ANIME
NEWS

The ultimate developer gateway to anime and manga data. 20,000+ titles, deep metadata, zero auth — all from one elegant XML API.

20K+

Titles

Free

API Access

XML

Format

api_response.xml

<ann>
  <anime id="4658">
    <info type="Main title">
      Fullmetal Alchemist
    </info>
    <info type="Genres">
      Action, Adventure, Drama
    </info>
    <info type="Vintage">
      2003-10-04 to 2004-10-02
    </info>
    <info type="Episodes">
    <info type="Average Rating">
      8.47
    </info>
  </anime>
</ann>

LIVE API

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20K+

Anime Titles

15K+

Manga Series

100K+

Staff Credits

Free

API Access

WHAT YOU GET

EVERY
FEATURE

core

Deep Search

Query by title, genre, year, or staff. The ANN Encyclopedia holds data on 20,000+ anime and manga titles.

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data

Rich Metadata

Access episode counts, staff, studios, ratings, synopses, and more — all from a single XML endpoint.

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perf

Instant Results

Lightning-fast responses via Cloudflare CDN. No auth tokens, no rate-limit headaches — just fetch and go.

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live

Always Current

ANN continuously updates their encyclopedia. Your data stays fresh without any extra effort on your end.

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api

Dev Friendly

Simple XML API with clear, predictable endpoints. Works out of the box with any language or framework.

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free

Free Forever

No API keys. No subscription. No usage limits. Open access to one of anime's most comprehensive databases.

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DEVELOPER API

SIMPLE
ENDPOINTS

No OAuth flows. No API key registration. Just clean HTTP GET requests that return beautifully structured XML. Start querying in under 60 seconds.

fetch_example.js

JSPythoncURL

// No API key needed!
const BASE = "https://cdn.animenewsnetwork.com";

async function fetchAnime(title) {
  const url = `${BASE}/encyclopedia/
    api.xml?title=~${title}`;

  const res = await fetch(url);
  const xml = await res.text();

  return new DOMParser()
    .parseFromString(xml, "text/xml");
}

QUICK START

HOW IT
WORKS

Pick an Endpoint

Choose from title search, ID lookup, or bulk report endpoints depending on your use case.

Craft Your Query

Pass a title name, ANN ID, or report parameters. No authentication headers needed.

Parse the XML

Get back rich, structured XML data. Use any parser — DOMParser, xml2js, ElementTree, or SimpleXML.

Build & Ship

Display ratings, episode guides, staff credits, and more. Cache aggressively for best performance.

START BUILDING

BUILD YOUR
ANIME APP
TODAY

No sign-up. No credit card. No API key. Just open your editor and start fetching. The ANN Encyclopedia is waiting.

GETcdn.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/api.xml

ATTRIBUTION
REQUIRED

Credit the Source

Any app or page that displays data from this API must clearly list Anime News Network as the source of the data. This applies to titles, ratings, staff credits, episode counts, and all other metadata.

✓  "Data provided by Anime News Network"

Link Back to ANN

Every page that displays details for an anime, manga, or person entry must include a visible link back to the relevant ANN Encyclopedia entry — for example: "Full details at Anime News Network".

✓  "Full details at Anime News Network →"

This API is provided free of charge by Anime News Network. By using it you agree to their terms.Official API Docs

ANIMENEWS

EVERYFEATURE