# anilist.staff

**stable** **Standard**

AniList staff (voice actor, author, director) by id.

`GET /v1/anilist/staff`

## What you get

One Anilist record in Onekey's unified shape, in `data`. If the record does not exist you get a `404 not_found` and are not charged.

## What it costs

- **Standard · 1 credit** 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

| Name | Type | Required | Default | What it is | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | yes | (required) | AniList id | max 9 chars; must match `[0-9]{1,9}`; trimmed |

## Request

```bash
curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/anilist/staff?id=95002" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

```python
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/anilist/staff",
    params={"id": "95002"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
body = res.json()

if body["success"]:
    print(body["data"])
else:
    print(body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"])
```

```javascript
const params = new URLSearchParams({ id: "95002" });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.onekey.dev/v1/anilist/staff?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const body = await res.json();

if (body.success) console.log(body.data);
else console.error(body.error.code, body.error.message);
```

## 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": {
    "author": {
      "id": "95002",
      "displayName": "Tomokazu Sugita",
      "url": "https://anilist.co/staff/95002",
      "bio": "__Height:__ 178 cm (5'10'') [Twitter](https://twitter.com/sugitaLOV) | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPVSXP89cDlsiMf0jet1zQ) **Non-Anime Roles:** ~!- Professor Zema - Tevi (VG) - Cirsium Zorba - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG) - Mr. Shining Knife - No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (TV) - Varka - Genshin Impact (VG) - Andersen - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG) - Chrom - Fire Emblem (VG) - Asuka R. Kruetz - Guilty Gear (VG) - Gundham Tanaka - Danganronpa (VG) - Ragna The Bloodedge - BlazBlue (VG)!~",
      "avatarUrl": "https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/staff/large/n95002-nDIvHaynicEg.png"
    },
    "ext": {
      "nativeName": "杉田智和",
      "authorFavorites": 9251
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "anilist",
    "endpoint": "staff",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}
```

## Field mapping

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's [unified schema](https://onekey.dev/docs/schema.md). Fields the source lacks come back as `null`.

| Source path | Onekey field | Transform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | `author.id` | `toString` |
| `name.full` | `author.displayName` | - |
| `name.native` | `ext.nativeName` | - |
| `siteUrl` | `author.url` | `safeUrl` |
| `description` | `author.bio` | `stripHtml` |
| `favourites` | `ext.authorFavorites` | `toNumber` |
| `image.large` | `author.avatarUrl` | `safeUrl` |

## Caching and freshness

- Fresh for about 30 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
- Between 30 minutes and 6 hours 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 1 day more (marked stale).
- A "not found" is remembered for 2 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](https://onekey.dev/pricing); your balance must cover the price. |
| 404 | `not_found` | That record does not exist. Free; do not retry. |
| 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](https://onekey.dev/docs/errors.md) for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).