Code by: @lipp
Scraper My Anime List, base url : https://myanimelist.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://myanimelist.net
const axios = require('axios');
const cheerio = require('cheerio');
class MAL {
topAnime = async function () {
try {
const { data } = await axios.get('https://myanimelist.net/topanime.php');
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const animeList = [];
$('.ranking-list').each((_, element) => {
const rank = $(element).find('.rank').text().trim();
const title = $(element).find('.title h3 a').text().trim();
const url = $(element).find('.title h3 a').attr('href');
const score = $(element).find('.score span').text().trim();
const cover = $(element).find('.title img').attr('data-src');
const type = $(element).find('.information').text().split('\n')[1].trim();
const release = $(element).find('.information').text().split('\n')[2].trim();
const members = $(element).find('.information').text().split('\n')[3].trim();
animeList.push({
rank,
title,
score,
type,
release,
members,
cover,
url
});
});
return animeList;
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
}
seasonalAnime = async function (season, type) {
try {
const valid = {
seasons: ['fall', 'spring', 'winter', 'summer'],
types: {
'tv-new': 'TV (New)',
'tv-continuing': 'TV (Continuing)',
'ona': 'ONA',
'ova': 'OVA',
'movie': 'Movie',
'special': 'Special'
}
};
if (!valid.types[type]) throw new Error(`Available types: ${Object.keys(valid.types).join(', ')}`);
if (!valid.seasons.includes(season)) throw new Error(`Available seasons: ${valid.seasons.join(', ')}`);
const { data } = await axios.get(`https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/2024/${season}`);
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const animeList = [];
$('.seasonal-anime-list').each((_, list) => {
const typeTxt = $(list).find('.anime-header').text().trim();
$(list).find('.js-seasonal-anime').each((_, element) => {
const title = $(element).find('.h2_anime_title > a').text().trim();
const url = $(element).find('.h2_anime_title > a').attr('href');
const cover = $(element).find('.image > a > img').attr('src') || $(element).find('.image > a > img').attr('data-src');
const score = $(element).find('.js-score').text().trim();
const members = $(element).find('.js-members').text().trim();
const formattedMembers = Number(members.replace(/\D/g, '')).toLocaleString('en-US');
const infoDiv = $(element).find('.info');
const releaseDate = infoDiv.find('.item:first-child').text().trim();
const totalEps = infoDiv.find('.item:nth-child(2) span:first-child').text().trim();
const duration = infoDiv.find('.item:nth-child(2) span:nth-child(2)').text().trim();
const totalEpsWithDuration = `${totalEps}, ${duration}`;
const synopsis = $(element).find('.synopsis p').text().trim();
const studio = $(element).find('.property:contains("Studio") .item').text().trim();
const source = $(element).find('.property:contains("Source") .item').text().trim();
const themes = $(element).find('.property:contains("Themes") .item').map((_, theme) => $(theme).text().trim()).get().join(', ');
const genres = $(element).find('.genres .genre a').map((_, g) => $(g).text().trim()).get().join(', ');
animeList.push({
title,
type: typeTxt || 'Unknown',
url,
cover,
stats: {
score: score || 'N/A',
members: formattedMembers || 'N/A'
},
details: {
releaseDate: releaseDate || 'Unknown',
totalEpisodes: totalEpsWithDuration || 'Unknown',
studio: studio || 'Unknown',
source: source || 'Unknown'
},
tags: {
themes: themes || 'None',
genres: genres || 'None'
},
synopsis: synopsis
});
});
});
return animeList.filter(obj => obj.type === valid.types[type]);
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
}
animeSearch = async function (query) {
try {
if (!query) throw new Error('Query is required');
const { data } = await axios.get(`https://myanimelist.net/anime.php?q=${query}&cat=anime`);
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const animeList = [];
$('table tbody tr').each((_, element) => {
const cover = $(element).find('td:nth-child(1) img').attr('data-src') || $(element).find('td:nth-child(1) img').attr('src');
const title = $(element).find('td:nth-child(2) strong').text().trim();
const url = $(element).find('td:nth-child(2) a').attr('href');
const type = $(element).find('td:nth-child(3)').text().trim();
const episodes = $(element).find('td:nth-child(4)').text().trim();
const score = $(element).find('td:nth-child(5)').text().trim();
const description = $(element).find('td:nth-child(2) .pt4').text().replace('read more.', '').trim() || 'No Desc'
if (title && url) {
animeList.push({
title,
description,
type,
episodes,
score,
cover,
url
});
}
});
return animeList;
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
}
mangaSearch = async function (query) {
try {
if (!query) throw new Error('Query is required');
const { data } = await axios.get(`https://myanimelist.net/manga.php?q=${query}&cat=manga`);
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const animeList = [];
$('table tbody tr').each((_, element) => {
const cover = $(element).find('td:nth-child(1) img').attr('data-src') || $(element).find('td:nth-child(1) img').attr('src');
