Monster Hunter World API

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Overview

The Monster Hunter World API provides structured game data including monsters, weapons, armor, skills, and items from the Monster Hunter: World game. It requires no API key and is community-maintained, making it easy to build wikis, build planners, or companion apps. All data is freely accessible via simple GET requests.

Beginner Tip

Start by calling /monsters to get a full list of all monsters with their basic attributes. Each monster has an ID you can use with /monsters/{id} to get detailed info like weaknesses, rewards, and locations.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

Use case: Integrate monster hunter world data data into web and mobile applications

Monster Hunter World data via REST API

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Monster Hunter World",
  "data": "Monster Hunter World data",
  "source": "Monster Hunter World"
}

Field Reference

id Unique game identifier for the monster

name In-game name of the monster (e.g. Rathalos)

type Monster classification such as Flying Wyvern, Brute Wyvern, or Elder Dragon

elements List of elemental attributes associated with the monster (e.g. fire, thunder)

weaknesses Array of objects showing elemental weaknesses with stars (1-3) indicating severity

rewards Craftable item rewards from hunting the monster, including item name and drop chance

Implementation Example

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

Request

const url = "https://mhw-db.com/monsters?p={";
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.

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 Using an ID that does not exist in the game database

✓ First fetch the full collection (e.g. /monsters) to get all valid IDs, then query specific resources by their ID

Projection syntax errors The ?p= projection parameter uses JSON syntax and is easy to malform in a URL

✓ URL-encode your projection JSON or simply omit the ?p= parameter to get all fields until you know which ones you need

Large response payloads Endpoints like /monsters return full nested objects for all entries at once

✓ Use the projection parameter ?p={"id":1,"name":1} to request only the fields you need and reduce response size

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

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