# MyAnimeList API: Get manga > 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MyAnimeList. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/myanimelist.net/get-manga - Method: `myanimelist.net/get_manga`, version 1 - Website: myanimelist.net - Returns: titles, type, status, score, ranks, members, volumes, chapters, dates, authors, serialization, genres, themes, synopsis, cover, 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 | |---|---|---|---|---| | `manga` | string | yes | `"Solo Leveling"` | Manga title in English or Japanese, or a MyAnimeList manga link, for example Solo Leveling or https://myanimelist.net/manga/13/One_Piece. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "manga": "Solo Leveling" } ``` Its output: ```json { "rank": 146, "type": "Manhwa", "score": 8.54, "title": "Solo Leveling", "genres": [ "Action", "Adventure", "Fantasy" ], "status": "Finished", "themes": [ "Adult Cast", "Urban Fantasy" ], "authors": [ "Chugong", "Jang, Sung-rak", "Disciples" ], "members": 630240, "volumes": 15, "chapters": 201, "synopsis": "Ten years ago, \"the Gate\" appeared and connected the real world with the realm of magic and monsters. To combat these vile beasts, ordinary people received superhuman powers and became known as \"Hunters.\" Twenty-year-old Sung Jin-Woo is one such Hunter, but he is known as the \"World's Weakest,\" owin…", "published_to": "2023-05-31", "english_title": "Solo Leveling", "serialization": [ "KakaoPage" ], "japanese_title": "나 혼자만 레벨업", "myanimelist_id": 121496, "published_from": "2018-03-04", "popularity_rank": 5, "cover_image_link": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/manga/3/222295.jpg", "myanimelist_link": "https://myanimelist.net/manga/121496/Solo_Leveling", "number_of_scorers": 376538 } ``` ## 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":"myanimelist.net/get_manga","input":{"manga":"Solo Leveling"}}' ``` 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 - What's the current score, rank, and chapter count for the manga Berserk? - Can you pull up the author, serialization magazine, and genres for Vagabond? - I need the synopsis and cover image for the light novel Mushoku Tensei on myanimelist.net. - How many volumes has Chainsaw Man released, and what is its publication status? - Show me the member count and start date for https://myanimelist.net/manga/2/Berserk ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "manga" ], "properties": { "manga": { "type": "string", "description": "Manga title in English or Japanese, or a MyAnimeList manga link, for example Solo Leveling or https://myanimelist.net/manga/13/One_Piece." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "title", "myanimelist_link", "myanimelist_id", "authors", "serialization", "genres", "themes" ], "properties": { "rank": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "score": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "genres": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "status": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "themes": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "authors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "members": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "volumes": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "chapters": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "synopsis": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "published_to": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "english_title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "serialization": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "japanese_title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "myanimelist_id": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "published_from": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "popularity_rank": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "cover_image_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "myanimelist_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "number_of_scorers": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [MyAnimeList API: Look up an anime](https://fous.com/methods/myanimelist.net/get-anime.md): Looks up an anime on MyAnimeList by English or Japanese name, or by a MyAnimeList anime link. For ambiguous names it returns the most popular match. - [MyAnimeList API: List top anime](https://fous.com/methods/myanimelist.net/list-top-anime.md): Lists MyAnimeList's top anime in rank order for a selected ranking (all, airing, upcoming, TV, movies or most popular), with English title, score, type, episodes, airing dates and members. - [MyAnimeList API: List seasonal anime](https://fous.com/methods/myanimelist.net/list-seasonal-anime.md): Lists anime in a MyAnimeList season sorted by members, with scores, episode counts, studio, genres and links. Continuing TV series are optional. - [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. - [Crunchyroll API: Get series](https://fous.com/methods/crunchyroll.com/get-series.md): Gets public Crunchyroll series details by series name or series link; matches a series title rather than a movie. - [WEBTOON API: Get series](https://fous.com/methods/webtoons.com/get-series.md): Finds a WEBTOON series by name and returns its public details and newest publicly listed episodes. App-only episodes are excluded, and the public site shows no numeric rating. - [AniList API: Get airing schedule](https://fous.com/methods/anilist.co/get-airing-schedule.md): Lists upcoming AniList anime episodes ordered by air time, with air times in the chosen time zone and available streaming links. - [WEBTOON API: List rankings](https://fous.com/methods/webtoons.com/list-rankings.md): Lists popular or trending WEBTOON series in ranking order, with authors and displayed subscriber and view counts. Genre filtering keeps matching series from the public top 30. - [All MyAnimeList methods](https://fous.com/methods/myanimelist.net.md)