Anime List
The sections below will show you how to get the anime list using different methods.
get_anime_list()
Basic example
1from myanimelistpy.myanimelist import MyAnimeList
2
3CLIENT_ID = "YOUR_MY_ANIME_LIST_CLIENT_ID"
4
5if __name__ == "__main__":
6 my_anime_list = MyAnimeList(client_id=CLIENT_ID)
7
8 anime_list = my_anime_list.get_anime_list(
9 anime_name = "Hunter x Hunter",
10 limit = 2
11 )
12
13 for anime in anime_list:
14 print(f"Id: {anime.get_id()}")
15 print(f"Title: {anime.get_title()}")
16 print(f"Main Picture (medium): {anime.get_main_picture().get_medium()}\n")
Output
Id: 11061
Title: Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Main Picture (medium): https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013.jpg
Id: 136
Title: Hunter x Hunter
Main Picture (medium): https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473.jpg
Request with fields
1from myanimelistpy.myanimelist import MyAnimeList
2
3CLIENT_ID = "YOUR_MY_ANIME_LIST_CLIENT_ID"
4
5if __name__ == "__main__":
6 my_anime_list = MyAnimeList(client_id=CLIENT_ID)
7
8 anime_list = my_anime_list.get_anime_list(
9 anime_name = "Hunter x Hunter",
10 limit = 2,
11 fields = ["rank", "status"]
12 )
13
14 for anime in anime_list:
15 print(f"Id: {anime.get_id()}")
16 print(f"Title: {anime.get_title()}")
17 print(f"Main Picture (medium): {anime.get_main_picture().get_medium()}")
18 print(f"Rank: {anime.get_rank()}")
19 print(f"Status: {anime.get_status()}\n")
Output
Id: 11061
Title: Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Main Picture (medium): https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013.jpg
Rank: 9
Status: Finished airing
Id: 136
Title: Hunter x Hunter
Main Picture (medium): https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473.jpg
Rank: 165
Status: Finished airing
Tip
We strongly recommend using a .env file or something similar to store
your Client ID. You can use the python-dotenv
library to do this. Click here
to check out their documentation.
1from os import getenv
2from dotenv import load_dotenv
3
4from myanimelistpy.myanimelist import MyAnimeList
5
6load_dotenv()
7
8CLIENT_ID = getenv("CLIENT_ID")
9
10if __name__ == "__main__":
11 my_anime_list = MyAnimeList(client_id=CLIENT_ID)
12
13 anime_list = my_anime_list.get_anime_list(
14 anime_name = "Hunter x Hunter",
15 limit = 2,
16 fields = ["rank", "status"]
17 )
18
19 for anime in anime_list:
20 print(f"Id: {anime.get_id()}")
21 print(f"Title: {anime.get_title()}")
22 print(f"Main Picture (medium): {anime.get_main_picture().get_medium()}")
23 print(f"Rank: {anime.get_rank()}")
24 print(f"Status: {anime.get_status()}\n")
All the next examples will using the python-dotenv library, but feel free not to use it if you don’t want to.
get_anime_list_in_dict()
1from os import getenv
2from dotenv import load_dotenv
3
4from myanimelistpy.myanimelist import MyAnimeList
5
6load_dotenv()
7
8CLIENT_ID = getenv("CLIENT_ID")
9
10if __name__ == "__main__":
11 my_anime_list = MyAnimeList(client_id=CLIENT_ID)
12
13 anime_list = my_anime_list.get_anime_list_in_dict(
14 anime_name = "Hunter x Hunter",
15 limit = 2,
16 fields = ["genres"]
17 )
18
19 for anime in anime_list:
20 print(str(anime) + "\n")
Output
{'node': {'id': 11061, 'title': 'Hunter x Hunter (2011)', 'main_picture': {'medium': 'https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013.jpg', 'large': 'https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013l.jpg'}, 'genres': [{'id': 1, 'name': 'Action'}, {'id': 2, 'name': 'Adventure'}, {'id': 10, 'name': 'Fantasy'}, {'id': 27, 'name': 'Shounen'}]}}
{'node': {'id': 136, 'title': 'Hunter x Hunter', 'main_picture': {'medium': 'https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473.jpg', 'large': 'https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473l.jpg'}, 'genres': [{'id': 1, 'name': 'Action'}, {'id': 2, 'name': 'Adventure'}, {'id': 10, 'name': 'Fantasy'}, {'id': 27, 'name': 'Shounen'}]}}
Note
You can access dictionary properties using square brackets:
19for anime in anime_list:
20 print(f"Title: {anime['node']['title']}")
21 print(f"Genres: {anime['node']['genres']}\n")
Output
Title: Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Genres: [{'id': 1, 'name': 'Action'}, {'id': 2, 'name': 'Adventure'}, {'id': 10, 'name': 'Fantasy'}, {'id': 27, 'name': 'Shounen'}]
Title: Hunter x Hunter
Genres: [{'id': 1, 'name': 'Action'}, {'id': 2, 'name': 'Adventure'}, {'id': 10, 'name': 'Fantasy'}, {'id': 27, 'name': 'Shounen'}]
get_anime_list_in_json()
1from os import getenv
2from dotenv import load_dotenv
3
4from myanimelistpy.myanimelist import MyAnimeList
5
6load_dotenv()
7
8CLIENT_ID = getenv("CLIENT_ID")
9
10if __name__ == "__main__":
11 my_anime_list = MyAnimeList(client_id=CLIENT_ID)
12
13 anime_list = my_anime_list.get_anime_list_in_json(
14 anime_name = "Hunter x Hunter",
15 limit = 2,
16 fields = ["num_episodes"]
17 )
18
19 print(anime_list)
Output
{"data":[{"node": {"id": 11061, "title": "Hunter x Hunter (2011)", "main_picture": {"medium": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013.jpg", "large": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013l.jpg"}, "num_episodes": 148}}, {"node": {"id": 136, "title": "Hunter x Hunter", "main_picture": {"medium": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473.jpg", "large": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473l.jpg"}, "num_episodes": 62}}]}
Note
JSON Viewer
{
"data": [
{
"node": {
"id": 11061,
"title": "Hunter x Hunter (2011)",
"main_picture": {
"medium": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013.jpg",
"large": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1337/99013l.jpg"
},
"num_episodes": 148
}
},
{
"node": {
"id": 136,
"title": "Hunter x Hunter",
"main_picture": {
"medium": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473.jpg",
"large": "https://api-cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/19473l.jpg"
},
"num_episodes": 62
}
}
]
}