Aniwatch

📦 A scraper package serving anime information from hianime.to
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Important

This package is just an unofficial package for hianime.to and is in no other way officially related to the same.
The content that this package provides is not mine, nor is it hosted by me. These belong to their respective owners. This package just demonstrates how to build a package that scrapes websites and uses their content.

Quick start

Installation

To use aniwatch package in your project, run:

pnpm add aniwatch
# or "yarn add aniwatch"
# or "npm install aniwatch"

Example usage

Example - getting information about an anime by providing it's unique anime id, using anime Steins;Gate with steinsgate-3 unique anime id as an example.

import { HiAnime, HiAnimeError } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

try {
  const result: HiAnime.ScrapedAnimeAboutInfo = await hianime.getInfo(
    "steinsgate-3"
  );
  console.log(result);
} catch (err) {
  console.error(err instanceof HiAnimeError, err);
}

`getHomePage`

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getHomePage()
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  genres: ["Action", "Cars", "Adventure", ...],
  latestEpisodeAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  spotlightAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      jname: string,
      poster: string,
      description: string,
      rank: number,
      otherInfo: string[],
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      },
    },
    {...},
  ],
  top10Animes: {
    today: [
      {
        episodes: {
          sub: number,
          dub: number,
        },
        id: string,
        name: string,
        poster: string,
        rank: number
      },
      {...},
    ],
    month: [...],
    week: [...]
  },
  topAiringAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      jname: string,
      poster: string,
    },
    {...},
  ],
  topUpcomingAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      duration: string,
      type: string,
      rating: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  trendingAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      rank: number,
    },
    {...},
  ],
  mostPopularAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  mostFavoriteAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  latestCompletedAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
}

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`getAnimeAboutInfo`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`animeId`	string	The unique anime id (in kebab case).	Yes	--

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getInfo("steinsgate-3")
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  anime: [
    info: {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      description: string,
      stats: {
        rating: string,
        quality: string,
        episodes: {
          sub: number,
          dub: number
        },
        type: string,
        duration: string
      },
      promotionalVideos: [
        {
          title: string | undefined,
          source: string | undefined,
          thumbnail: string | undefined
        },
        {...},
      ],
      characterVoiceActor: [
        {
          character: {
            id: string,
            poster: string,
            name: string,
            cast: string
          },
          voiceActor: {
            id: string,
            poster: string,
            name: string,
            cast: string
          }
        },
        {...},
      ]
    }
    moreInfo: {
      aired: string,
      genres: ["Action", "Mystery", ...],
      status: string,
      studios: string,
      duration: string
      ...
    }
  ],
  mostPopularAnimes: [
    {
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      },
      id: string,
      jname: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string
    },
    {...},
  ],
  recommendedAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      duration: string,
      type: string,
      rating: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  relatedAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      duration: string,
      type: string,
      rating: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  seasons: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      title: string,
      poster: string,
      isCurrent: boolean
    },
    {...}
  ]
}

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`getAnimeSearchResults`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`q`	string	The search query, i.e. the title of the item you are looking for.	Yes	--
`page`	number	The page number of the result.	No	`1`
`type`	string	Type of the anime. eg: `movie`	No	--
`status`	string	Status of the anime. eg: `finished-airing`	No	--
`rated`	string	Rating of the anime. eg: `r+` or `pg-13`	No	--
`score`	string	Score of the anime. eg: `good` or `very-good`	No	--
`season`	string	Season of the aired anime. eg: `spring`	No	--
`language`	string	Language category of the anime. eg: `sub` or `sub-&-dub`	No	--
`start_date`	string	Start date of the anime(yyyy-mm-dd). eg: `2014-10-2`	No	--
`end_date`	string	End date of the anime(yyyy-mm-dd). eg: `2010-12-4`	No	--
`sort`	string	Order of sorting the anime result. eg: `recently-added`	No	--
`genres`	string	Genre of the anime, separated by commas. eg: `isekai,shounen`	No	--

[!TIP]

For both start_date and end_date, year must be mentioned. If you wanna omit date or month specify 0 instead. Eg: omitting date -> 2014-10-0, omitting month -> 2014-0-12, omitting both -> 2014-0-0

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .search("monster", 1, {
    genres: "seinen,psychological",
  })
  .then((data) => {
    console.log(data);
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.error(err);
  });

Response Schema

{
  animes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      duration: string,
      type: string,
      rating: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  mostPopularAnimes: [
    {
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      },
      id: string,
      jname: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string
    },
    {...},
  ],
  currentPage: 1,
  totalPages: 1,
  hasNextPage: false,
  searchQuery: string,
  searchFilters: {
    [filter_name]: [filter_value]
    ...
  }
}

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`getAnimeSearchSuggestion`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`q`	string	The search suggestion query.	Yes	--

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .searchSuggestions("one piece")
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  suggestions: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      jname: string,
      moreInfo: ["Mar 4, 2000", "Movie", "50m"]
    },
    {...},
  ],
}

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`getProducerAnimes`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`name`	string	The name of anime producer (in kebab case).	Yes
`page`	number	The page number of the result.	No	`1`

