ricardomarra said: Hi! Is there a way to make a search with the API in a way i can get a list with all the animes/users? I've already managed to get the data from the API, but not in the way i wanted, don't know if i'm missing something here. Hi! I'm not sure I've understood what you wish to accomplish. Do you want to retrieve a full list of all anime series added to the database? Or do you want to search an entry given part of its name? |
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ricardomarra said: Yeah, i'm trying to retrieve a full list of all anime series in the database. This and/or a list of all users with their scores for each watched series too. Just to make a dataset so i can do some analysis and mess around with a recommendation system. Well, there's no way to retrieve the entire database with a single command. The easiest alternative is probably to query all anime by ID one by one, starting from 1 to around 52000. Make sure to insert a short delay (~500-1,000 ms) before each API call to avoid sending too many requests in a short time. Also, if possible, try to recycle the same HTTP connection rather than creating a new one for each request. The entire process should take several hours, so test it beforehand with a smaller set of IDs. Also, keep in mind that removed and non-existing entries will return a 404 status code. The same process cannot be applied to users' anime lists as they're not indexed by ID. There's no easy way to retrieve a full list of all users registered to MAL (and you probably shouldn't try to build it using other methods). |
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artsjk7 said: So there is a way to retrieve other users' info? Like what they have already watched, reviews they gave, and other stuff? You cannot retrieve the reviews of a user, but you can use the Get user anime list and Get my user information endpoints to obtain some of the info you need. |
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