AniCrush API - Unofficial

An unofficial, robust Node.js/Express API designed to scrape and fetch anime information, sources, and streaming links from AniCrush. It acts as a reliable proxy, providing clean JSON responses for seamless integration into your applications.

Features

• 🔍 Anime Search: Find anime by keyword with pagination.
• 📺 Detailed Info: Get comprehensive details about a specific anime.
• 📝 Episode Lists: Fetch a complete list of episodes for any anime.
• 🎬 Video Sources: Retrieve streaming links and server information.
• ✨ Recently Updated: Get a list of the latest updated anime.
• ❤️ Most Favorite: Fetch the most popular anime (home, weekly, etc.).
• 🎯 Genre Filter: Browse anime by specific genres with pagination.
• 🗺️ AniList Mapping: Map AniList IDs to AniCrush IDs and get metadata.
• ⚡ HLS Links: Directly get HLS streaming links for episodes.
• 🌐 CORS Enabled: Cross-origin requests supported for easy integration.
• 🔒 Secure & Reliable: Built with security and stability in mind.
• 🚀 Multi-Platform Deployment: Ready for Vercel, Netlify, and Railway.

API Endpoints

All endpoints are prefixed with /api.

Anime Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description	Parameters
GET	/anime/search	Search for anime by keyword.	keyword (required), page (1), limit (24)
GET	/anime/info/:movieId	Get detailed information about a specific anime.	movieId (required)
GET	/anime/episodes	Get the list of episodes for an anime.	movieId (required)
GET	/anime/servers/:movieId	Get available servers for a specific episode.	movieId (required), episode (1)
GET	/anime/sources	Get streaming sources for an episode.	movieId (required), episode, server, subOrDub
GET	/anime/hls/:movieId	Get HLS streaming link for an episode.	movieId (required), episode, server, subOrDub
GET	/anime/:anilistId/:episodeNum	Get HLS stream directly with AniList ID.	anilistId (required), episodeNum (required)
GET	/anime/recently-updated	Get a list of recently updated anime.	-
GET	/anime/most-favorite	Get the most favorite anime.	type (home, weekly, etc.)
GET	/anime/genre/:genreTag	Get anime list by genre.	genreTag (required), page (1)
GET	/anime/movielist_recently_updated	Get recently updated movie list.	page (1), limit (50)
GET	/anime/movielist_most_watched	Get most watched movie list.	page (1), limit (50)
GET	/anime/genres/:genreTag	Get anime by genre with limit.	genreTag (required), page (1), limit (24)

Utility Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description	Parameters
GET	/mapper/:anilistId	Map AniList ID to AniCrush ID and metadata.	anilistId (required)
GET	/anime/embed/convert/v2	Convert embed URL to HLS link (new method).	embedUrl (required)
GET	/health	Health check endpoint.	-

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dheerajbred/anicrush-api.git
   cd anicrush-api

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file (optional):

   PORT=3001
   

4. Start the server:

   • Production: npm start
   • Development (with auto-reload): npm run dev

Usage Examples

Search for anime

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/search?keyword=naruto&page=1"

Get recently updated anime

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/recently-updated"

Get most favorite anime (weekly)

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/most-favorite?type=weekly"

Get anime by genre

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/genre/action?page=1"

Get recently updated movie list

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/movielist_recently_updated"

Get most watched movie list

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/movielist_most_watched"

Get anime by genre with limit

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/genres/action?limit=24&page=1"

Map AniList ID

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/mapper/21"

Get direct stream with AniList ID

curl "http://localhost:3001/api/anime/21/1"

Deployment

This API is ready for deployment on multiple platforms.

Vercel (Recommended)

1. Install Vercel CLI: npm i -g vercel
2. Deploy: vercel

Netlify

1. Connect your GitHub repository to Netlify.
2. Set build command to npm run build and publish directory to public.
3. Deploy automatically on git push.

Railway

1. Connect your GitHub repository to Railway.
2. Railway will automatically detect and deploy the Node.js app.

Dependencies

• express: Web framework for Node.js
• axios: Promise-based HTTP client
• cors: Middleware for enabling CORS
• crypto-js: Library for standard and secure cryptographic algorithms
• dotenv: Module for loading environment variables from a .env file

Development Dependencies

• nodemon: Utility that monitors for changes and automatically restarts the server.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on GitHub.