# AniList Scraper (`crawlerbros/anilist-scraper`) Actor

Scrape anime and manga from AniList.co with title (romaji/english/native), description, score, episodes, status, genres, studios, streaming links, season + year. Public GraphQL API, no auth required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/anilist-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## AniList Scraper

Scrape **anime** and **manga** from [AniList.co](https://anilist.co) — multi-language titles, descriptions, scores, episodes, status, genres, studios, streaming links, season + year. Powered by AniList's public GraphQL API. **No login, no API key, no proxy required.**

Built for anime/manga industry analytics, recommendation engines, fan-community apps, and content-aggregator backends.

### What you get

#### Media records (`recordType=anime` or `recordType=manga`)

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `id` | AniList ID |
| `malId` | MyAnimeList ID (when present) |
| `type` | `ANIME` or `MANGA` |
| `format` | `TV` / `MOVIE` / `OVA` / `ONA` / `MANGA` / `NOVEL` / etc. |
| `status` | `FINISHED` / `RELEASING` / `NOT_YET_RELEASED` / `CANCELLED` / `HIATUS` |
| `titleRomaji` | Romanized title |
| `titleEnglish` | Official English title |
| `titleNative` | Native (Japanese / Korean / Chinese) title |
| `description` | Plain-text synopsis |
| `episodes` | Total episode count (anime) |
| `chapters` | Total chapter count (manga) |
| `volumes` | Total volume count (manga) |
| `episodeDuration` | Per-episode duration in minutes |
| `averageScore` | Weighted score (0-100) |
| `meanScore` | Raw mean score (0-100) |
| `popularity` | Number of users with the entry on a list |
| `favourites` | Number of users who favourited it |
| `trending` | Live trending rank score |
| `season`, `seasonYear` | Anime season + year |
| `startDate`, `endDate` | Air/serialisation dates (ISO) |
| `genres` | Array of genre names |
| `tags` | Array of curated tag names |
| `studios` | Array of studio names |
| `coverImage` | High-res cover image URL |
| `bannerImage` | Banner image URL |
| `streamingEpisodes` | Array of `{title, url, site, thumbnail}` for legal stream sources (Crunchyroll / Funimation / etc.) |
| `externalLinks` | Array of `{site, url, type}` for official + community pages |
| `source` | Adaptation source (`MANGA`, `LIGHT_NOVEL`, `ORIGINAL`, etc.) |
| `countryOfOrigin` | ISO country code |
| `siteUrl` | Public AniList URL |
| `isAdult` | `true` for 18+ titles |

#### User records (`recordType=user`)

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `id` | AniList user ID |
| `username` | Username |
| `siteUrl` | Profile URL |
| `about` | Plain-text bio |
| `avatarUrl`, `bannerImage` | Profile media URLs |
| `createdAt` | ISO 8601 account creation timestamp |
| `animeCount`, `mangaCount` | Lists counts |
| `animeMeanScore`, `mangaMeanScore` | User's average ratings |
| `animeMinutesWatched`, `animeEpisodesWatched`, `mangaChaptersRead` | Activity totals |

Empty fields are dropped from every record at every depth.

### Input

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | Enum | `search` | `search` / `byIds` / `userProfile` / `trending` / `seasonal` / `characters` / `staff` / `studios` / `byUrl` |
| `mediaType` | Enum | `ANIME` | `ANIME` or `MANGA` |
| `searchQuery` | String | `Naruto` | Title query |
| `ids` | Array | — | AniList numeric IDs (mode=byIds) |
| `username` | String | — | AniList username (mode=userProfile) |
| `format` | Enum | — | TV / MOVIE / OVA / etc. |
| `status` | Enum | — | FINISHED / RELEASING / etc. |
| `season` | Enum | — | WINTER / SPRING / SUMMER / FALL |
| `seasonYear` | Integer | — | Year for `season` filter |
| `genres` | Array (enum) | — | Canonical AniList genres (multi-select dropdown). All requested genres must be present (AND-match). |
| `urls` | Array | — | anilist.co URLs (mode=byUrl) |
| `minScore` | Integer | — | Drop media with `averageScore` below this (0-100) |
| `isAdult` | Boolean | `false` | Include 18+ content |
| `sort` | Enum | `POPULARITY_DESC` | Sort order |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `25` | Hard cap (1-5000) |

#### Example input — search by title

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "mediaType": "ANIME",
  "searchQuery": "Naruto",
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

