anilist.popular

stable Advanced

What you get#

A list of Anilist results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

What it costs#

Advanced · 5 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

This endpoint takes no parameters.

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/anilist/popular" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real Anilist response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "entity": {
        "id": "16498",
        "name": "Shingeki no Kyojin",
        "url": "https://anilist.co/anime/16498",
        "description": "Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans. Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren an",
        "status": "FINISHED",
        "stats": {
          "score": 85,
          "popularity": 1059683,
          "favorites": 78685
        },
        "year": 2013,
        "category": "Action"
      },
      "ext": {
        "englishName": "Attack on Titan",
        "format": "TV",
        "episodes": 25
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/medium/bx16498-buvcRTBx4NSm.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "entity": {
        "id": "101922",
        "name": "Kimetsu no Yaiba",
        "url": "https://anilist.co/anime/101922",
        "description": "It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family. (Source: Crunchyroll)",
        "status": "FINISHED",
        "stats": {
          "score": 82,
          "popularity": 998686,
          "favorites": 54374
        },
        "year": 2019,
        "category": "Action"
      },
      "ext": {
        "englishName": "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba",
        "format": "TV",
        "episodes": 26
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/medium/bx101922-WBsBl0ClmgYL.jpg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "anilist",
    "endpoint": "popular",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`id`	`entity.id`	`toString`
`title.romaji`	`entity.name`	-
`title.english`	`ext.englishName`	-
`siteUrl`	`entity.url`	`safeUrl`
`description`	`entity.description`	`stripHtml`
`format`	`ext.format`	-
`status`	`entity.status`	-
`episodes`	`ext.episodes`	`toNumber`
`averageScore`	`entity.stats.score`	`toNumber`
`popularity`	`entity.stats.popularity`	`toNumber`
`favourites`	`entity.stats.favorites`	`toNumber`
`seasonYear`	`entity.year`	`toNumber`
`genres.0`	`entity.category`	-
`coverImage.large`	`media.thumbnailUrl`	`safeUrl`

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 1 hour. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 1 hour and 1 day the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 3 days more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 5 minutes and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	Unknown endpoint path.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).