---
title: "GET /random/anime"
method: GET
path: "/random/anime"
tags: ["random"]
---

# GET /random/anime

`GET /random/anime`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.jikan.moe/v4`
- URL: `https://api.jikan.moe/v4/random/anime`
- Auth: none declared

## Response `200`

Returns a random anime resource

- object
  - `data` Anime: Anime Resource
    - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
    - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `images` AnimeImages
      - `jpg` object: Available images in JPG
        - `image_url` string, nullable: Image URL JPG
        - `small_image_url` string, nullable: Small Image URL JPG
        - `large_image_url` string, nullable: Image URL JPG
      - `webp` object: Available images in WEBP
        - `image_url` string, nullable: Image URL WEBP
        - `small_image_url` string, nullable: Small Image URL WEBP
        - `large_image_url` string, nullable: Image URL WEBP
    - `trailer` TrailerBase: Youtube Details
      - `youtube_id` string, nullable: YouTube ID
      - `url` string, nullable: YouTube URL
      - `embed_url` string, nullable: Parsed Embed URL
    - `approved` boolean: Whether the entry is pending approval on MAL or not
    - `titles` Title[]: All titles
      - `type` string: Title type
      - `title` string: Title value
    - `title` string: Title
    - `title_english` string, nullable: English Title
    - `title_japanese` string, nullable: Japanese Title
    - `title_synonyms` string[]: Other Titles
    - `type` 'TV' | 'OVA' | 'Movie' | 'Special' | 'ONA' | 'Music' | 'CM' | 'PV' | 'TV Special': Anime Type
    - `source` string, nullable: Original Material/Source adapted from
    - `episodes` integer, nullable: Episode count
    - `status` 'Finished Airing' | 'Currently Airing' | 'Not yet aired', nullable: Airing status
    - `airing` boolean: Airing boolean
    - `aired` Daterange: Date range
      - `from` string, nullable: Date ISO8601
      - `to` string, nullable: Date ISO8601
      - `prop` object: Date Prop
        - `from` object: Date Prop From
          - `day` integer, nullable: Day
          - `month` integer, nullable: Month
          - `year` integer, nullable: Year
        - `to` object: Date Prop To
          - `day` integer, nullable: Day
          - `month` integer, nullable: Month
          - `year` integer, nullable: Year
        - `string` string, nullable: Raw parsed string
    - `duration` string, nullable: Parsed raw duration
    - `rating` 'G - All Ages' | 'PG - Children' | 'PG-13 - Teens 13 or older' | 'R - 17+ (violence & profanity)' | 'R+ - Mild Nudity' | 'Rx - Hentai', nullable: Anime audience rating
    - `score` number, float, nullable: Score
    - `scored_by` integer, nullable: Number of users
    - `rank` integer, nullable: Ranking
    - `popularity` integer, nullable: Popularity
    - `members` integer, nullable: Number of users who have added this entry to their list
    - `favorites` integer, nullable: Number of users who have favorited this entry
    - `synopsis` string, nullable: Synopsis
    - `background` string, nullable: Background
    - `season` 'summer' | 'winter' | 'spring' | 'fall', nullable: Season
    - `year` integer, nullable: Year
    - `broadcast` Broadcast: Broadcast Details
      - `day` string, nullable: Day of the week
      - `time` string, nullable: Time in 24 hour format
      - `timezone` string, nullable: Timezone (Tz Database format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones)
      - `string` string, nullable: Raw parsed broadcast string
    - `producers` MalUrl[]
      - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
      - `type` string: Type of resource
      - `name` string: Resource Name/Title
      - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `licensors` MalUrl[]
      - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
      - `type` string: Type of resource
      - `name` string: Resource Name/Title
      - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `studios` MalUrl[]
      - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
      - `type` string: Type of resource
      - `name` string: Resource Name/Title
      - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `genres` MalUrl[]
      - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
      - `type` string: Type of resource
      - `name` string: Resource Name/Title
      - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `explicit_genres` MalUrl[]
      - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
      - `type` string: Type of resource
      - `name` string: Resource Name/Title
      - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `themes` MalUrl[]
      - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
      - `type` string: Type of resource
      - `name` string: Resource Name/Title
      - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `demographics` MalUrl[]
      - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
      - `type` string: Type of resource
      - `name` string: Resource Name/Title
      - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL

## Other responses

- `400`: Error: Bad request. When required parameters were not supplied.

## Changes

- **2026-05-24** `ae6dd9d554d6`: 1 breaking, 7 info
  - the `data/type` response's property type changed from `string` to no type for status `200`
  - added `#/components/schemas/anime_types` to the `data/type` response property `allOf` list for the response status `200`
  - removed the `Movie` enum value from the `data/type` response property for the response status `200`
  - removed the `Music` enum value from the `data/type` response property for the response status `200`
  - …4 more
- **2022-09-22** `1b913109b5de`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the `data/titles/items/` response's property type changed from `string` to `object` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `data/titles/items/title` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/titles/items/type` to the response with the `200` status
- **2022-07-07** `10a2335c99e2`: 6 info
  - added the optional property `data/approved` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/titles` to the response with the `200` status
  - response property `data/title` deprecated
  - response property `data/title_english` deprecated
  - …2 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/jikan/apis/jikan-api/changes/random/anime/get.md)

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