Overview
Shikimori is a Russian-language anime and manga tracking platform whose API exposes anime metadata, user rates, forums, and calendar data. OAuth 2.0 is required for user-specific operations, making initial setup non-trivial. Developers building anime tracker apps targeting the Russian-speaking community will find this API most relevant.
Beginner Tip
Some read-only endpoints like /api/animes work without OAuth if you include your app name in the User-Agent header. Register your application at shikimori.one/oauth/applications to get client credentials.
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.
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.
{
"name": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
"artist": "Queen",
"album": "A Night at the Opera",
"duration_ms": 354000,
"popularity": 92,
"preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/..."
} Field Reference
id Shikimori unique identifier for the anime. name The original Japanese/romaji title of the anime. russian Russian-language title of the anime. score Community average score as a decimal string (e.g. "8.4"). episodes Total planned or aired episode count. status Airing status: anons, ongoing, or released. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://shikimori.one/api/animes?search=Naruto&limit=5";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
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.
Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested
Technical Specifications
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