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Access MangaUpdates data via API: daily manga releases, full series metadata, genre listings, and site statistics. 4 endpoints, no scraping setup required.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/49f2db98-4a9a-4adf-9692-3fe67f850b52/get_releases_by_day?page=1&per_page=10' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Fetch manga releases for today with pagination. Returns release titles, chapters, and volumes. Note: the upstream API controls the actual page size returned (typically larger than requested per_page values).
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| page | integer | Page number for pagination. |
| per_page | integer | Requested results per page. Actual page size is determined by the upstream API. |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"page": "integer current page number",
"results": "array of release objects with id, title, chapter, and volume",
"per_page": "integer results per page as returned by upstream",
"total_hits": "integer total number of releases for today"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"page": 1,
"results": [
{
"id": 1223515,
"title": "Rules for Dating Trash",
"volume": null,
"chapter": "53"
},
{
"id": 1223516,
"title": "The Patron of Villains",
"volume": null,
"chapter": "19"
}
],
"per_page": 2,
"total_hits": 8900
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the mangaupdates.com API
This API exposes 4 endpoints covering MangaUpdates data — daily release schedules, detailed series records, genre listings, and platform-wide statistics. The get_series endpoint returns fields like title, type, year, description, genres, categories, and completion status for any series by its numeric MangaUpdates ID. The get_releases_by_day endpoint surfaces paginated release data for the current day, including chapter and volume numbers.
Daily Releases and Series Lookup
The get_releases_by_day endpoint returns today's manga releases as a paginated list. Each result object includes the release id, title, chapter, and volume. You can pass page and per_page parameters to walk through results, though the actual page size returned is controlled by the upstream data source and may differ from the value you request. The total_hits field tells you the full count of releases for the day.
The get_series endpoint accepts a series_id — a large integer specific to MangaUpdates, found in series URLs (for example, 17360452316 for Naruto). It returns a full record: title, type (Manga, Manhwa, etc.), year, status, completed boolean, description, genres array, categories array with vote counts, and an image object with original and thumbnail URLs plus dimensions. The endpoint returns a 404 if the series ID does not exist.
Genres and Site Statistics
The get_genres endpoint requires no inputs and returns the full list of genres recognized by MangaUpdates. Each genre entry includes an id, genre name, description, and a stats object containing series count, author count, filter count, and highlight count — useful for understanding relative genre coverage across the catalog.
The get_site_stats endpoint also takes no inputs and returns platform-level counters: total_users, total_forum_posts, total_forum_topics, and a latest_user object with user_id, username, url, and time_joined. These fields reflect the current state of the MangaUpdates community.
- Track daily chapter releases across all manga titles using
get_releases_by_daywith pagination. - Build a manga catalog app that pulls title, type, year, and cover image via
get_series. - Display genre breakdowns and series counts from
get_genresto help users browse by category. - Monitor MangaUpdates community growth over time by polling
get_site_statsfor user and forum counts. - Cross-reference series completion status and genres to recommend finished series in a specific genre.
- Aggregate category vote data from
get_seriesto surface community-tagged themes for a title. - Log latest registered users from
get_site_statsto track platform activity trends.
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 250 req/min |
One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.
Does MangaUpdates have an official developer API?+
What does `get_series` return and how do I find a series ID?+
17360452316.Does `get_releases_by_day` return releases for past or future dates?+
Does the API expose author, publisher, or scanlation group data?+
Is there a quirk with the `per_page` parameter in `get_releases_by_day`?+
per_page value you pass is a requested hint, but the actual number of results per page is determined by the upstream data source. The per_page field in the response reflects the actual count returned, which may be larger than what you requested.