Scryfall Symbology API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Scryfall Symbology 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: Symbology
  description: All card symbols and their semantics.
paths:
  /symbology:
    get:
      tags:
      - Symbology
      summary: List All Card Symbols
      description: Returns a List of all Card Symbols documented by Scryfall.
      operationId: listSymbology
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of card symbols.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CardSymbolList'
  /symbology/parse-mana:
    get:
      tags:
      - Symbology
      summary: Parse a Mana Cost
      description: Parses the given mana cost string and returns a normalized representation including converted mana cost.
      operationId: parseMana
      parameters:
      - name: cost
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A parsed mana cost.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManaCost'
components:
  schemas:
    CardSymbol:
      type: object
      description: A Scryfall Card Symbol object representing a single Magic mana or text symbol.
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
          - card_symbol
        symbol:
          type: string
        loose_variant:
          type: string
        english:
          type: string
        transposable:
          type: boolean
        represents_mana:
          type: boolean
        appears_in_mana_costs:
          type: boolean
        mana_value:
          type: number
        cmc:
          type: number
        colors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        funny:
          type: boolean
        hybrid:
          type: boolean
        phyrexian:
          type: boolean
        gatherer_alternates:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        svg_uri:
          type: string
          format: uri
    ManaCost:
      type: object
      description: A parsed Magic mana cost.
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
          - mana_cost
        cost:
          type: string
        cmc:
          type: number
        colors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        colorless:
          type: boolean
        monocolored:
          type: boolean
        multicolored:
          type: boolean
    CardSymbolList:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/List'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CardSymbol'
    List:
      type: object
      description: A generic Scryfall List object wrapping a paginated collection of any type.
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
          - list
        total_cards:
          type: integer
        has_more:
          type: boolean
        next_page:
          type: string
          format: uri
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object