`get_anime`

Pack: anilist · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/anilist/mcp

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_anime for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get full anime details by ID. Returns title, synopsis, episodes, duration, status, score, genres, studios, and season information.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	AniList media ID (e.g. 21 for One Piece, 1 for Cowboy Bebop)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 21
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/anilist/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_anime","arguments":{"id":21}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_anime', {
  "id": 21
});

More examples

{
  "id": 1
}

Response shape

Always returns: id, title_romaji, title_english, title_native, description, episodes, duration_minutes, status, format, source, season, season_year, average_score, mean_score, popularity, favourites, genres, cover_image, site_url, studios

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number	AniList media ID
`title_romaji`	string \| null	Anime title in Romaji
`title_english`	string \| null	Anime title in English
`title_native`	string \| null	Anime title in native language
`description`	string \| null	Anime synopsis/description
`episodes`	number \| null	Total episode count
`duration_minutes`	number \| null	Episode duration in minutes
`status`	string \| null	Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)
`format`	string \| null	Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)
`source`	string \| null	Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)
`season`	string \| null	Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)
`season_year`	number \| null	Year of airing season
`average_score`	number \| null	Average community score (0-100)
`mean_score`	number \| null	Mean community score (0-100)
`popularity`	number \| null	Popularity ranking
`favourites`	number \| null	Number of times added to favorites
`genres`	array	List of genres
`cover_image`	string \| null	URL to cover image
`site_url`	string \| null	AniList page URL
`studios`	array	List of animation studio names

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "AniList media ID"
    },
    "title_romaji": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Anime title in Romaji"
    },
    "title_english": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Anime title in English"
    },
    "title_native": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Anime title in native language"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Anime synopsis/description"
    },
    "episodes": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Total episode count"
    },
    "duration_minutes": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Episode duration in minutes"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)"
    },
    "format": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)"
    },
    "season": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)"
    },
    "season_year": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Year of airing season"
    },
    "average_score": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Average community score (0-100)"
    },
    "mean_score": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Mean community score (0-100)"
    },
    "popularity": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Popularity ranking"
    },
    "favourites": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Number of times added to favorites"
    },
    "genres": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of genres",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "cover_image": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "URL to cover image"
    },
    "site_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "AniList page URL"
    },
    "studios": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of animation studio names",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "title_romaji",
    "title_english",
    "title_native",
    "description",
    "episodes",
    "duration_minutes",
    "status",
    "format",
    "source",
    "season",
    "season_year",
    "average_score",
    "mean_score",
    "popularity",
    "favourites",
    "genres",
    "cover_image",
    "site_url",
    "studios"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anilist": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/anilist/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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