#### Example input — current season top scored

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "mediaType": "ANIME",
  "season": "FALL",
  "seasonYear": 2026,
  "minScore": 75,
  "sort": "SCORE_DESC",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### Example input — top action manga

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "mediaType": "MANGA",
  "genres": ["Action"],
  "sort": "POPULARITY_DESC",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

#### Example input — fetch by IDs

```json
{
  "mode": "byIds",
  "ids": ["20", "21", "113415"]
}
```

#### Example input — user profile

```json
{
  "mode": "userProfile",
  "username": "AniList"
}
```

#### Example input — trending anime right now

```json
{
  "mode": "trending",
  "mediaType": "ANIME",
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

#### Example input — Winter 2024 anime board

```json
{
  "mode": "seasonal",
  "mediaType": "ANIME",
  "season": "WINTER",
  "seasonYear": 2024,
  "sort": "POPULARITY_DESC",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### Example input — search characters

```json
{
  "mode": "characters",
  "searchQuery": "Naruto",
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

#### Example input — search staff (voice actors / directors)

```json
{
  "mode": "staff",
  "searchQuery": "Hayao Miyazaki",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

#### Example input — search studios

```json
{
  "mode": "studios",
  "searchQuery": "Ghibli",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

#### Example input — fetch by AniList URLs

```json
{
  "mode": "byUrl",
  "urls": [
    "https://anilist.co/anime/20/Naruto",
    "https://anilist.co/character/17",
    "https://anilist.co/staff/96870",
    "https://anilist.co/studio/21",
    "https://anilist.co/user/AniList"
  ]
}
```

#### Character / Staff / Studio output

`characters`, `staff`, and `studios` modes emit records with `recordType=character`, `staff`, or `studio` respectively. Each record carries a compact `media` (or `staffMedia`) array of `{id, type, format, titleRomaji, titleEnglish, siteUrl}` stubs identifying the works the entity is associated with.

### Example output

```json
{
  "recordType": "anime",
  "id": "20",
  "malId": 20,
  "type": "ANIME",
  "format": "TV",
  "status": "FINISHED",
  "titleRomaji": "NARUTO",
  "titleEnglish": "Naruto",
  "titleNative": "NARUTO -ナルト-",
  "description": "Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure...",
  "episodes": 220,
  "episodeDuration": 23,
  "averageScore": 80,
  "meanScore": 80,
  "popularity": 715000,
  "favourites": 65000,
  "season": "FALL",
  "seasonYear": 2002,
  "startDate": "2002-10-03",
  "endDate": "2007-02-08",
  "genres": ["Action", "Adventure", "Fantasy"],
  "studios": ["Pierrot"],
  "coverImage": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/large/20.jpg",
  "siteUrl": "https://anilist.co/anime/20",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-06T10:42:18Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Anime/manga recommendation engines** — Build niche recommender systems with full metadata.
- **Streaming platform analytics** — Surface which titles are licensed to which sites (Crunchyroll, Funimation, Netflix, etc.).
- **Trend analysis** — Track popularity / score / trending over time for a portfolio of titles.
- **Industry research** — Snapshot studio output, season slates, and adaptation patterns.
- **CRM enrichment** — Augment fan-community user records with AniList stats.
- **Content aggregator backends** — Power Trakt-like apps or anime calendar tools.

### FAQ

**Do I need an AniList account or API key?**
No. AniList's GraphQL endpoint at `graphql.anilist.co` is public for read operations. Only mutations (rating, list edits) require auth.

**What are the rate limits?**
AniList rate-limits at 90 requests / minute. The actor stays well under this with built-in delays.

**How do genre filters work?**
The `genres` array is AND-combined on the server side — every requested genre must be present on a record. Common genres: `Action`, `Adventure`, `Comedy`, `Drama`, `Fantasy`, `Horror`, `Mecha`, `Music`, `Mystery`, `Psychological`, `Romance`, `Sci-Fi`, `Slice of Life`, `Sports`, `Supernatural`, `Thriller`.

**How do I find the AniList ID for a title?**
Run a `mode=search` query first; the `id` field on each result is what `byIds` expects. AniList IDs are also visible in their site URLs (`https://anilist.co/anime/20/Naruto` → ID `20`).

**Are mature/adult titles included?**
Set `isAdult: true` to include them. Default is `false`, and adult-flagged tags are also dropped from non-adult records.

