MangaDex API alternatives

MangaDex is an ad-free manga reader offering high-quality images. If it doesn't fit your project, here are the 10 best free Anime APIs to use instead in 2026, out of 19 in the directory.

For reference, MangaDex API: HTTPS.

1. 1

   AnimeFacts API

   Online · 1068 ms

   An API in Node.js that will return anime facts.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   NekosBest API

   Online · 1115 ms

   Neko Images & Anime roleplaying GIFs.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Trace Moe API

   Online · 1055 ms

   A useful tool to get the exact scene of an anime from a screenshot.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   AnimeNewsNetwork API

   Online · 1561 ms

   Anime industry news. A free anime API by Anime News Network:W.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   Jikan API

   Online · 1269 ms

   Jikan is an unofficial MyAnimeList REST based API.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   Waifu.im API

   Online · 1846 ms

   Get waifu pictures from an archive of over 4000 images and multiple tags.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
7. 7

   Catboy API

   Online · 1546 ms

   Neko images, funny GIFs & more.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
8. 8S

   Studio Ghibli API

   Online · 1302 ms

   Resources from Studio Ghibli films.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
9. 9M

   MangaUpdates API

   Online · 1718 ms

   Manga database: series, releases, groups and reading lists.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
10. 10A

    AniAPI

    Online · 1157 ms

    Anime discovery, streaming & syncing with trackers.

    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    OAuthHTTPSCORS

MangaDex API vs alternatives

MangaDex API compared with its alternatives

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
MangaDex	Required	Yes	Unknown	Up	1865 ms	Not rated
AnimeFacts	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1068 ms	Not rated
NekosBest	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1115 ms	Not rated
Trace Moe	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1055 ms	Not rated
AnimeNewsNetwork	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1561 ms	Not rated
Jikan	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1269 ms	Not rated
Waifu.im	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1846 ms	Not rated
Catboy	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1546 ms	Not rated
SStudio Ghibli	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1302 ms	Not rated

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