Jikan is a PHP API for MyAnimeList.net. It scrapes the website to satisfy the need for an API - which MyAnimeList 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.

1. composer install
2. Documentation

❗ Version ~1.0 is no longer maintained, it's required you use ^2.0.

• Goutte
• PHP 7.1-7.3

❗ PHP 7.4 is not fully tested yet.

A REST API service is available as well

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

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• 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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• Added Top Reviews(Anime, Manga & Best Voted (includes both)) parsing #251

/**
 * Type Constants
 * Anime: \Jikan\Helper\Constants::TOP_REVIEW_ANIME
 * Manga: \Jikan\Helper\Constants::TOP_REVIEW_MANGA
 * Best Voted (Anime + Manga): \Jikan\Helper\Constants::TOP_REVIEW_BEST_VOTED
 */
$type = \Jikan\Helper\Constants::TOP_REVIEW_ANIME;
$page = 1;

$topReviews = $jikan->getTopReviews(
    new \Jikan\Request\Top\TopReviewsRequest($type, $page)
);

• Bug fixes #249, #250, #259

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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