AniList · Schema

Character

A character that features in an anime or manga

AnimeMangaEntertainmentMediaSocialDatabaseGraphQLAuthenticationPublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
id integer The id of the character
name object The names of the character
image object Character images
description string A general description of the character
gender string The character's gender. Usually Male, Female, or Non-binary but can be any string.
dateOfBirth object The character's birth date
age string The character's age. Note this is a string, not an int, it may contain further text and additional ages.
bloodType string The characters blood type
isFavourite boolean If the character is marked as favourite by the currently authenticated user
isFavouriteBlocked boolean If the character is blocked from being added to favourites
siteUrl string The url for the character page on the AniList website
media object Media that includes the character
updatedAt integer
favourites integer The amount of user's who have favourited the character
modNotes string Notes for site moderators
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

anilist-character-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/anilist/refs/heads/main/json-schema/anilist-character-schema.json",
  "title": "Character",
  "description": "A character that features in an anime or manga",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The id of the character"
    },
    "name": {
      "$ref": "./anilist-charactername-schema.json",
      "description": "The names of the character"
    },
    "image": {
      "$ref": "./anilist-characterimage-schema.json",
      "description": "Character images"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A general description of the character"
    },
    "gender": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The character's gender. Usually Male, Female, or Non-binary but can be any string."
    },
    "dateOfBirth": {
      "$ref": "./anilist-fuzzydate-schema.json",
      "description": "The character's birth date"
    },
    "age": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The character's age. Note this is a string, not an int, it may contain further text and additional ages."
    },
    "bloodType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The characters blood type"
    },
    "isFavourite": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "If the character is marked as favourite by the currently authenticated user"
    },
    "isFavouriteBlocked": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "If the character is blocked from being added to favourites"
    },
    "siteUrl": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The url for the character page on the AniList website"
    },
    "media": {
      "$ref": "./anilist-mediaconnection-schema.json",
      "description": "Media that includes the character"
    },
    "updatedAt": {
      "type": "integer",
      "deprecated": true
    },
    "favourites": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The amount of user's who have favourited the character"
    },
    "modNotes": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Notes for site moderators"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "isFavourite",
    "isFavouriteBlocked"
  ]
}

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