const title = $(element).find('td:nth-child(2) strong').text().trim();
const url = $(element).find('td:nth-child(2) a').attr('href');
const type = $(element).find('td:nth-child(3)').text().trim();
const vol = $(element).find('td:nth-child(4)').text().trim();
const score = $(element).find('td:nth-child(5)').text().trim();
const description = $(element).find('td:nth-child(2) .pt4').text().replace('read more.', '').trim() || 'No Desc'
if (title && url) {
animeList.push({
title,
description,
type,
vol,
score,
cover,
url
});
}
});
return animeList;
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
}
charaSearch = async function (query) {
try {
if (!query) throw new Error('Query is required');
const { data } = await axios.get(`https://myanimelist.net/character.php?q=${query}&cat=character`);
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const characterData = [];
$('table tbody tr').each((_, element) => {
const cover = $(element).find('td .picSurround img').attr('data-src') || $(element).find('td .picSurround img').attr('src');
const nameElement = $(element).find('td:nth-child(2) a');
const name = nameElement.text().trim();
const url = nameElement.attr('href') || '';
const animeList = [];
const mangaList = [];
$(element).find('td small a[href*="/anime/"]').each((_, anime) => {
animeList.push({
title: $(anime).text().trim(),
url: `https://myanimelist.net${$(anime).attr('href')}`
});
});
$(element).find('td small a[href*="/manga/"]').each((_, manga) => {
mangaList.push({
title: $(manga).text().trim(),
url: `https://myanimelist.net${$(manga).attr('href')}`
});
});
if (name && url) {
characterData.push({
name,
anime: animeList,
manga: mangaList,
cover,
url
});
}
});
return characterData;
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
}
animeDetail = async function (url) {
try {
if (!url.includes('myanimelist.net/anime')) throw new Error('Invalid url');
const { data } = await axios.get(url);
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const title = $("h1.title-name").text().trim();
const cover = $(".leftside img").attr("data-src");
const synopsis = $(".js-scrollfix-bottom-rel").find("p").first().text().trim();
const background = $('td.pb24:contains("Background")').contents().map(function() {
if (this.type === 'text') {
return $(this).text();
} else if (this.name === 'i') {
return $(this).text();
}
}).get().join('').trim();
const alternativeTitles = {
synonyms: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Synonyms")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
japanese: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Japanese")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
english: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("English")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
};
const information = {
type: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Type") a').text().trim(),
episodes: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Episodes")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
status: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Status")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
aired: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Aired")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
premiered: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Premiered")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
broadcast: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Broadcast")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
producers: $("span:contains('Producers:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'Unknown',
licensors: $("span:contains('Licensors:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'Unknown',
studios: $("span:contains('Studios:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'Unknown',
source: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Source")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
genres: $("span:contains('Genres:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'None',
themes: $("span:contains('Themes:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'None',
demographic: $("span:contains('Demographic:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'None',
duration: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Duration")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
rating: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Rating")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
};
const element = $('.spaceit_pad').filter((_, el) => {
return $(el).find('span.dark_text').text().trim() === 'Ranked:';
});
const rankedText = element.contents().filter((_, el) => el.type === 'text').text().trim();
const statistics = {
score: $('span[itemprop="ratingValue"]').text().trim(),
ranked: rankedText,
popularity: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Popularity")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
members: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Members")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
favorites: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Favorites")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
};
const externalLinks = $(".external_urls a").map((i, el) => {
