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

# GET /random/characters

`GET /random/characters`

## Request

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

## Response `200`

Returns a random character resource

- object
  - `data` Character: Character Resource
    - `mal_id` integer: MyAnimeList ID
    - `url` string: MyAnimeList URL
    - `images` CharacterImages
      - `jpg` object: Available images in JPG
        - `image_url` string, nullable: Image URL JPG
        - `small_image_url` string, nullable: Small 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
    - `name` string: Name
    - `name_kanji` string, nullable: Name
    - `nicknames` string[]: Other Names
    - `favorites` integer: Number of users who have favorited this entry
    - `about` string, nullable: Biography

## Other responses

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

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/jikan/apis/jikan-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/jikan/apis/jikan-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/jikan/apis/jikan-api/revisions/ae6dd9d554d6?raw)