# AniList Scraper - Anime & Manga Database (`lulzasaur/anilist-scraper`) Actor

Scrape anime and manga data from AniList via its public GraphQL API. Search titles, get scores, genres, tags, studios, characters, staff, and recommendations. No auth required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/anilist-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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

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# README

## AniList Scraper - Anime & Manga Database

Extract comprehensive anime and manga data from [AniList](https://anilist.co) using its free public GraphQL API. No authentication or API key required.

### What does AniList Scraper do?

This scraper lets you extract detailed anime and manga information from AniList, one of the most popular anime/manga tracking platforms. It uses AniList's official public GraphQL API for fast, reliable data extraction.

**Key features:**

- Search for specific anime or manga titles
- Fetch trending titles when no search query is provided
- Extract ratings, scores, genres, tags, studios, and more
- Optionally fetch extended details: characters, voice actors, staff, recommendations, relations, and streaming links
- Handles pagination and rate limiting automatically
- Supports both ANIME and MANGA media types

### Input

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|-------|------|-------------|---------|
| `searchQueries` | string\[] | Titles to search (e.g. "Naruto", "One Piece") | `[]` (trending) |
| `mediaType` | enum | ANIME or MANGA | `ANIME` |
| `maxListings` | integer | Maximum results to return (1-5000) | `100` |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Fetch characters, staff, recommendations | `false` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Proxy settings (usually not needed) | - |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["Naruto", "Attack on Titan", "Demon Slayer"],
    "mediaType": "ANIME",
    "maxListings": 50,
    "scrapeDetails": true
}
```

### Output

Each result contains the following fields:

#### Base fields (always included)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | integer | AniList media ID |
| `titleRomaji` | string | Romanized Japanese title |
| `titleEnglish` | string | English title |
| `titleNative` | string | Native (Japanese) title |
| `description` | string | Synopsis (HTML stripped) |
| `startDate` | string | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `endDate` | string | End date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `season` | string | Season (WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL) |
| `seasonYear` | integer | Year of the season |
| `episodes` | integer | Number of episodes (anime) |
| `chapters` | integer | Number of chapters (manga) |
| `volumes` | integer | Number of volumes (manga) |
| `duration` | integer | Episode duration in minutes |
| `status` | string | FINISHED, RELEASING, NOT\_YET\_RELEASED, CANCELLED, HIATUS |
| `format` | string | TV, TV\_SHORT, MOVIE, SPECIAL, OVA, ONA, MUSIC, MANGA, NOVEL, ONE\_SHOT |
| `genres` | string\[] | Genre list |
| `tags` | object\[] | Tags with relevance rank |
| `averageScore` | integer | Average user score (0-100) |
| `meanScore` | integer | Mean user score (0-100) |
| `popularity` | integer | Number of users with this on their list |
| `favourites` | integer | Number of users who favorited this |
| `studios` | string\[] | Production studio names |
| `coverImage` | string | Cover image URL |
| `bannerImage` | string | Banner image URL |
| `siteUrl` | string | AniList page URL |
| `isAdult` | boolean | Whether the content is adult |
| `searchQuery` | string | The search query that found this result |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp of when data was scraped |

#### Extended detail fields (when `scrapeDetails` is true)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `characters` | object\[] | Characters with name, role, voice actor |
| `staff` | object\[] | Staff members with name and role |
| `recommendations` | object\[] | Similar titles recommended by users |
| `relations` | object\[] | Related media (sequels, prequels, etc.) |
| `externalLinks` | object\[] | External links (MyAnimeList, Crunchyroll, etc.) |
| `streamingEpisodes` | object\[] | Available streaming episodes |

#### Example output

```json
{
    "id": 20,
    "titleRomaji": "NARUTO",
    "titleEnglish": "Naruto",
    "titleNative": "NARUTO -\u30ca\u30eb\u30c8-",
    "description": "Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja...",
    "startDate": "2002-10-03",
    "endDate": "2007-02-08",
    "season": "FALL",
    "seasonYear": 2002,
    "episodes": 220,
    "duration": 23,
    "status": "FINISHED",
    "format": "TV",
    "genres": ["Action", "Comedy"],
    "tags": [{"name": "Shounen", "rank": 94}],
    "averageScore": 79,
    "meanScore": 79,
    "popularity": 310000,
    "favourites": 12500,
    "studios": ["Pierrot"],
    "coverImage": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/large/bx20-YJvLbgJQPCoI.jpg",
    "siteUrl": "https://anilist.co/anime/20",
    "isAdult": false,
    "searchQuery": "Naruto",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Rate limits

AniList allows 90 requests per minute. The scraper automatically:

- Adds delays between requests to stay under the limit
- Handles 429 (rate limit) responses with automatic retry
- Uses exponential backoff on failures

### Use cases

- **Anime recommendation engines** -- Build personalized recommendation systems using scores, tags, and user recommendations
- **Market research** -- Analyze anime/manga trends, popular genres, and seasonal patterns
- **Content databases** -- Build comprehensive anime/manga databases for apps and websites
- **Academic research** -- Study patterns in anime production, scoring, and popularity
- **Data journalism** -- Create data-driven stories about anime and manga trends
- **Social media tools** -- Generate anime-related content from structured data

### Tips

- Leave `searchQueries` empty to get trending titles, great for discovering what's popular right now
- Use `mediaType: "MANGA"` to search manga instead of anime
- Enable `scrapeDetails` only when you need characters/staff/recommendations, as it makes additional API calls per title
- The AniList API is free and public, so proxy configuration is usually unnecessary

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Anime or manga titles to search (e.g. "Naruto", "Attack on Titan"). Leave empty to fetch trending titles.

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

Type of media to search for.

## `maxListings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return (1-5000). Results are paginated at 50 per API call.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch additional details for each title: characters, voice actors, staff, recommendations, relations, and streaming links. Slower due to extra API calls.

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

Optional proxy configuration. AniList's API is free and public, so proxies are usually not needed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Naruto",
    "Attack on Titan"
  ],
  "mediaType": "ANIME",
  "maxListings": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": false
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "Naruto",
        "Attack on Titan"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/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 = { "searchQueries": [
        "Naruto",
        "Attack on Titan",
    ] }

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Naruto",
    "Attack on Titan"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/anilist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/anilist-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gXUVOardpebOGlQh7/builds/cPFY2lxtGogWL3gV3/openapi.json