API Overview & Playground

The AniKura API is a GraphQL API that provides access to a comprehensive anime and manga database, real-time airing schedules, streaming availability, movie release tracking, and user list management.

Base URL: https://api.anikura.io/graphql

Protocol: GraphQL (HTTP POST with JSON body)

All requests are sent to the single endpoint above, with the Content-Type: application/json header and a JSON body containing { "query": "...", "variables": {} }.

Interactive Playground

Use the Apollo Sandbox below to explore the schema, run queries, and test mutations against the live API. Unauthenticated requests work for public queries (searching, schedules, media detail).

Example Queries

Fetch an anime by ID

query {
  anime(id: "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000") {
    titleRomaji
    titleEnglish
    synopsis
    format
    status
    episodeCount
    averageScore
  }
}

Search for anime

query {
  searchAnime(query: "attack on titan", limit: 10) {
    id
    titleRomaji
    coverImageUrl
    averageScore
    format
    status
  }
}

Get the airing schedule

query {
  airingSchedule(startDate: "2026-03-23", endDate: "2026-03-30") {
    episodeId
    titleRomaji
    episodeNumber
    airDate
  }
}

Get cross-platform IDs

query {
  anime(id: "...") {
    titleRomaji
    externalIds {
      platform
      externalId
      externalUrl
    }
  }
}

GraphQL Schema Overview

The schema is organized around these primary type groups:

Group	Types
Core Media	`Anime`, `Manga`, `Episode`, `Chapter`, `Volume`
People	`Character`, `Staff`, `Studio`
Taxonomy	`Genre`, `Tag`
User Data	`User`, `AnimeListEntry`, `MangaListEntry`, `ConnectedPlatform`
Platform Data	`StreamingLink`, `MovieRelease`, `MediaRelation`, `Notification`

Next Steps

Authentication — how to use API keys or bearer tokens
Pagination — iterate through large result sets
Rate Limits — understand your quota and handle 429 responses
Webhooks — receive real-time notifications for releases
API Keys — register a free key for higher quotas