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Scryfall

Comprehensive Magic: The Gathering card database

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A deep Magic: The Gathering API with every card, set, ruling and high-resolution scan. The /cards/random endpoint hands back a full card object; fuzzy name search and Scryfall-syntax queries are also available. Keyless, though the maintainers ask for a small delay between requests.

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Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 71 · healthy
Uptime history
96.1%90 days
98.3%30 days
470P50 · ms
2767P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 89 ms, slowest 1716 ms, most recent 106 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random

{
  "object": "card",
  "id": "46db3811-db1d-4f69-8143-a93f64d0297b",
  "name": "Impact Tremors",
  "released_at": "2023-04-21",
  "layout": "normal",
  "highres_image": true
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random"
const res = await fetch("https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /cards/random470 mschecked 1h ago
GET/cards/randomPROBED

Comprehensive Magic: The Gathering card database

GET/list

Paginated list of resources.

GET/cards

Cards — documented GET route.

GET/cards/1

Cards details by ID (example: 1).

GET/cards?limit=10

Cards — documented GET route.

GET/cards/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Scryfall: common questions

Is Scryfall free to use?

Yes — Scryfall is a free games API. Free tier: Free, no API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Scryfall need an API key?

No — Scryfall needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (~10 requests/second; docs ask for 50-100 ms between requests).

Can I call Scryfall from the browser?

Yes — Scryfall 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 Scryfall up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Scryfall is healthy with 96.1% uptime over 90 days and a 470 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.