Kitsu
Anime discovery JSON:API
Social anime tracker API surface. Many read routes are public.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗
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GET https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1
{
"data": {
"id": "1",
"type": "anime",
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1"
},
"attributes": {
"createdAt": "2013-02-20T16:00:13.609Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-07-05T12:00:10.905Z",
"slug": "cowboy-bebop",
"synopsis": "In the year 2071, humanity has colonized several of the planets and moons of the solar system leaving the now uninhabitable surface of planet Earth behind. The Inter Solar System Police attempts to keep peace in the galaxy, aided in part by outlaw bounty hunters, referred to as \"Cowboys\". The ragtag team aboard the spaceship Bebop are two such individuals.\nMellow and carefree Spike Spiegel is balanced by his boisterous, pragmatic partner Jet Black as the pair makes a living chasing bounties and collecting rewards. Thrown off course by the addition of new members that they meet in their travels—Ein, a genetically engineered, highly intelligent Welsh Corgi; femme fatale Faye Valentine, an enigmatic trickster with memory loss; and the strange computer whiz kid Edward Wong—the crew embarks on thrilling adventures that unravel each member's dark and mysterious past little by little. \nWell-balanced with high density action and light-hearted comedy, Cowboy Bebop is a space Western classic and an homage to the smooth and improvised music it is named after.\n\n(Source: MAL Rewrite)",
"description": "In the year 2071, humanity has colonized several of the planets and moons of the solar system leaving the now uninhabitable surface of planet Earth behind. The Inter Solar System Police attempts to keep peace in the galaxy, aided in part by outlaw bounty hunters, referred to as \"Cowboys\". The ragtag team aboard the spaceship Bebop are two such individuals.\nMellow and carefree Spike Spiegel is balanced by his boisterous, pragmatic partner Jet Black as the pair makes a living chasing bounties and collecting rewards. Thrown off course by the addition of new members that they meet in their travels—Ein, a genetically engineered, highly intelligent Welsh Corgi; femme fatale Faye Valentine, an enigmatic trickster with memory loss; and the strange computer whiz kid Edward Wong—the crew embarks on thrilling adventures that unravel each member's dark and mysterious past little by little. \nWell-balanced with high density action and light-hearted comedy, Cowboy Bebop is a space Western classic and an homage to the smooth and improvised music it is named after.\n\n(Source: MAL Rewrite)",
"coverImageTopOffset": 400,
"titles": {
"en": "Cowboy Bebop",
"en_jp": "Cowboy Bebop",
"ja_jp": "カウボーイビバップ"
},
"canonicalTitle": "Cowboy Bebop"
},
"relationships": {
"genres": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/genres",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/genres"
}
},
"categories": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/categories",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/categories"
}
},
"castings": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/castings",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/castings"
}
},
"installments": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/installments",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/installments"
}
},
"mappings": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/mappings",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/mappings"
}
},
"reviews": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/reviews",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/reviews"
}
},
"mediaRelationships": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/media-relationships",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/media-relationships"
}
},
"characters": {
"links": {
"self": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/relationships/characters",
"related": "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1/characters"
}
}
}
}
}curl "https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1"const res = await fetch("https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime/1")
print(res.json())/anime/1PROBEDAnime record with genres and episode count.
/anime?filter[text]=narutoSearch anime by title.
/trending/animeTrending anime on Kitsu.
/anime/1/episodesEpisode list for an anime.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.
Kitsu: common questions
Is Kitsu free to use?
Yes — Kitsu is a free anime API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Kitsu need an API key?
No — Kitsu needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call Kitsu from the browser?
Yes — Kitsu returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is Kitsu up right now?
Kitsu is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.