**How current is the data?**
Live — every run hits AniList's GraphQL endpoint at request time.

**Do I need a proxy?**
No. AniList accepts datacenter IPs without restriction.

**What if I get blocked or my discovery query returns empty?**
By default the actor auto-engages Apify proxy when it hits a block (HTTP 403/429) or when a season/genre/year discovery query returns empty media from a datacenter IP — it retries the request once after escalation. Set `autoEscalateOnBlock=false` to disable (the run fails fast instead of paying proxy cost).

### Limitations

- AniList's catalogue focuses on anime and manga; live-action/film entries are sparse.
- The free tier of the GraphQL API has a 90 req/min rate limit; the actor stays polite (~2 req/sec).
- Character / staff / studio modes return name, image, description, key dates, and a compact list of associated media. Detailed per-work credits (character roles, staff roles per anime) are not flattened — use `mode=byUrl` on individual character/staff URLs for richer data.
- Streaming links in `streamingEpisodes` are user-curated and may lag behind actual platform availability.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch.

## `mediaType` (type: `string`):

Anime or manga (used by `search`, `trending`, `seasonal`).

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Title query for `search`, or name query for `characters` / `staff` / `studios`. Leave empty in `search` to do a discovery query using only season/genre/year filters.

## `ids` (type: `array`):

Numeric AniList media IDs (e.g. `[20, 21, 113415]`).

## `urls` (type: `array`):

anilist.co URLs to resolve. Supports anime/manga/character/staff/studio/user (e.g. `https://anilist.co/anime/20/Naruto`, `https://anilist.co/character/17`, `https://anilist.co/staff/96870`, `https://anilist.co/studio/21`, `https://anilist.co/user/AniList`).

## `username` (type: `string`):

AniList username.

## `format` (type: `string`):

Restrict to a specific format.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Restrict to a specific status.

## `season` (type: `string`):

Anime season (mode=search uses with `seasonYear`; mode=seasonal defaults to current real-world season when empty).

## `seasonYear` (type: `integer`):

Year for `season` filter (e.g. 2024).

## `genres` (type: `array`):

AniList canonical genres. All requested genres must be present on a record (AND-match).

## `minScore` (type: `integer`):

Drop media with `averageScore` below this (0-100).

## `isAdult` (type: `boolean`):

Include 18+ content. Default: off.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Sort search results.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on emitted records.

## `useProxy` (type: `boolean`):

If true, routes GraphQL requests through Apify proxy and rotates IP every N requests + on every HTTP 429. AniList sometimes returns empty media for season+genre discovery queries from datacenter IPs even though the same query works from residential IPs — enabling this fixes that.

## `autoEscalateOnBlock` (type: `boolean`):

If true (default), the actor automatically engages Apify proxy and retries when it hits HTTP 403/429 from a raw datacenter IP. Set to false to disable (request fails fast instead of paying proxy cost).

## `proxyGroups` (type: `array`):

Apify proxy groups (e.g. `["RESIDENTIAL"]` or `["DATACENTER"]`). Leave empty to use the default auto group. Only used when `useProxy` is true.

## `rotateEveryNRequests` (type: `integer`):

When using a proxy, swap to a fresh IP after this many successful requests (in addition to rotating on 429).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "mediaType": "ANIME",
  "searchQuery": "Naruto",
  "ids": [],
  "urls": [],
  "format": "",
  "status": "",
  "season": "",
  "genres": [],
  "isAdult": false,
  "sort": "POPULARITY_DESC",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "useProxy": false,
  "autoEscalateOnBlock": true,
  "proxyGroups": [],
  "rotateEveryNRequests": 25
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `records` (type: `string`):

Dataset of all scraped media + user records.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "mediaType": "ANIME",
    "searchQuery": "Naruto",
    "isAdult": false,
    "maxItems": 25,
    "useProxy": false,
    "autoEscalateOnBlock": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/anilist-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "mediaType": "ANIME",
    "searchQuery": "Naruto",
    "isAdult": False,
    "maxItems": 25,
    "useProxy": False,
    "autoEscalateOnBlock": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/anilist-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "search",
  "mediaType": "ANIME",
  "searchQuery": "Naruto",
  "isAdult": false,
  "maxItems": 25,
  "useProxy": false,
  "autoEscalateOnBlock": true
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/anilist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/anilist-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ef5fYOi1TMhhwFe5l/builds/sRjsk4lQ5RlAlmQOf/openapi.json