AniList GraphQL API
The AniList GraphQL API v2 is the primary public developer interface for AniList.co. It exposes anime, manga, character, staff, studio, user, activity, review, recommendation, thread, comment, notification, and airing schedule data through a single endpoint at https://graphql.anilist.co. All requests are POSTs carrying a query and optional variables payload. Mutations require an OAuth2 access token. The schema includes 25+ root Query fields (Page, Media, MediaTrend, AiringSchedule, Character, Staff, MediaList, MediaListCollection, GenreCollection, MediaTagCollection, User, Viewer, Notification, Studio, Review, Activity, ActivityReply, Following, Follower, Thread, ThreadComment, Recommendation, Like, Markdown, AniChartUser, SiteStatistics, ExternalLinkSourceCollection) and 30+ root Mutation fields (UpdateUser, SaveMediaListEntry, UpdateMediaListEntries, DeleteMediaListEntry, DeleteCustomList, SaveTextActivity, SaveMessageActivity, SaveListActivity, DeleteActivity, ToggleActivityPin, ToggleActivitySubscription, SaveActivityReply, DeleteActivityReply, ToggleLike, ToggleLikeV2, ToggleFollow, ToggleFavourite, UpdateFavouriteOrder, SaveReview, DeleteReview, RateReview, SaveRecommendation, SaveThread, DeleteThread, ToggleThreadSubscription, SaveThreadComment, DeleteThreadComment, UpdateAniChartSettings, UpdateAniChartHighlights).
Overview
AniList GraphQL API is a GraphQL API specification published by AniList on the APIs.io network.
The AniList GraphQL API v2 is the primary public developer interface for AniList.co. It exposes anime, manga, character, staff, studio, user, activity, review, recommendation, thread, comment, notification, and airing schedule data through a single endpoint at https://graphql.anilist.co. All requests are POSTs carrying a query and optional variables payload. Mutations require an OAuth2 access token. The schema includes 25+ root Query fields (Page, Media, MediaTrend, AiringSchedule, Character, Staff, MediaList, MediaListCollection, GenreCollection, MediaTagCollection, User, Viewer, Notification, Studio, Review, Activity, ActivityReply, Following, Follower, Thread, ThreadComment, Recommendation, Like, Markdown, AniChartUser, SiteStatistics, ExternalLinkSourceCollection) and 30+ root Mutation fields (UpdateUser, SaveMediaListEntry, UpdateMediaListEntries, DeleteMediaListEntry, DeleteCustomList, SaveTextActivity, SaveMessageActivity, SaveListActivity, DeleteActivity, ToggleActivityPin, ToggleActivitySubscription, SaveActivityReply, DeleteActivityReply, ToggleLike, ToggleLikeV2, ToggleFollow, ToggleFavourite, UpdateFavouriteOrder, SaveReview, DeleteReview, RateReview, SaveRecommendation, SaveThread, DeleteThread, ToggleThreadSubscription, SaveThreadComment, DeleteThreadComment, UpdateAniChartSettings, UpdateAniChartHighlights).
The GraphQL endpoint is available at https://graphql.anilist.co. documentation is published at https://docs.anilist.co/.
The specification includes 3 reference links.
Tagged areas include Anime, Manga, Entertainment, Media, and Social.
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References
- Documentation https://docs.anilist.co/
- GettingStarted https://docs.anilist.co/guide/introduction
- APIReference https://docs.anilist.co/reference/
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