Jikan is a PHP API for MyAnimeList.net. It scrapes the website to satisfy the need for API functionality that MyAnimeList.net lacks.

The raison d'être of Jikan is to assist developers easily get the data they need for their apps and projects without having to depend on the lackluster official API, unstable APIs, or sidetracking their projects to develop parsers.

The word Jikan literally translates to Time in Japanese (時間). And that's what this API saves you of. ;)

Notice: Jikan does not support authenticated requests. You can not update your lists.

Version	Support	PHP	Lumen/Laravel
^3 (RC)	✅ New features		^8
^2 (master)	⚠️ Maintenance only		^6
~1	❌ No longer maintained or supported		5.5.*

1. composer require jikan-me/jikan (This will install version ^2)
2. Documentation

A REST API service is available as well

• REST API DOCUMENTATION
• Apps/Projects using the REST API
• Host the REST API yourself

View available wrappers

• Anime
  • Main Information
  • Characters & Staff
  • Episodes
  • Episode Details
  • News
  • Videos/PV/Episodes
  • Pictures
  • Stats
  • Forum Topics
  • More Info
  • Recommendations
  • Reviews
  • Recent List Updates By Users
• Manga
  • Main Information
  • Characters
  • News
  • Stats
  • Pictures
  • Forum Topics
  • More Info
  • Recommendations
  • Reviews
  • Recent List Updates By Users
• Character
  • Main Information
  • Pictures
• People
  • Main Information
  • Pictures
• Search
  • Anime
  • Manga
  • Character
  • Person
  • Pagination Support
  • Advanced Search
    • Filters
    • Order By
    • Sorting (Ascending/Descending)
• Seasonal Anime (Season + Year)
• Season List/Archive
• Anime Scheduling (for current season)
• Top
  • Anime
  • Manga
  • Characters
  • People
  • Sub Types & Pagination Support
• Genre
  • Anime Listing (All Anime by Genre)
  • Anime Genre Listing (All Genres + metadata)
  • Manga Listing (All Anime by Genre)
  • Manga Genre Listing (All Genres + metadata)
• Producer
  • Anime Listing (All Anime by a Producer)
  • Producers Listing (All Producers + metadata)
  • Manga Listing (All Manga by a Producer)
  • Magazines Listing (All Magazines + metadata)
• User
  • Profile
  • Friends
    • Pagination support
  • History
    • All
    • Anime
    • Manga
  • Anime & Manga Lists
    • Pagination Support
• Club
  • Main Information
  • User List

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PHPCS, PHPLint & PHPUnit

php vendor/bin/grumphp run

A huge thank you to all our Patrons! 🙏 This project wouldn't be running without your support.

We have a free REST API service, if you wish to support us you can become a Patron!

• Jared Allard (jaredallard)
• hugonun (hug_onun)

• Aaron Treinish
• Aika Fujiwara
• Cesar Irad Mendoza
• Fro116
• Jason Weatherly
• Jesse
• Kundan Chintamaneni
• Kururin
• Purplepinapples
• Ryo Ando
• Sakamotodesu
• TeraNovaLP

	Jikan's development is powered by JetBrain's Open Source License

A shoutout to their amazing products and for supporting Jikan since early versions!

• Added support for MAL's new genre overhaul: themes, demographics, explicitGenres
• Updated Constants to reflect new and modified genres (while retaining BC). Some genres have been deleted or merged with others so they may return 404, check Constants for details
• Anime/Manga Genres List now returns additional arrays for themes, demographics, explicitGenres as they have been split up from genres
• Added parser support for Anime and Manga External Links #353
• Parser bug fixes

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• Jikan is not affiliated with MyAnimeList.net
• You are responsible for the usage of this API. Please be respectful towards MyAnimeList's Terms Of Service