📰 Anime News API

🛰️ A real-time, blazing-fast, tag-filterable Anime News API that fetches fresh articles from multiple reliable sources with smart caching for optimal performance.

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📦 Features

• ⚡ Real-time Scraping (no database required)
• 🔁 Smart Caching with auto-refresh (15 minutes)
• 🏷️ Filter by tags and sources
• 📄 Fetch full article content by slug
• 🧩 Multi-source support: 5 reliable anime news sources
• 📥 Ready-to-deploy on Vercel
• 🚀 Improved Error Handling and response structure
• 🔄 Concurrent Fetching for better performance

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🗞️ News Sources

Source	Description	Type
Anime News Network	Industry-leading anime news	Official
Anime Corner	Community-driven anime news	Community
MyAnimeList	Popular anime database news	Official
Otaku USA Magazine	Anime culture magazine	Community
Crunchyroll	Official anime streaming news	Official

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📡 API Endpoints

GET /api/news (✅ Stable)

Returns the latest anime news articles from all sources.

Query Parameters:

Param	Type	Default	Description
limit	Number	10	Max number of articles (1-50)
sort	String	latest	latest or oldest
source	String	all	Source filter (see available sources below)

Available Sources:

• all - All sources (default)
• ann - Anime News Network
• animecorner - Anime Corner
• myanimelist - MyAnimeList
• otakuusa - Otaku USA Magazine
• crunchyroll - Crunchyroll

Example Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "title": "New Anime Series Announced",
      "slug": "ann-new-anime-series-announced",
      "source": "Anime News Network",
      "excerpt": "A new anime series has been announced...",
      "date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "image": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/...",
      "tags": ["news", "anime-news-network"]
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "total": 10,
    "source": "all",
    "sort": "latest",
    "limit": 10,
    "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
    "availableSources": ["all", "ann", "animecorner", "myanimelist", "otakuusa", "crunchyroll"]
  }
}

Example Requests:

GET /api/news?source=ann&limit=5&sort=latest
GET /api/news?source=animecorner&limit=3
GET /api/news?limit=20&sort=oldest

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GET /api/news/tags (⚠️ Experimental)

Filter articles by tags (currently supports Crunchyroll only).

Query Parameters:

Param	Type	Required	Description
tag	String	Yes	Tag to filter by

Example:

GET /api/news/tags?tag=official

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GET /api/news/[slug] (✅ Stable)

Get full article content by slug.

Example:

GET /api/news/ann-new-anime-series-announced

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🚀 Quick Start

Deploy to Vercel

Local Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Shineii86/AniNewsAPI.git
cd AniNewsAPI

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# API will be available at http://localhost:3000

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🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

# Optional: Set cache duration (in seconds)
CACHE_TTL=900

# Optional: Set Chrome executable path for Puppeteer
CHROME_EXECUTABLE_PATH=/usr/bin/chromium-browser

Caching

The API uses a two-tier caching system:

• Memory Cache: Fast in-memory storage (15 minutes TTL)
• File Cache: Persistent disk storage for backup

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📊 Performance

• Response Time: ~200-500ms (cached)
• Concurrent Sources: 5 sources fetched simultaneously
• Cache Duration: 15 minutes
• Rate Limiting: Built-in via Vercel
• Uptime: 99.9%+

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🛠️ Technical Details

Architecture

• Runtime: Node.js (Vercel Functions)
• Scraping: Cheerio + Axios
• Caching: Node-cache + File system
• Deployment: Vercel Serverless Functions

Error Handling

• Graceful fallback when sources fail
• Detailed error logging
• Structured error responses
• Timeout protection (10s per source)

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🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Adding New Sources

To add a new anime news source:

1. Create a new scraper in utils/fetchNewSource.js
2. Follow the existing pattern for data structure
3. Add the source to api/news.js
4. Update the README documentation
5. Test thoroughly

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📄 License

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

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Anime News Network for comprehensive anime news
• Anime Corner for community-driven content
• MyAnimeList for database and news
• Otaku USA Magazine for anime culture coverage
• Crunchyroll for official anime news

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🔗 Links

• API Base URL: https://aninews.vercel.app
• Documentation: GitHub Repository
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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