MangaUpdates APImangaupdates.com ↗
Access MangaUpdates data via API: daily manga releases, full series metadata, genre listings, and site statistics. 4 endpoints, no scraping setup required.
What is the MangaUpdates 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.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/49f2db98-4a9a-4adf-9692-3fe67f850b52/get_releases_by_day?page=1&per_page=100' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Typed, relational, agent-ready
A generated client with real types, enums, and the links between objects — the structure a flat JSON response can't carry. Autocompletes in your editor and reads cleanly to coding agents.
- Fully typed · autocompletes
- Objects link to objects
- Typed errors & pagination
Typed Python client. Set up the SDK in your uv project, then pull this API’s typed client:
uv add parse-sdk uv run parse init uv run parse add --marketplace mangaupdates-com-api
uv run parse add --marketplace pulls a pinned snapshot of this canonical API — it won’t change underneath you. To customize it, subscribe and swap to your own copy.
"""Walkthrough: MangaUpdates SDK — discover releases, look up series, browse genres."""
from parse_apis.mangaupdates_api import MangaUpdates, SeriesNotFound
client = MangaUpdates()
# Browse today's manga releases (paginated, capped at 5 items total).
for release in client.releases.list(limit=5):
print(release.title, f"ch.{release.chapter}")
# Drill into a specific series by ID.
naruto = client.serieses.get(series_id="17360452316")
print(naruto.title, naruto.bayesian_rating, naruto.completed)
# List all genres in one shot (single-page endpoint).
for genre in client.genres.list(limit=3):
print(genre.genre, genre.stats.series)
# Get global site statistics.
stats = client.sitestatses.get()
print(stats.total_users, stats.latest_user.username)
# Typed error handling: catch a missing series.
try:
client.serieses.get(series_id="99999999999")
except SeriesNotFound as exc:
print(f"Series not found: {exc.series_id}")
print("exercised: releases.list / serieses.get / genres.list / sitestatses.get")
Fetch manga releases for today with pagination. Returns release titles, chapters, and volumes. The upstream API controls the actual page size returned. Paginates via integer page counter. Each Release carries a series id that can be passed to get_series for full details.
| 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"
}
}About the MangaUpdates API
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.
The MangaUpdates API is a managed, monitored endpoint for mangaupdates.com — not a raw scraper you maintain. Every endpoint is automatically health-checked on a schedule, and when mangaupdates.com changes and a check fails, the API is automatically queued for repair and re-verified. It is built to keep working as the site underneath it changes.
This isn't an official mangaupdates.com API — it's an independent, maintained REST wrapper over public data. Where the source has no official API (or only a limited one), Parse gives you a stable contract over a source that never promised one, and keeps it current. Need a new endpoint or field? You can revise it yourself in plain English and the agent rebuilds it against the live site in minutes — contributing the change back to the shared API is free.
Will this API break when the source site changes?+
Is this an official API from the source site?+
Can I fix or extend this API myself if I need a new endpoint or field?+
What happens if I call an endpoint that has an issue?+
- 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 | 100 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.