---
title: "Search anime & manga characters"
method: GET
path: "/anime/character/search"
tags: ["Anime"]
---

# Search anime & manga characters

`GET /anime/character/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/anime/character/search`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Searches anime and manga characters by name. Returns character summaries (name, native name, image, favourites), paginated.

## Query parameters

- `query` string, required
- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- AnimeCharacterSearchResponseDoc
  - `code` integer
  - `data` AnimeCharacterSearchResponse
    - `has_next_page` boolean
    - `page` integer
    - `per_page` integer
    - `query` string
    - `results` AnimeCharacter[]
      - `age` string
      - `alternative_names` string[]
      - `blood_type` string
      - `date_of_birth` AnimeFuzzyDate
        - `day` integer: Day of the month. Omitted when AniList does not know it.
        - `month` integer: Month of the date, 1 to 12. Omitted when AniList does not know it.
        - `year` integer: Year of the date. Omitted when AniList does not know it.
      - `description` string
      - `favourites` integer
      - `gender` string
      - `id` integer
      - `image` string
      - `media` AnimeCharacterMediaRole[]
        - `cover_image` string
        - `format` string
        - `id` integer
        - `role` string
        - `site_url` string
        - `title` AnimeMediaTitle
          - `english` string: Official English title.
          - `native` string: Title in its original language and script.
          - `romaji` string: Title in Latin script (romaji).
        - `type` string
      - `name` string
      - `native_name` string
      - `site_url` string
    - `total` integer
  - `msg` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

---

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