# Crunchyroll API: Get series

> Gets public Crunchyroll series details by series name or series link; matches a series title rather than a movie.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Crunchyroll.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/crunchyroll.com/get-series
- Method: `crunchyroll.com/get_series`, version 1
- Website: crunchyroll.com
- Returns: title, description, maturity rating, user rating, seasons, episodes, audio and subtitle languages, genres, publisher, poster, link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `series` | string | yes | `"https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WXVJ/spy-x-family"` | Series name or Crunchyroll series link, for example Jujutsu Kaisen or https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRDV0019R/jujutsu-kaisen. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "series": "https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WXVJ/spy-x-family"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "title": "SPY x FAMILY",
  "genres": [
    "Action",
    "Adventure",
    "Comedy"
  ],
  "publisher": "CloverWorks",
  "series_id": "G4PH0WXVJ",
  "simulcast": false,
  "description": "World peace is at stake and secret agent Twilight must undergo his most difficult mission yet—pretend to be a family man. Posing as a loving husband and father, he’ll infiltrate an elite school to get close to a high-profile politician. He has the perfect cover, except his wife’s a deadly assassin a…",
  "audio_languages": [
    "Japanese",
    "English",
    "Arabic"
  ],
  "maturity_rating": "TV-14",
  "crunchyroll_link": "https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WXVJ/spy-x-family",
  "number_of_ratings": 439527,
  "number_of_seasons": 3,
  "poster_image_link": "https://www.crunchyroll.com/imgsrv/display/thumbnail/480x720/catalog/crunchyroll/1d05d76580b92974b125044b3a0bbc8c.png",
  "number_of_episodes": 50,
  "subtitle_languages": [
    "English",
    "Arabic",
    "Catalan"
  ],
  "average_user_rating": 4.9
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"crunchyroll.com/get_series","input":{"series":"https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G4PH0WXVJ/spy-x-family"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- How many seasons and episodes does Frieren: Beyond Journey's End have, and what's its maturity rating?
- What audio dubs and subtitle languages are available for Spy x Family on Crunchyroll?
- Pull up the details for https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY5P48XEY/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba: description, genres, publisher, and user rating.
- I'm thinking of starting Solo Leveling. Can you give me a summary, the genres, and how well viewers rate it?
- Get the poster image, page link, and season count for the anime series Chainsaw Man on Crunchyroll.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "series"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "series": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Series name or Crunchyroll series link, for example Jujutsu Kaisen or https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRDV0019R/jujutsu-kaisen."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "title",
    "description",
    "maturity_rating",
    "average_user_rating",
    "number_of_ratings",
    "number_of_seasons",
    "number_of_episodes",
    "audio_languages",
    "subtitle_languages",
    "genres",
    "publisher",
    "simulcast",
    "poster_image_link",
    "crunchyroll_link",
    "series_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "genres": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "series_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "x-fous-developer": true
    },
    "simulcast": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "audio_languages": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "maturity_rating": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "crunchyroll_link": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "number_of_ratings": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "number_of_seasons": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "poster_image_link": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "number_of_episodes": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "subtitle_languages": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "average_user_rating": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

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- [MyAnimeList API: Get manga](https://fous.com/methods/myanimelist.net/get-manga.md): Gets a manga, manhwa or light novel from MyAnimeList by title or by MyAnimeList link. When several entries share the top result's title, it returns the most popular one.
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- [Netflix API: Get movie or show](https://fous.com/methods/netflix.com/get-movie-or-show.md): Gets one Netflix movie or series by its exact name or Netflix title URL: title details, publicly shown seasons and episodes, and whether it is available in a given country's catalogue (checked against public JustWatch listings).
- [AniList API: Get next episode](https://fous.com/methods/anilist.co/get-next-episode.md): Finds the most popular anime matching a name on AniList and returns its next scheduled episode with local air time, status, episode count and streaming links.
- [TVmaze API: Get TV show details](https://fous.com/methods/tvmaze.com/get-show.md): Looks up a TV show by name or TVmaze link and returns its status, schedule, rating, next and previous episodes, and optionally the full episode list including specials.
- [Rotten Tomatoes API: Get reviews](https://fous.com/methods/rottentomatoes.com/get-reviews.md): Reads the newest critic or audience reviews for a Rotten Tomatoes movie or TV show. For a whole TV show it combines reviews from its seasons.
