jikan.season_upcoming

beta Advanced

Upcoming anime season.

GET /v1/jikan/season_upcoming

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_upcoming" \
  -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": "1",
        "name": "Cowboy Bebop",
        "url": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/1/Cowboy_Bebop",
        "description": "Crime is timeless. By the year 2071, humanity has expanded across the galaxy, filling the surface of other planets with settlements like those on Earth. These new societies are plagued by murder, drug use, and theft, and intergalactic outlaws are hunted by a growing number of tough bounty hunters.\n\nSpike Spiegel and Jet Black pursue criminals throughout space to make a humble living. Beneath his goofy and aloof demeanor, Spike is haunted by the weight of his violent past. Meanwhile, Jet manages ",
        "type": "TV",
        "status": "Finished Airing",
        "year": 1998,
        "stats": {
          "score": 8.75,
          "rank": 49,
          "popularity": 41
        }
      },
      "ext": {
        "englishName": "Cowboy Bebop",
        "season": "spring",
        "episodes": 26
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/4/19644.jpg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "jikan",
    "endpoint": "season_upcoming",
    "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: beta (not yet verified against the live source).