jikan.season_now

stable Advanced

Anime airing this season.

GET /v1/jikan/season_now

What you get#

A list of Jikan 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/jikan/season_now" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

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

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "entity": {
        "id": "59193",
        "name": "Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu",
        "url": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/59193/Mushoku_Tensei_III__Isekai_Ittara_Honki_Dasu",
        "description": "Third season of Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu.",
        "type": "TV",
        "status": "Currently Airing",
        "year": 2026,
        "stats": {
          "score": 8.98,
          "rank": 17,
          "popularity": 1147
        }
      },
      "ext": {
        "englishName": "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3",
        "season": "summer",
        "episodes": 14
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1527/158340.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "entity": {
        "id": "49233",
        "name": "Youjo Senki II",
        "url": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/49233/Youjo_Senki_II",
        "description": "Second season of Youjo Senki.",
        "type": "TV",
        "status": "Currently Airing",
        "year": 2026,
        "stats": {
          "score": 8.41,
          "rank": 228,
          "popularity": 1246
        }
      },
      "ext": {
        "englishName": "Saga of Tanya the Evil II",
        "season": "summer",
        "episodes": 12
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1917/158371.jpg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "jikan",
    "endpoint": "season_now",
    "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
`mal_id`	`entity.id`	`toString`
`title`	`entity.name`	-
`title_english`	`ext.englishName`	-
`url`	`entity.url`	`safeUrl`
`synopsis`	`entity.description`	-
`type`	`entity.type`	-
`status`	`entity.status`	-
`year`	`entity.year`	`toNumber`
`season`	`ext.season`	-
`episodes`	`ext.episodes`	`toNumber`
`score`	`entity.stats.score`	`toNumber`
`rank`	`entity.stats.rank`	`toNumber`
`popularity`	`entity.stats.popularity`	`toNumber`
`images.jpg.image_url`	`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).