Scryfall

Scryfall Catalogs API

Convenience lists of Magic data points (card names, types, supertypes, etc.).

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 17

GET /catalog/card-names Catalog of Card Names #

GET /catalog/artist-names Catalog of Artist Names #

GET /catalog/word-bank Catalog of Word Bank #

GET /catalog/creature-types Catalog of Creature Types #

GET /catalog/planeswalker-types Catalog of Planeswalker Types #

GET /catalog/land-types Catalog of Land Types #

GET /catalog/artifact-types Catalog of Artifact Types #

GET /catalog/enchantment-types Catalog of Enchantment Types #

GET /catalog/spell-types Catalog of Spell Types #

GET /catalog/powers Catalog of Powers #

GET /catalog/toughnesses Catalog of Toughnesses #

GET /catalog/loyalties Catalog of Loyalties #

GET /catalog/keyword-abilities Catalog of Keyword Abilities #

GET /catalog/keyword-actions Catalog of Keyword Actions #

GET /catalog/ability-words Catalog of Ability Words #

GET /catalog/watermarks Catalog of Watermarks #

GET /catalog/supertypes Catalog of Card Supertypes #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Scryfall Catalogs API
  description: 'The Scryfall API is a REST-like interface to the most comprehensive Magic: The Gathering

    card database.'
  version: '2026-05-29'
  contact:
    name: Scryfall API Support
    url: https://scryfall.com/contact
  license:
    name: Scryfall API License (Free with attribution)
    url: https://scryfall.com/docs/api
  termsOfService: https://scryfall.com/docs/api
servers:
- url: https://api.scryfall.com
  description: Production API
tags:
- name: Catalogs
  description: Convenience lists of Magic data points (card names, types, supertypes, etc.).
paths:
  /catalog/card-names:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Card Names
      description: Returns a Catalog of every canonical English card name in Scryfall's database.
      operationId: catalogCardNames
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of card names.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/artist-names:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Artist Names
      description: Returns a Catalog of every artist who has illustrated a Magic card.
      operationId: catalogArtistNames
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of artist names.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/word-bank:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Word Bank
      description: Returns a Catalog of every distinct word in card names.
      operationId: catalogWordBank
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of words.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/creature-types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Creature Types
      description: Returns a Catalog of all creature types in Magic.
      operationId: catalogCreatureTypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of creature types.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/planeswalker-types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Planeswalker Types
      description: Returns a Catalog of all planeswalker subtypes.
      operationId: catalogPlaneswalkerTypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of planeswalker types.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/land-types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Land Types
      description: Returns a Catalog of all land subtypes.
      operationId: catalogLandTypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of land types.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/artifact-types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Artifact Types
      description: Returns a Catalog of all artifact subtypes.
      operationId: catalogArtifactTypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of artifact types.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/enchantment-types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Enchantment Types
      description: Returns a Catalog of all enchantment subtypes.
      operationId: catalogEnchantmentTypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of enchantment types.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/spell-types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Spell Types
      description: Returns a Catalog of all spell subtypes.
      operationId: catalogSpellTypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of spell types.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/powers:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Powers
      description: Returns a Catalog of all power values on creature cards.
      operationId: catalogPowers
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of power values.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/toughnesses:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Toughnesses
      description: Returns a Catalog of all toughness values on creature cards.
      operationId: catalogToughnesses
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of toughness values.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/loyalties:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Loyalties
      description: Returns a Catalog of all loyalty values on planeswalker cards.
      operationId: catalogLoyalties
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of loyalty values.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/keyword-abilities:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Keyword Abilities
      description: Returns a Catalog of all keyword abilities Magic cards may have.
      operationId: catalogKeywordAbilities
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of keyword abilities.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/keyword-actions:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Keyword Actions
      description: Returns a Catalog of all keyword actions in Magic.
      operationId: catalogKeywordActions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of keyword actions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/ability-words:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Ability Words
      description: Returns a Catalog of all ability words on Magic cards.
      operationId: catalogAbilityWords
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of ability words.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/watermarks:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Watermarks
      description: Returns a Catalog of all distinct illustration watermarks used on Magic cards.
      operationId: catalogWatermarks
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of watermarks.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
  /catalog/supertypes:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalogs
      summary: Catalog of Card Supertypes
      description: Returns a Catalog of card supertypes (e.g., Basic, Legendary, Snow, World).
      operationId: catalogSupertypes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A catalog of supertypes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Catalog'
components:
  schemas:
    Catalog:
      type: object
      description: A Scryfall Catalog object containing an array of Magic datapoints (names, types, etc.).
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
          - catalog
        uri:
          type: string
          format: uri
        total_values:
          type: integer
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string

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