MangaDex Full API

An unofficial MangaDex API built with the JSON API and web parsing. No other NPM dependencies.

npm install mangadex-full-api

Documentation

Fix For Mangadex Migration (No Longer Needed)

const api = require("mangadex-full-api");

/*
    Add to the beginning of your code and
    before any calls to the API.
    Replace "mangadex.cc" with any working domain.
*/
api.agent.domainOverride = "mangadex.cc";

Examples

// A Couple of Examples

const api = require("mangadex-full-api");

api.agent.login("a_User", "password123", false).then(() => {

    var manga = new api.Manga();
    manga.fillByQuery("Ancient Magus Bride").then((manga) => {
        console.log(`${manga.title} by ${manga.authors.join(", ")}`);
    });

    var group = new api.Group();
    group.fillByQuery("MangaDex Scans").then((group) => {
        console.log(`${group.title} has uploaded ${group.uploads} chapters and has ${group.followers} followers and ${group.views} views.`);
    });

});

Documentation

Agent
Manga
Chapter
Group
User
Thread
Home
MDList

Agent

Called with api.agent

Property	Type	Information
sessionId	String	User session token
sessionExpiration	Date	Session token expiration date
persistentId	String	Rember me token
hentaiSetting	Number	Hentai toggle setting (Default: Shown). See settings.hentai
user	User	This agent as a MangaDex user object.
domainOverride	String	Domain to replace "mangadex.org" with

Promise login(username, password, [rememberMe])

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
username	String	Login username	No
password	String	Login password	No
rememberMe	Boolean	Create persistent session? (Default: False)	Yes

Logs into MangaDex with specified credentials, then fills the agent object. This must be executed before a search.

Promise cacheLogin(filepath, username, password, [persistent])

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
filepath	String	Cache file location	No
username	String	Login username	No
password	String	Login password	No
persistent	Boolean	Create persistent session? (Default: True)	Yes

Attempts to load the sessionId at the specified location. If there is no file or if the sessionId does not work, it is regenerated by calling login().

Persistent sessions appear here under "Password and Security"

Promise sendMessage(target, subject, body)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
target	String	Target user's username	No
subject	String	The message's subject	No
body	String	The message's body (BBCode Format)	No

Sends a Direct Message to a specified user from the Agent user.

Promise fillUser()

Fills agent.user with information about the agent. It must be logged in.

Promise getHistory()

Returns (up to) the last 10 manga read by the agent as an array.

// Async example
(async function() {
    await agent.cacheLogin("./bin/cache.txt", USERNAME, PASSWORD);

    let manga = new Manga();
    await manga.fillByQuery(QUERY);
    await agent.sendMessage(RECIPIENT, "Manga Info", `${manga.title} by ${manga.authors} and ${manga.artists}.`);

    console.log(`Manga Info Sent to ${RECIPIENT}.`);
})();

Manga

Property	Type	Information
id	Number	This manga's MangaDex ID
title	String	Manga's main title
authors	Array<String>	All authors for this manga
artists	Array<String>	All artists for this manga
genres	Array<Number>	Array of the manga's genres' IDs.
genreNames	Array<String>	Array of genre names in the same order as their IDs: .genres
cover	String	Partial main cover URL. See getFullURL('cover')
language	String	Original language code (e.g. JP, EN, DE). See language.js
hentai	Boolean	Hentai or not?
description	String	HTML Formated description string
links	Array<String>	Array of full URLs to additional links (e.g. MangaUpdates, MAL, BookWalker). See links.js
chapters	Array<Chapter>	Array of all chapters for this manga. Contains only minimal information like ID and title; use Chapter.fill()
views	Number	Amount of manga views
rating	Number	Manga's Bayesian rating
ratingMean	Number	Manga's Mean Rating
ratingUserCount	Number	Number of users who have left a rating.
altTitles	Array<String>	Alternate names for this manga.
url	String	URL to the manga's homepage.

static Promise search(query)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Query	String	Search Keyword(s)	No

Searches for manga using keywords and quick search. Promise returns a list of MangaDex IDs sorted by relevance.

static Promise fullSearch(searchObj)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
searchObj	Object	Search parameters	No

Searches for manga using parameters as an object.

