YGOPRODeck

YGOPRODeck Archetypes API

Recognised Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype catalog.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Database Archetypes API
  version: v7
  description: 'YGOPRODeck is a free, community-run REST API for the complete Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

    corpus. The v7 API exposes card search and filtering, card sets, archetypes, the valid

    value enumerations used by the search engine (types, races, attributes, link markers),

    the underlying database version, and a random-card endpoint. No authentication is required;

    the documented rate limit is 20 requests per second per IP (one-hour ban on violation).


    All card text and imagery is copyright Konami Digital Entertainment / 4K Media. This spec

    is a third-party API description, generated from the YGOPRODeck API Guide

    (https://ygoprodeck.com/api-guide/) and live response inspection.

    '
  termsOfService: https://ygoprodeck.com/api-guide/
  contact:
    name: YGOPRODeck
    url: https://ygoprodeck.com/
  license:
    name: Community / Unspecified
    url: https://ygoprodeck.com/about/
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'
servers:
- url: https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7
  description: YGOPRODeck v7 production API
tags:
- name: Archetypes
  description: Recognised Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype catalog.
paths:
  /archetypes.php:
    get:
      tags:
      - Archetypes
      operationId: listArchetypes
      summary: YGOPRODeck List Archetypes
      description: 'Return every recognised Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype name. Useful to populate archetype pickers

        and to validate the `archetype` parameter on `/cardinfo.php`.

        '
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The complete archetype catalog.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Archetype'
              examples:
                ListArchetypes200Example:
                  summary: Default listArchetypes 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                  - archetype_name: Blue-Eyes
                  - archetype_name: Dark Magician
                  - archetype_name: Red-Eyes
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Archetype:
      type: object
      description: A recognised Yu-Gi-Oh! archetype.
      properties:
        archetype_name:
          type: string
          description: Archetype name.
          example: Blue-Eyes
      required:
      - archetype_name
externalDocs:
  description: YGOPRODeck API Guide
  url: https://ygoprodeck.com/api-guide/

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