# Scryfall

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/scryfall/  
**Website:** https://scryfall.com  
**APIs profiled:** 7

Scryfall is the most comprehensive free Magic - The Gathering card database. The Scryfall API exposes Cards (search, autocomplete, named, random, collection, by various IDs), Sets, Rulings, Symbology, Catalogs, Bulk Data downloads, and card-object Migrations. The service is community-funded (Patreon / Ko-fi) and offered free of charge under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy for community software, research, and content. The API is HTTPS-only, requires a descriptive User-Agent and Accept header on every request, and asks that clients keep sustained traffic under 10 requests per second.

## Kin Score — 57.2 / 100 (strong)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 57.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 58.8 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 50.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 57.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 52.6 |
| Access Clarity | 52.6 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 46.3 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 21.2 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Free · Open access — onboarding: open, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (7)

- **Scryfall Bulk Data API** — Large daily exports of the entire Scryfall card database.
- **Scryfall Cards API** — Look up, search, and fetch Magic card objects in many ways.
- **Scryfall Catalogs API** — Convenience lists of Magic data points (card names, types, supertypes, etc.).
- **Scryfall Migrations API** — Records of card-object migrations and merges.
- **Scryfall Rulings API** — Oracle rulings, WotC release notes, and Scryfall notes for a card.
- **Scryfall Sets API** — List and retrieve Magic: The Gathering set metadata.
- **Scryfall Symbology API** — All card symbols and their semantics.

## Security (2)

- **Scryfall Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Scryfall Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Scryfall Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (8)

- **Deck building applications** — Powering search, autocomplete, and legality checks in deck-builder web and mobile apps.
- **Price tracking and portfolio tools** — Aggregating USD / EUR / Tix prices across reprints for collection valuation.
- **Discord and Slack card-lookup bots** — Inline card images, prices, and rulings inside team chat channels.
- **LLM and AI agent integrations** — MCP servers exposing card data, rulings, and search to Claude and other agents.
- **Research and dataset publishing** — Bulk-data exports feed academic and journalistic research on Magic's design history and card economy.
- **Spoiler and set-release coverage** — Tracking newly-spoiled cards into and through release day via the Sets and Cards endpoints.
- **Custom card-rendering and proxy printing** — High-resolution PNG and SVG art for personal-use proxies and educational content.
- **Tournament-legality verification** — Format-legality checks for Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Brawl, Alchemy, and historic formats.

## Tags

Games And Comics, Magic The Gathering, Card Data, Open Data, Free, Community Funded, Public APIs

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/scryfall/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.