Manga.fullSearch({
    title: "Sangatsu no Lion",
    author: "Umino Chica",
    artist: "Umino Chica",
    demographic: [1, 2, 3, "Josei"], // You can use strings too
    pubstatus: [1, 2, 3, 4],
    language: "JP", // Original Language
    excludeAll: false, // True = AND mode; False = OR Mode
    includeAll: true, // Same as above
    includeTags: [4, 5, "Romance"],
    excludeTags: [50],
    order: "Rating (Des)" // Number or string; Des = starts with highest rated
});

Promise fill(id)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
ID	Number	MangaDex Object ID	No

Calls and fills object with info from MangaDex return. Promise returns the object.

Promise fillByQuery(query)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Query	String	Search Keyword(s)	No

Fills object with the most relevent result from .search(). Promise returns the object.

Promise fillByFullQuery(query)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
searchObj	Object	Search parameters	No

Fills object with the most relevent result from .fullSearch(). Promise returns the object.

String getFullURL(property)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Property	String	"cover", "id", or "flag"	No

Returns the full URL of a partially stored one.

// Example: bin/test-manga-call.js
var manga = new Manga(MANGA_ID);
manga.fill().then(()=>{
    console.log(`${manga.title} by ${manga.authors.join(", ")}`);
});

Chapter

Property	Type	Information
id	Number	This chapter's MangaDex ID
type	Number	What type is this chapter (internal, delayed, or external)? See chapter-types.js
link	String	Applicable link to chapter. It's either the MD Link, group delayed link, or external link.
timestamp	Number	Unix timestamp of chapter upload
volume	Number	The volume this chapter is from
chapter	Number	The chapter's number
title	String	The chapter's title
language	String	The language code for this chapter's translated language. See language.js
parentMangaID	Number	The ID of the manga this chapter is from
groups	Array<Group>	The groups that translated this chapter
commentCount	Number	Number of comments on this chapter
longstrip	Boolean	Longstrip (e.g. WebToon style) or not?
pages	Array<String>	Array of each page image's URL
saverPages	Array<String>	Array of each page image's URL, but from its corresponding data-saver server
url	String	URL to the chapters's homepage.

Promise fill(id)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
ID	Number	MangaDex Object ID	No

Calls and fills object with info from MangaDex return. Promise returns the object.

String getFullURL(property)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Property	String	"id" or "flag"	No

Returns the full URL of a partially stored one.

// Example: bin/test-chapter-call.js
const chapter = await new Chapter(527948, true);
console.log(`This chapter is in ${language[chapter.language]}`);

Group

Property	Type	Information
id	Number	This group's MangaDex ID
title	String	The group's official name
description	String	HTML Formated description string
language	String	The language code for this group. See language.js
views	Number	Amount of group views
followers	Number	Amount of group followers
uploads	Number	Amount chapters uploaded by this group
links	Object	Links to the group's website, Discord, IRC, and/or email.
leader	User	The group's leader.
members	Array<User>	All non-leader members of this group.

static Promise search(query)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Query	String	Search Keyword(s)	No

Searches for a manga using keywords. Promise returns a list of MangaDex IDs sorted by relevance.

Promise fill(id)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
ID	Number	MangaDex Object ID	No

Calls and fills object with info from MangaDex return. Promise returns the object.

Promise fillByQuery(query)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Query	String	Search Keyword(s)	No

Fills object with the most relevent result from a search. Promise returns the object.

String getFullURL(property)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Property	String	"id" or "flag"	No

Returns the full URL of a partially stored one.

