Yu-Gi-Oh! API v1 by YGOPRODeck

This is version 1 of the API. Please see here for the latest version.

Our Yu-Gi-Oh! API is now available for public consumption. Below are the details on how to use the API and what kind of response is to be expected from the API.

Please download and store all data pulled from this API locally to keep the amount of API calls used to a minimum. Failure to do so may result in either your IP address being blacklisted or the API being rolled back.

Rate Limiting on the API is enabled. The rate limit is 20 requests per 1 second. If you exceed this, you are blocked from accessing the API for 1 hour. We will monitor this rate limit for now and adjust accordingly.

Our API responses are cached on our side. The cache timings will be given below. These are subject to change.

Get Card Information

The Card Information endpoint is available at https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/cardinfo.php

This endpoint takes the variable name which is the card name. For example: https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/cardinfo.php?name=Decode Talker

You can also pass an ID as the name and it will search by ID! For example: https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/cardinfo.php?name=58775978

The specific results from this endpoint are cached for 3 Hours (10800 seconds)

Response Information:

• id - ID or Passocde of the card.
• name - Name of the card.
• desc - Card description/effect.
• atk - The ATK value of the card.
• def - The DEF value of the card.
• type* - The type of card you are viewing (Normal Monster, Spell Card, Trap Card, etc)
• level - The Level/RANK of the card.
• race - The card race which is officially called type (Spellcaster, Warrior, Insect, etc)
• attribute - The attribute of the card.
• scale - The Pendulum Scale Value (only Pendulum monsters will have a scale value, otherwise NULL).
• linkval - The Link Value of the card if it's of type "Link Monster".
• linkmarkers - The Link Markers of the card if it's of type "Link Monster".
• archetype - The Archetype that the card belongs to. We take feedback on Archetypes here.
• setcode - Every Card Set this card belongs to.
• ban_tcg - The status of the card on the TCG Ban List.
• ban_ocg - The status of the card on the OCG Ban List.
• ban_goat - The status of the card on the GOAT Format Ban List.

*Card Types Returned:

Main Deck Types

• "Effect Monster"
• "Flip Effect Monster"
• "Flip Tuner Effect Monster"
• "Gemini Monster"
• "Normal Monster"
• "Normal Tuner Monster"
• "Pendulum Effect Monster"
• "Pendulum Flip Effect Monster"
• "Pendulum Normal Monster"
• "Pendulum Tuner Effect Monster"
• "Ritual Effect Monster"
• "Ritual Monster"
• "Skill Card"
• "Spell Card"
• "Spirit Monster"
• "Toon Monster"
• "Trap Card"
• "Tuner Monster"
• "Union Effect Monster"
• "Union Tuner Effect Monster"

Extra Deck Types

• "Fusion Monster"
• "Link Monster"
• "Pendulum Effect Fusion Monster"
• "Synchro Monster"
• "Synchro Pendulum Effect Monster"
• "Synchro Tuner Monster"
• "XYZ Monster"
• "XYZ Pendulum Effect Monster"

We are working on to soon include price data as part of the response information.

Get Ban List Information

The Ban List endpoint is available at https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/banlist.php

This endpoint takes the variable banlist which is the Ban List you want to query (TCG, OCG or GOAT). For example: https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/banlist.php?banlist=TCG

The specific results from this endpoint are cached for 10 Days (864000 seconds). We manually purge the cache when a ban list updated is needed.

Response Information:

• id - ID or Passocde of the card.
• name - Name of the card.
• ban_tcg - The status of the card on the TCG Ban List.
• ban_ocg - The status of the card on the OCG Ban List.
• ban_goat - The status of the card on the GOAT Format Ban List.