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 |
|---|---|---|---|
^4 (master) |
✅ New features |  |
^9,^10 |
^3 |
❌ No longer maintained or supported | |
^8, ^9 |
^2 |
❌ No longer maintained or supported |  |
^6 |
~1 |
❌ No longer maintained or supported |  |
5.5.* |
composer require jikan-me/jikan ^4- Documentation
A REST API service is available as well
| Language | Wrappers |
|---|---|
| JavaScript | JikanJS by Zuritor |
| Java | Jikan4java by Doomsdayrs reactive-jikan by Sandro Marques Jaikan by ShindouMihou |
| Python | JikanPy by Abhinav Kasamsetty |
| Node.js | jikan-node by xy137 jikan-nodejs by ribeirogab |
| TypeScript | jikants by Julien Broyard jikan-client by Javier Blanco |
| PHP | jikan-php by Jan Vernieuwe |
| .NET | Jikan.net by Ervie |
| Elixir | JikanEx by Sean Breckenridge |
| Go | jikan-go by Daren Liang jikan2go by nokusukun |
| Ruby | Jikan.rb by Zerocchi |
| Dart | jikan-dart by Rafal Wachol |
| Kotlin | JikanKt by Ganedra Afrasya |
php vendor/bin/phpunit
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!
- Aaron Treinish
- Abdelhafid Achtaou
- Aika Fujiwara
- Bobby Williams
- Cesar Irad Mendoza
- CrafterSama
- Fro116
- Jason Weatherly
- Jesse
- Kundan Chintamaneni
- Kururin
- Purplepinapples
- Ryo Ando
- Sakamotodesu
- TeraNovaLP
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Jikan's development is powered by JetBrain's Open Source License |
A shoutout to their amazing products and for supporting Jikan since early versions!
- 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
