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AniDB offers a number of different ways in which you can obtain or modify specific data. Feel free to drop by on IRC if you have any questions or simply don't know where to start :o)
AniDB offers a number of different ways in which you can obtain or modify specific data. Feel free to drop by on IRC if you have any questions or simply don't know where to start.




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== TCP API (private) ==
== TCP API (private) ==


The TCP API is a special, '''private''' API which provides access to full copies of the AniDB database for off-line use.
The TCP API is a special, '''private''' API which provides access to partial copies of the AniDB database for off-line use.


Access to the TCP API is only provided on request and with restrictions. Please contact EXP on AniDB for additional information.
Access to the TCP API is only provided on request and with restrictions. Please contact EXP or Der Idiot on AniDB for additional information. Note that if you consider developing a TCP Client you will have to put up with in memory en- and decryption of data streams and no data is ever to be allowed to put unencrypted on HDD.


Currently the only available TCP API Client is AOM.
Currently the only available TCP API Client is AOM.
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This file can also be used for anime title to AID lookups.
This file can also be used for anime title to AID lookups.


:[http://anidb.net/api/animetitles.dat.gz http://anidb.net/api/animetitles.dat.gz]
:[http://anidb.net/api/anime-titles.dat.gz http://anidb.net/api/anime-titles.dat.gz]
*YOU DO NOT REQUEST THIS FILE MORE THAN ONCE PER DAY*


:[http://anidb.net/api/animetitles.xml.gz http://anidb.net/api/animetitles.xml.gz]
:[http://anidb.net/api/anime-titles.xml.gz http://anidb.net/api/anime-titles.xml.gz]
*YOU DO NOT REQUEST THIS FILE MORE THAN ONCE PER DAY*


Alternatively there is a ready to use search using these dumps available by a third party: [http://anisearch.outrance.pl/ http://anisearch.outrance.pl/] (''Thanks to eloyard'')


= Additional Resources =
= Additional Resources =


== Mylist Export ==
== MyList Export ==
A user can export his entire MyList in different formats. Among the supported formats is an XML export. This approach can be used to retrieve and import a large amount of data on files, episodes and anime which are part of the anime collection of a specific user. This is therefore a very good first step to obtain a local data set which can then be used for further work.
A user can export his entire MyList in different formats. Among the supported formats is an XML export. This approach can be used to retrieve and import a large amount of data on files, episodes and anime which are part of the anime collection of a specific user. This is therefore a very good first step to obtain a local data set which can then be used for further work.


see: [[Mylist export|MyList Export]]
see: [[MyList export]]


== Signature Data ==
== Signature Data ==
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We would like to ask you not to parse the AniDB html data directly for data extraction purposes. If your requirements are not covered by the APIs and resources available so far, please feel free to contact us directly.
We would like to ask you not to parse the AniDB html data directly for data extraction purposes. If your requirements are not covered by the APIs and resources available so far, please feel free to contact us directly.


{{eyecatch|Warning:| Issuing too many HTTP requests might get you banned.}}
{{eyecatch|Warning|Issuing too many HTTP requests will get you banned. Aside of that you are causing unnecessary stress on our servers.}}


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