves a database of 10,000+ anime quotes with character and anime title metadata.

AnimeFacts is a simple REST API with over 100 trivia facts about popular anime series, accessible by an anime slug name.

Anime News Network exposes its encyclopedia data as a free XML API, covering anime and manga titles, cast, staff, genres, and release information maintained by professional journalists.

Catboy serves random neko (anime cat-person) images and GIFs across several mood categories with no API key required.

Danbooru is a large anime image board with a structured tagging system covering thousands of anime artists and characters.

Jikan is an unofficial REST API for MyAnimeList that lets you fetch anime and manga data without OAuth setup.

Kitsu is a JSON:API-compliant anime and manga tracking platform that lets you search titles, manage user libraries, and fetch detailed series metadata.

MangaDex provides programmatic access to manga database and community via REST API.

Mangapi is a RapidAPI-hosted service that detects and translates text found in manga panels from one language to another.

MyAnimeList (MAL) is the most popular anime and manga tracking site, and its official API lets you search titles, manage user watchlists, and retrieve community statistics.

NekosBest serves anime-style neko (cat-girl) images and roleplay GIF reactions like hugging, patting, or waving, all sourced from a curated anime art collection.

Shikimori is a Russian-language anime and manga tracking platform whose API exposes anime metadata, user rates, forums, and calendar data.

Studio Ghibli provides programmatic access to resources from studio ghibli films via REST API.

Trace.moe finds the exact anime scene matching a screenshot or image you upload, returning the anime title, episode number, and timestamp of the matching scene.

Waifu.im hosts a curated archive of over 4,000 anime-style character images organized by tags like maid, uniform, wink, or ero.

Waifu.pics is a simple anime image sharing API that returns random anime images from categories like waifu, neko, shinobu, and many more.