# Anichart-scraper (`teodor_banea/anichart-scraper`) Actor

Scrape seasonal anime data from AniChart.net — the popular seasonal anime chart site. Filter by season, year, genre, and format. Powered by the AniList GraphQL API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/teodor\_banea/anichart-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Banea Teodor](https://apify.com/teodor_banea) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, News, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.90 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## AniChart Seasonal Anime Scraper

Scrape seasonal anime data from [AniChart.net](https://anichart.net) — the popular seasonal anime chart site. Filter by season, year, genre, and format. Powered by the [AniList GraphQL API](https://graphql.anilist.co).

### What does this Actor do?

- Scrapes anime listings from AniChart for any season from 2009 to today
- Filters by genre (Action, Comedy, Romance, etc.) and format (TV, Movie, OVA…)
- Returns rich metadata: titles, scores, studios, cover images, descriptions, air dates
- Supports three modes: current season, single season, or full archive scrape

### Why use this Actor?

- **Structured data** — every field is typed and consistently present (nulls, not missing keys)
- **Fast** — direct GraphQL API calls, no browser required
- **Reliable** — state persists across Actor migrations; rate-limit-aware (25 req/min)
- **Flexible** — combine season + genre + format filters freely

### How much does it cost?

Each anime item costs **$0.0019**. A typical single-season run (~100 anime) costs ~$0.19. Scraping the full archive (~7,000 anime, 2009–today) costs ~$13.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `season` | string | — | WINTER / SPRING / SUMMER / FALL (with `year`) |
| `year` | integer | — | Year of the season to scrape |
| `scrapeAll` | boolean | false | Scrape all seasons in the year range |
| `yearFrom` | integer | 2009 | Start year for `scrapeAll` |
| `yearTo` | integer | current | End year for `scrapeAll` |
| `genres` | string\[] | — | Filter: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, etc. |
| `formats` | string\[] | — | Filter: TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL |
| `sort` | string | POPULARITY\_DESC | Sort order |
| `includeAdult` | boolean | false | Include 18+ content |

### Output example

```json
{
  "id": 151807,
  "url": "https://anilist.co/anime/151807",
  "anichartUrl": "https://anichart.net/2024-Winter",
  "titleRomaji": "Ore dake Level Up na Ken",
  "titleEnglish": "Solo Leveling",
  "titleNative": "俺だけレベルアップな件",
  "season": "WINTER",
  "seasonYear": 2024,
  "genres": ["Action", "Adventure", "Fantasy"],
  "format": "TV",
  "status": "FINISHED",
  "episodes": 12,
  "duration": 24,
  "startDate": "2024-01-07",
  "endDate": "2024-03-31",
  "averageScore": 81,
  "popularity": 414979,
  "favourites": 19055,
  "studios": [{ "name": "A-1 Pictures", "url": "https://anilist.co/studio/561", "isAnimationStudio": true }],
  "coverImage": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/medium/bx151807.png",
  "description": "They say whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger...",
  "isAdult": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-13T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Tips

- Leave `season` and `year` blank to quickly scrape the current season
- Genre filter uses AND logic — selecting both "Action" and "Comedy" returns only anime with both genres
- The `tags` field contains fine-grained AniList tags (e.g., "Male Protagonist", "Isekai") for deeper filtering downstream

# Actor input Schema

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

Optional. Pick a single season. Combine with Year for one specific season; with a year range to scrape that season across every year; or on its own for that season of the current year. Leave blank to include all four seasons.

## `year` (type: `integer`):

Scrape a single year. Leave Season blank to get all four seasons of this year, or set Season for just one. Ignored if a Year From / Year To range is provided.

## `scrapeAll` (type: `boolean`):

Scrape every season from 2009 to today. Shortcut for setting Year From to 2009 and Year To to the current year. This can take a few minutes.

## `yearFrom` (type: `integer`):

Start year of a range scrape. Setting this (or Year To) scrapes every season across the range — you do NOT need to enable Scrape entire archive.

## `yearTo` (type: `integer`):

End year of a range scrape. Defaults to the current year if only Year From is set.

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

Filter results to anime that include all selected genres. Leave empty to include all genres.

## `formats` (type: `array`):

Filter by media format. Leave empty to include all formats.

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

How to sort the results within each season.

## `includeAdult` (type: `boolean`):

Include anime marked as adult content (18+). Disabled by default.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of parallel requests. Without a proxy, keep this at 3 (30 req/min per-IP limit). With proxy rotation, each request uses a different IP so you can safely raise this to 20+.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy settings. The AniList API does not require a proxy for typical use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "year": 2024,
  "scrapeAll": false,
  "sort": "POPULARITY_DESC",
  "includeAdult": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `anime` (type: `string`):

Scraped seasonal anime with titles, scores, studios, genres, and air dates.

## `errors` (type: `string`):

Requests that failed permanently — with the URL, error message, and timestamp.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("teodor_banea/anichart-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("teodor_banea/anichart-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 '{}' |
apify call teodor_banea/anichart-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/LNXRCRtUGM1VcYlUj/builds/DAj1shEKS4JQ95Sa6/openapi.json