// Example: bin/test-group-call.js
const group = new Group(2233);
group.fill().then(()=>{
    console.log(`${group.title} has uploaded ${group.uploads} chapters and has ${group.followers} followers and ${group.views} views.`);
}).catch(console.error)

User

Property	Type	Information
id	Number	This user's MangaDex ID
username	String	The user's username
biography	String	HTML Formated biography string
language	String	The language code for this user. See language.js
views	Number	Amount of profile views
uploads	Number	Amount chapters uploaded by this user
website	String	Link to user's website
avatar	String	Link to user's avatar image

static Promise search(query)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Query	String	Search Keyword(s)	No

Searches for a manga using keywords. Promise returns a list of MangaDex IDs sorted by relevance.

Promise fill(id)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
ID	Number	MangaDex Object ID	No

Calls and fills object with info from MangaDex return. Promise returns the object.

Promise fillByQuery(query)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Query	String	Search Keyword(s)	No

Fills object with the most relevent result from a search. Promise returns the object.

String getFullURL(property)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Property	String	"id", "avatar", or "flag"	No

Returns the full URL of a partially stored one.

// Example: bin/test-user-call.js
var user = new User();
user.fillByQuery("mdy").then(()=>{
    console.log(`${user.username} has uploaded ${user.uploads} chapters and has ${user.views} views.`);
}).catch(console.error);

Thread

Property	Type	Information
id	Number	This thread's MangaDex ID
pages	Number	The number of pages searched for this thread
posts	Array<Post>	An array of Post objects.

Promise fill(id, [pages])

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
ID	Number	MangaDex Object ID	No
Pages	Number	Number of Pages to Parse (Default: 1)	Yes

Calls and fills object with info from MangaDex return. Promise returns the object.

String getFullURL(property)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Property	String	"id"	No

Returns the full URL of a partially stored one.

// Example: bin/test-thread-call.js
var thread = await new Thread(56429, true, 2);
console.log(`${thread.posts[0].author.username}'s original post: ${thread.posts[0].text}`);

Post

Property	Type	Information
id	Number	This post's MangaDex ID
author	User	User with minimal information; use User.fill().
text	String	The post's text

Home

Property	Type	Information
newest	Array<Manga>	Array of the most recently updated manga
top6h	Array<Manga>	Array of the top manga in the past 6 hours
top24h	Array<Manga>	Array of the top manga in the past 24 hours
top7d	Array<Manga>	Array of the top manga in the week
topFollows	Array<Manga>	Array of the top manga by follows
topRating	Array<Manga>	Array of the top manga by rating

Promise fill()

Calls and fills object with info from MangaDex return. Promise returns the object.

// Example: bin/test-home.js
let home = new Home();
home.fill().then(()=>{
    console.log(`${home.topRating[0].title} is the highest rated manga on MangaDex.`);
});

MDList

Property	Type	Information
id	Number	This MDList's MangaDex ID (Same as owner's)
manga	Array<Manga>	All manga in this MDList
banner	String	Partial url to the MDList header banner (use getFullURL())

Promise fill(id, [order], [category])

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
ID	Number	MangaDex Object ID	No
Order	Number|String	Order of the returned list (see enum/listing-order.js)	Yes
Category	Number	Category of the returned list (eg Dropped and Re-Reading) (see enum/viewing-categories.js)	Yes

Calls and fills object with info from MangaDex return. Promise returns the object.

Promise fillByUser(user, [order], [category])

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
User	User	MangaDex User Object	No
Order	Number|String	Order of the returned list (see enum/listing-order.js)	Yes
Category	Number	Category of the returned list (eg Dropped and Re-Reading) (see enum/viewing-categories.js)	Yes

Uses a user object to execute fill() on their MDList.

String getFullURL(property)

Arguments	Type	Information	Optional
Property	String	"id" or "banner"	No

Returns the full URL of a partially stored one.

let list = new MDList();
await list.fill(LIST_ID, listingOrder["Follows (Des)"], viewingCategories.DROPPED);
console.log(`There are ${list.manga.length} dropped manga in this MDList.`)

Errors

Service may be shut down during a DDOS attack.