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getProducerAnimes("toei-animation", 2)
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  producerName: "Toei Animation Anime",
  animes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      duration: string,
      type: string,
      rating: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  top10Animes: {
    today: [
      {
        episodes: {
          sub: number,
          dub: number,
        },
        id: string,
        name: string,
        poster: string,
        rank: number
      },
      {...},
    ],
    month: [...],
    week: [...]
  },
  topAiringAnimes: [
    {
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      },
      id: string,
      jname: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string
    },
    {...},
  ],
  currentPage: 2,
  totalPages: 11,
  hasNextPage: true,
}

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`getGenreAnime`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`name`	string	The name of anime genre (in kebab case).	Yes	--
`page`	number	The page number of the result.	No	`1`

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getGenreAnime("shounen", 2)
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  genreName: "Shounen Anime",
  animes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      duration: string,
      type: string,
      rating: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  genres: ["Action", "Cars", "Adventure", ...],
  topAiringAnimes: [
    {
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      },
      id: string,
      jname: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      type: string
    },
    {...},
  ],
  currentPage: 2,
  totalPages: 38,
  hasNextPage: true
}

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`getAnimeCategory`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`category`	string	The category of anime.	Yes	--
`page`	number	The page number of the result.	No	`1`

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getCategoryAnime("subbed-anime")
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

// categories ->
// "most-favorite", "most-popular", "subbed-anime", "dubbed-anime",
// "recently-updated", "recently-added", "top-upcoming", "top-airing",
// "movie", "special", "ova", "ona", "tv", "completed"

Response Schema

{
  category: "TV Series Anime",
  animes: [
    {
      id: string,
      name: string,
      poster: string,
      duration: string,
      type: string,
      rating: string,
      episodes: {
        sub: number,
        dub: number,
      }
    },
    {...},
  ],
  genres: ["Action", "Cars", "Adventure", ...],
  top10Animes: {
    today: [
      {
        episodes: {
          sub: number,
          dub: number,
        },
        id: string,
        name: string,
        poster: string,
        rank: number
      },
      {...},
    ],
    month: [...],
    week: [...]
  },
  currentPage: 2,
  totalPages: 100,
  hasNextPage: true
}

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`getEstimatedSchedule`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`date (yyyy-mm-dd)`	string	The date of the desired schedule. (months & days must have 2 digits)	Yes	--

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getEstimatedSchedule("2024-08-09")
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  scheduledAnimes: [
    {
      id: string,
      time: string, // 24 hours format
      name: string,
      jname: string,
      airingTimestamp: number,
      secondsUntilAiring: number
    },
    {...}
  ]
}

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`getAnimeEpisodes`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`animeId`	string	The unique anime id.	Yes	--

Sample Usage

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getEpisodes("steinsgate-3")
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  totalEpisodes: 24,
  episodes: [
    {
      number: 1,
      isFiller: false,
      title: "Turning Point",
      episodeId: "steinsgate-3?ep=213"
    },
    {...}
  ]
}

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`getEpisodeServers`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`episodeId`	string	The unique episode id.	Yes	--

Request sample

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getEpisodeServers("steinsgate-0-92?ep=2055")
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  episodeId: "steinsgate-0-92?ep=2055",
  episodeNo: 5,
  sub: [
    {
      serverId: 4,
      serverName: "vidstreaming",
    },
    {...}
  ],
  dub: [
    {
      serverId: 1,
      serverName: "megacloud",
    },
    {...}
  ],
  raw: [
    {
      serverId: 1,
      serverName: "megacloud",
    },
    {...}
  ],
}

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`getAnimeEpisodeSources`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required?	Default
`id`	string	The id of the episode.	Yes	--
`server`	string	The name of the server.	No	`"vidstreaming"`
`category`	string	The category of the episode ('sub', 'dub' or 'raw').	No	`"sub"`

Request sample

import { HiAnime } from "aniwatch";

const hianime = new HiAnime.Scraper();

hianime
  .getEpisodeSources("steinsgate-3?ep=230", "hd-1", "sub")
  .then((data) => console.log(data))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));

Response Schema

{
  headers: {
    Referer: string,
    "User-Agent": string,
    ...
  },
  sources: [
    {
      url: string, // .m3u8 hls streaming file
      isM3U8: boolean,
      quality?: string,
    },
    {...}
  ],
  subtitles: [
    {
      lang: "English",
      url: string, // .vtt subtitle file
    },
    {...}
  ],
  anilistID: number | null,
  malID: number | null,
}

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Development

Pull requests are always welcome. If you encounter any bug or want to add a new feature to this package, consider creating a new issue. If you wish to contribute to this project, read the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Thanks

Support

Don't forget to leave a star 🌟. You can also follow me on X (Twitter) @riteshgsh.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for more details.

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Table of Contents

Quick start

Installation

Example usage

getHomePage

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getAnimeAboutInfo

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getAnimeSearchResults

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getAnimeSearchSuggestion

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getProducerAnimes

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getGenreAnime

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getAnimeCategory

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getEstimatedSchedule

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getAnimeEpisodes

Parameters

Sample Usage

Response Schema

getEpisodeServers

Parameters

Request sample

Response Schema

getAnimeEpisodeSources

Parameters

Request sample

Response Schema

Development

Thanks

Support

License

About

Topics

Resources

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`getHomePage`

`getAnimeAboutInfo`

`getAnimeSearchResults`

`getAnimeSearchSuggestion`

`getProducerAnimes`

`getGenreAnime`

`getAnimeCategory`

`getEstimatedSchedule`

`getAnimeEpisodes`

`getEpisodeServers`

`getAnimeEpisodeSources`