AnimeNewsNetwork API

Beginner's Pick Anime / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS CORS

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Overview

Anime News Network exposes its encyclopedia data as a free XML API, covering anime and manga titles, cast, staff, genres, and release information maintained by professional journalists. No API key is required. Use it to build an anime reference tool or to enrich your app with high-quality editorial data.

Beginner Tip

The API returns XML, not JSON. Start with https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/api.php?title=~naruto to search by title — the ~ prefix means "starts with" in their query syntax.

Available Data

article title and content

publication source

published date

article URL

image URL

anime/manga title

Example Response

JSON Response

{
  "totalArticles": 100,
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "Tech Industry Sees Record Growth",
      "source": {
        "name": "TechNews",
        "url": "https://technews.com"
      },
      "publishedAt": "2025-01-15T08:00:00Z",
      "description": "The technology sector reported unprecedented growth...",
      "image": "https://example.com/article-image.jpg",
      "url": "https://technews.com/article/123"
    }
  ]
}

Field Reference

ann/anime/@id Unique ANN internal ID for the anime title

ann/anime/@name Official title of the anime as listed on ANN

ann/anime/info[@type=Genres] Comma-separated genre tags such as action or fantasy

ann/anime/info[@type=Vintage] Air date or date range of the series broadcast

ann/anime/ratings/@nb_votes Number of community votes submitted for this title

Implementation Example

Request

const url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Empty ann response element No titles match the search term or the ID does not exist in the encyclopedia

✓ Use the ~ prefix for partial title matches (e.g. ?title=~dragon) or verify the ID on the ANN website first

XML parse error in code Attempting to use a JSON parser on the XML response

✓ Use an XML parser — xml.etree.ElementTree in Python or the fast-xml-parser npm package in Node.js

Rate limited or slow response Sending too many automated requests in quick succession

✓ Add a 1-2 second delay between requests; this API is intended for light, human-paced access

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

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Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth

HTTPS REQUIRED

CORS YES

Category Anime

Difficulty Beginner

Verified: 2026-04-04

Related Tags

#anime #news

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