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. It exposes Card, Set, Ruling, Symbology, Catalog, and Bulk Data resources

    used by community tools, deck builders, price trackers, and research projects.


    The API is provided free of charge as part of the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy

    for the primary purpose of creating additional Magic software, performing research, or

    creating community content. It is served only over HTTPS (TLS 1.2+) and requires both a

    descriptive User-Agent and an Accept header on every request. Clients are expected to

    keep request rates under 10 per second (50–100 ms delay between calls), and to use the

    bulk-data downloads for any large-scale ingestion task instead of crawling Card endpoints.

    '
  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:
    CardSymbolList:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/List'
      - type: object
        properties:
          data:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CardSymbol'
    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
    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