const name = $(el).find(".caption").text().trim();
const url = $(el).attr("href");
if (name && url) {
return { name, url };
}
}).get()
return {
title,
synopsis,
background,
alternativeTitles,
information,
statistics,
externalLinks,
cover,
url: url
};
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
}
mangaDetail = async function (url) {
try {
if (!url.includes('myanimelist.net/manga')) throw new Error('Invalid url');
const { data } = await axios.get(url);
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const title = $('span.h1-title span[itemprop="name"]').text().trim();
const cover = $(".leftside img").attr("data-src");
const synopsis = $('span[itemprop="description"]').text().trim();
const background = $('td.pb24:contains("Background")').contents().map(function() {
if (this.type === 'text') {
return $(this).text();
} else if (this.name === 'i') {
return $(this).text();
}
}).get().join('').trim();
const alternativeTitles = {
synonyms: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Synonyms")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
japanese: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Japanese")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
english: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("English")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
};
const information = {
type: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Type") a').text().trim(),
volumes: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Volumes")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
chapters: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Chapters")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
status: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Status")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
published: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Published")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
genres: $("span:contains('Genres:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'None',
themes: $("span:contains('Themes:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'None',
demographic: $("span:contains('Demographic:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'None',
serialization: $("span:contains('Serialization:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'None',
authors: $("span:contains('Authors:')").nextAll("a").map((i, el) => $(el).text().trim()).get().join(', ') || 'Unknown',
};
const element = $('.spaceit_pad').filter((_, el) => {
return $(el).find('span.dark_text').text().trim() === 'Ranked:';
});
const rankedText = element.contents().filter((_, el) => el.type === 'text').text().trim();
const statistics = {
score: $('span[itemprop="ratingValue"]').text().trim(),
ranked: rankedText,
popularity: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Popularity")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
members: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Members")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
favorites: $('.spaceit_pad:contains("Favorites")').contents().not('span').text().trim(),
};
const externalLinks = $(".external_urls a").map((i, el) => {
const name = $(el).find(".caption").text().trim();
const url = $(el).attr("href");
if (name && url) {
return { name, url };
}
}).get()
return {
title,
synopsis,
background,
alternativeTitles,
information,
statistics,
externalLinks,
cover,
url: url
};
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
}
charaDetail = async function (url) {
try {
if (!url.includes('myanimelist.net/character')) throw new Error('Invalid url');
const { data } = await axios.get(url);
const $ = cheerio.load(data);
const name = $('h2.normal_header').first().text().trim();
const description = $('h2.normal_header').closest('td').clone().children().remove().end().text().trim();
const cover = $('img.portrait-225x350').attr('data-src') || $('img.portrait-225x350').attr('src');
const animeography = [];
$('td.borderClass').each((i, el) => {
const animeTitle = $(el).find('a[href*="https://myanimelist.net/anime/"]').text().trim()
const animeLink = $(el).find('a[href*="https://myanimelist.net/anime/"]').attr('href')
if (animeTitle && animeLink) {
animeography.push({ title: animeTitle, url: animeLink });
}
});
const mangaography = [];
$('td.borderClass').each((i, el) => {
const mangaTitle = $(el).find('a[href*="https://myanimelist.net/manga/"]').text().trim()
const mangaLink = $(el).find('a[href*="https://myanimelist.net/manga/"]').attr('href')
if (mangaTitle && mangaLink) {
mangaography.push({ title: mangaTitle, url: mangaLink });
}
});
const voiceActors = [];
$('div.voice_actor').find('tr').each((i, el) => {
const vaName = $(el).find('td:nth-child(2) a').text().trim();
const vaImage = $(el).find('td:nth-child(1) img').attr('data-src') || $(el).find('td:nth-child(1) img').attr('src');
const vaRole = $(el).find('td:nth-child(3)').text().trim();
if (vaName && vaImage) {
voiceActors.push({ name: vaName, role: vaRole, image: vaImage });
}
});
return {
name,
description,
cover,
animeography,
mangaography,
voiceActors
};
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(error.message);
}
};
}
module.exports = MAL;