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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/myanimelist/season>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/myanimelist/season.mdx>

## API base URL and authentication

- **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`
- **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` and `/v2/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route).
- **OpenAPI JSON:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json>

## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site)

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---
# Get MyAnimeList season (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/myanimelist/season)

## Summary

Get a whole MyAnimeList anime season with every title card.

**Tags:** `MyAnimeList`

## HTTP

- **Method:** GET
- **Path:** `/v1/myanimelist/seasons/{year}/{season}`
- **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev`

## Capability summary

- **SDK mapping:** `client.myanimelist.getSeason({ year: 2024, season: "fall" })`
- **Accepted identifiers:** `year` (path), `season` (path)
- **Pagination:** none
- **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found`

## Credits

- 1 credit
- Failed requests are free
- A not-found answer is still charged

## Authentication

- **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`)

## Parameters

### `year` (path)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `integer`; minimum: 1917; maximum: 2100
- **Description:** Season year, e.g. `2018`. A season with no titles is still `found` with an empty list; only a year with no season data answers `not_found`.

### `season` (path)

- **Required:** yes
- **Constraints:** type `string`; enum: winter, spring, summer, fall
- **Description:** Season name: `winter`, `spring`, `summer` or `fall`.

## Responses (status codes)

- **200**: MyAnimeList season.
- **400**: Invalid request
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key
- **402**: Insufficient credits
- **413**: The document is larger than the maximum size we can return; no charge.
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff.

## Response body (200)

MyAnimeList season.

### Field outline

- **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload.
  - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found. `not_found` when the entity does not exist (a deleted title, an unknown id or user), not when a list is empty.
  - **year** (required) — type `integer`. Season year.
  - **season** (required) — type `string`; enum: winter, spring, summer, fall. Season name: `winter`, `spring`, `summer` or `fall`.
  - **titles** (required) — type `array`. Every title in the season, in listing order.
    - _items:_
      - **id** (required) — type `integer`. Title id.
      - **mediaKind** (required) — type `string`; enum: anime, manga. `anime` or `manga`.
      - **role** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Company role on a company card (`Studio`, `Producer`, ...); null on season, genre and stack cards.
      - **title** (required) — type `string`. Title.
      - **titleEnglish** (required) — type `string`; nullable. English title, when the card includes one. Season and anime genre cards fill it; company and manga genre cards do not.
      - **url** (required) — type `string`. Title URL.
      - **imageUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Cover image URL.
      - **synopsis** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Card synopsis, when the card includes one. Season and anime genre cards fill it; company cards do not.
      - **score** (required) — type `number`; nullable. Score, or null.
      - **members** (required) — type `integer`; nullable. Member count.
      - **startDate** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Start date as ISO when the day is known, `YYYY-MM` or `YYYY` otherwise. Season and anime genre cards fill it; manga genre cards return null.
      - **mediaType** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Format (`TV`, `Movie`, ...), when the card includes it. Season and anime genre cards fill it; company cards do not.
      - **status** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Airing or publishing status, when the card includes it. Season and anime genre cards fill it; company cards do not.
      - **episodes** (required) — type `integer`; nullable. Episode count, when the card includes it. Season and anime genre cards fill it; company and manga genre cards do not.
      - **duration** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Duration text, when the card includes it. Season and anime genre cards fill it; company cards do not.
      - **source** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Source material, when the card includes it. Season and anime genre cards fill it; company cards do not.
      - **genres** (required) — type `array`. Genres.
        - _items:_
      - **themes** (required) — type `array`. Themes.
        - _items:_
      - **demographics** (required) — type `array`. Demographics.
        - _items:_
      - **studios** (required) — type `array`. Studios.
        - _items:_
      - **authors** (required) — type `array`. Manga authors.
        - _items:_
      - **hasVideo** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether the card links to a promotional or episode video.
- **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.
  - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.
  - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request.
  - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response.

### Example JSON (found)

```json
{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "year": 1917,
    "season": "winter",
    "titles": [
      {
        "id": 23189,
        "mediaKind": "anime",
        "role": null,
        "title": "Dekobou Shingachou: Meian no Shippai",
        "titleEnglish": null,
        "url": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/23189/Dekobou_Shingachou__Meian_no_Shippai",
        "imageUrl": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/qm_50.gif",
        "synopsis": "A man first realizes he's born to be a samurai, but is it possible for him to make in the world with only a newly gained dull sword?",
        "score": 5.82,
        "members": 1870,
        "startDate": "1917-02",
        "mediaType": "Movie",
        "status": null,
        "episodes": 1,
        "duration": "5 min",
        "source": "Original",
        "genres": [
          {
            "id": 4,
            "name": "Comedy",
            "url": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/genre/4/Comedy",
            "role": null
          }
        ],
        "themes": [],
        "demographics": [],
        "studios": [],
        "authors": [],
        "hasVideo": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_e2ec30c5-affc-48cd-a20d-d8aa584ec823",
    "creditsCharged": 1,
    "version": "v1"
  }
}
```

### Machine-readable error codes

When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime):

- `bad_request`

## Error handling & retries

Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status.

- **400**: Invalid request **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help.
- **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help.
- **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help).
- **413**: The document is larger than the maximum size we can return; no charge.
- **500**: Unexpected or billing error
- **502**: Lookup could not be completed. **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable.
- **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter.

### Suggested client defaults

- Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request.
- On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user.
- On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries.

## Examples

### TypeScript SDK

```typescript
import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk";

const client = new SocialFetchClient({
  apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!,
});

const result = await client.myanimelist.getSeason({
  year: 2024,
  season: "fall",
});

if (!result.ok) {
  console.error(result.error);
} else {
  console.log(result.value.data);
}
```

### Node.js

```javascript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/myanimelist/seasons/2024/fall",
  {
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

### cURL

```bash
curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/myanimelist/seasons/2024/fall" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/myanimelist/seasons/2024/fall",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()
print(data)
```