Digimon TCG API

Beginner's Pick Games & Comics / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS
Free to Use 90 per window (89 remaining at test time)
85 A
Measured Score 0 50 100 Speed 22/30 Consistency 17/20 Security 16/20 Browser access 15/15 Transparency 15/15 TESTED 2026-08-10

Overview

The Digimon TCG API lets you search for cards from the Digimon Card Game, providing details like card names, types, and images from digimoncard.io. No authentication is required, making it instantly accessible for beginners. It is ideal for building deck-building tools or Digimon card databases.

Beginner Tip

Use the card name search parameter to find specific cards quickly. Card data is sourced from digimoncard.io, so names should match official card text.

Measurement Record

What actually happened when we called this API from our own infrastructure. Every value below was recorded by the request, not copied from the provider's documentation.

Request
GET https://digimoncard.io/api-public/search.php?n=Agumon&series=Digimon+Card+Game&lang=en
Result
HTTP 200 · application/json · 167,298 bytes · compressed
Response time
82 ms (median of 3) · fastest 74 ms
Transport
TLSv1.3 · TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
Browser CORS
Allowed — Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Rate limit
90 per window (89 remaining at test time)
Served by
cloudflare
Recorded
2026-08-10

Fields Returned

Top-level fields present in the response we captured, with the type and value we actually received.

Field Type Value received
name string Agumon
type string Digimon
id string BT1-010
level integer 3
play_cost integer 3
evolution_cost integer 0
evolution_color string Red
evolution_level integer 2
xros_req string
color string Red
color2 null null
digi_type string Reptile
digi_type2 null null
digi_type3 null null

Captured Response

Captured from a real request to https://digimoncard.io/api-public/search.php?n=Agumon&series=Digimon+Card+Game&lang=en on 2026-08-10. Long arrays and nested objects are truncated to keep the shape readable.

JSON Response · Captured
[
  {
    "name": "Agumon",
    "type": "Digimon",
    "id": "BT1-010",
    "level": 3,
    "play_cost": 3,
    "evolution_cost": 0,
    "evolution_color": "Red",
    "evolution_level": 2,
    "xros_req": "",
    "color": "Red",
    "color2": null,
    "digi_type": "Reptile",
    "digi_type2": null,
    "digi_type3": null,
    "…": "(19 more fields)"
  }
]

Field Reference

name The official name of the Digimon card.
type Card type such as Digimon, Tamer, or Option.
color The color attribute of the card (e.g., Red, Blue).

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://digimoncard.io/api-public/search.php?n=Agumon&series=Digimon+Card+Game&lang=en";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

How This API Fails

We deliberately sent this API a broken request and recorded exactly what came back on 2026-08-10. Knowing the shape of an error before you hit it makes error handling much easier to write.

HTTP 404 Requesting a path that does not exist application/json
{
  "message": "The route api-public/search.php/apisscore-nonexistent-path could not be found."
}
HTTP 400 Sending an invalid value for "n" application/json
{
  "error": "No cards found for this search."
}

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

404 Not Found The card name or search term does not match any card in the database.
Verify the card name spelling against the official Digimon Card Game site and try a partial name search.
Empty results array No cards match the provided search criteria.
Broaden your search by using fewer parameters or a shorter partial name.
CORS error in browser The API may not allow direct browser requests from all origins.
Make API calls from a Node.js backend or proxy the requests through your own server.

Measured Score Breakdown

Live HTTP request to the API endpoint

Speed 22/30
Consistency 17/20
Security 16/20
Browser access 15/15
Transparency 15/15
Endpoint Response Time 82ms

Fully tested on Aug 10, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Games & Comics
Difficulty Beginner
Endpoint last called: 2026-08-10

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