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jikan/jikan-php
===============

PHP client for jikan rest

5.0.0(1y ago)291.1k↓50%12[2 issues](https://github.com/janvernieuwe/jikan-jikanPHP/issues)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing

Since Feb 5Pushed 1y ago4 watchersCompare

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jikan-jikanPHP
==============

[](#jikan-jikanphp)

[Jikan rest](https://github.com/jikan-me/jikan) api PHP client, PHP Client for the unofficial myanimelist api, generated using janePHP.

Install it with composer:

```
composer require jikan/jikan-php

```

Getting Started
===============

[](#getting-started)

Require your client implementation
----------------------------------

[](#require-your-client-implementation)

For example

```
 composer require php-http/guzzle7-adapter
```

For more clients & adapters check

Instantiate the client
----------------------

[](#instantiate-the-client)

```
$jikan = Client::create();
```

Use it to request MAL data
--------------------------

[](#use-it-to-request-mal-data)

Check the client for the correct type hint

```
/** @var AnimeIdGetResponse200 $response */
$response = $jikan->getAnimeById(5114);
$anime = $response->getData();
```

If you experience any issues, open an issue, or even better a Pull Request!

Contribute
==========

[](#contribute)

Has jikan been updated? You can update the client by using this command:

```
composer update-jikan
```

Then make a PR to merge it into the master branch.

###  Health Score

47

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance47

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity79

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 78% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~284 days

Recently: every ~238 days

Total

9

Last Release

386d ago

Major Versions

0.0.3 → v3.x-dev2022-01-24

v3.x-dev → 4.0.02022-09-17

4.1.0 → 5.0.02025-04-27

PHP version history (4 changes)0.0.1PHP ^7.2

0.0.2PHP ^7.2|^8

4.0.0PHP ^8

4.1.0PHP ^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/255c12fd9329b6be15d688ff9de24cba84d799cd6fa57ffa7738c0713a83785d?d=identicon)[janvernieuwe](/maintainers/janvernieuwe)

---

Top Contributors

[![janvernieuwe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7813447?v=4)](https://github.com/janvernieuwe "janvernieuwe (39 commits)")[![irfan-dahir](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9166451?v=4)](https://github.com/irfan-dahir "irfan-dahir (5 commits)")[![NateShoffner](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1712163?v=4)](https://github.com/NateShoffner "NateShoffner (5 commits)")[![CrafterSama](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1966205?v=4)](https://github.com/CrafterSama "CrafterSama (1 commits)")

---

Tags

api-clientjikanmyanimelistphp

###  Code Quality

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