scryfall.card

stable Standard

Fetch a Magic: The Gathering card by (fuzzy) name.

GET /v1/scryfall/card

What you get#

One Scryfall 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
`name`	string	yes	(required)	Card name	max 100 chars; must match `[^\x00-\x1f]{2,100}`; trimmed, repeated spaces collapsed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/scryfall/card?name=lightning%20bolt" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

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

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "entity": {
      "id": "7673784e-db4b-43a1-8d55-1bb9fc1e284f",
      "name": "Lightning Bolt",
      "type": "Instant",
      "url": "https://scryfall.com/card/msc/806/lightning-bolt?utm_source=api"
    },
    "content": {
      "text": "Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.",
      "createdAt": "2026-06-26T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "ext": {
      "manaCost": "{R}",
      "manaValue": 1,
      "rarity": "uncommon",
      "set": "Marvel Super Heroes Commander",
      "edhrecRank": 157
    },
    "media": {
      "url": "https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/6/7673784e-db4b-43a1-8d55-1bb9fc1e284f.jpg?1783903008",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://cards.scryfall.io/small/front/7/6/7673784e-db4b-43a1-8d55-1bb9fc1e284f.jpg?1783903008"
    },
    "listing": {
      "price": 0.74
    },
    "author": {
      "displayName": "Milivoj Ćeran"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "scryfall",
    "endpoint": "card",
    "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. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`id`	`entity.id`	-
`name`	`entity.name`	-
`oracle_text`	`content.text`	-
`type_line`	`entity.type`	-
`mana_cost`	`ext.manaCost`	-
`cmc`	`ext.manaValue`	`toNumber`
`rarity`	`ext.rarity`	-
`set_name`	`ext.set`	-
`released_at`	`content.createdAt`	`toIsoDate`
`scryfall_uri`	`entity.url`	`safeUrl`
`image_uris.normal`	`media.url`	`safeUrl`
`image_uris.small`	`media.thumbnailUrl`	`safeUrl`
`prices.usd`	`listing.price`	`toNumber`
`artist`	`author.displayName`	-
`edhrec_rank`	`ext.edhrecRank`	`toNumber`

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 2 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`	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 for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).