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Mar 28, 2019 4:39 PM
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For a while I've kept an offline anime list as well as my MAL account.
This is because it allows for much greater freedom in manipulating statistics.
It's a large excel spreadsheet and works like a charm most of the time.

However, there's one thing I haven't found out how to do - syncing advanced stats.
In other words, I'd like to know how to export stats (such as episode duration, popularity, score, etc...) from the shows on my MAL list to my offline list. Maybe using an RSS script or something, i don't know...

Here's an example (sorry for outdated popularity stats):



I realise that this board is oriented towards support of MAL accounts and whatnot but there's nowhere else I'd really get an answer. Thanks in advance to whoever answers.
Mar 29, 2019 8:00 AM
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MAL itself has no such API.

But there are some unofficial ways to get the data ; the easier is probably JikanAPI.
Mar 29, 2019 5:49 PM
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Jhiday said:
MAL itself has no such API.

But there are some unofficial ways to get the data ; the easier is probably JikanAPI.


Hmm. That's quite nifty, thanks. However, I have no experience with object-oreinted programming. I know it might be asking a lot but could you give me an idea how to implement this?
Mar 30, 2019 12:48 AM
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jogsosog said:
Hmm. That's quite nifty, thanks. However, I have no experience with object-oreinted programming. I know it might be asking a lot but could you give me an idea how to implement this?

Sorry, I don't actually use it.
Do have a look at its REST version, though ; it should be as simple as "call an URL with the anime's MAL id => get data about it". No OOP needed there.

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