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Scryfall

Scryfall Cards API

Look up, search, and fetch Magic card objects in many ways.

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Scryfall Cards API is one of 7 APIs that Scryfall publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 21 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Cards. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a JSON-LD context, rate-limit docs, authentication docs, and 21 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 13 operations across 13 paths, and defines 10 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2026-05-29.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.scryfall.com.

13 operations 13 paths 10 schemas 12 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2026-05-29
Base URL
https://api.scryfall.com
Contact
Scryfall API Support
License
Scryfall API License (Free with attribution)
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 13

Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 12 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cards 13

Look up, search, and fetch Magic card objects in many ways.

GET
/cards/search
Search Cards
searchCards 9 params → 200404
GET
/cards/named
Get Card by Name
getCardByName 7 params → 200404
GET
/cards/autocomplete
Autocomplete Card Names
autocompleteCardNames 2 params → 200
GET
/cards/random
Get a Random Card
getRandomCard 5 params → 200
POST
/cards/collection
Get a Card Collection
getCardCollection body → 200
GET
/cards/{id}
Get a Card by Scryfall ID
getCardById 5 params → 200404
GET
/cards/{code}/{number}
Get a Card by Set Code and Collector Number
getCardBySetAndNumber 3 params → 200
GET
/cards/{code}/{number}/{lang}
Get a Localized Card by Set, Number, and Language
getLocalizedCard 3 params → 200
GET
/cards/multiverse/{id}
Get a Card by Multiverse ID
getCardByMultiverseId 1 param → 200
GET
/cards/mtgo/{id}
Get a Card by MTGO ID
getCardByMtgoId 1 param → 200
GET
/cards/arena/{id}
Get a Card by Arena ID
getCardByArenaId 1 param → 200
GET
/cards/tcgplayer/{id}
Get a Card by TCGplayer ID
getCardByTcgplayerId 1 param → 200
GET
/cards/cardmarket/{id}
Get a Card by Cardmarket ID
getCardByCardmarketId 1 param → 200

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Card (73 properties), Legalities (22 properties), CardFace (16 properties), RelatedCard (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ImageUris
object
URIs for card image renderings at multiple sizes.
6 properties
Prices
object
Up-to-date market prices for this printing in several currencies and finishes.
6 properties
RelatedCard
object
A reference to a card related to this one (e.g., meld, token, combo).
6 properties
Legalities
object
Format-by-format legality of a card; values are legal, notlegal, restricted, or banned.
22 properties
Error
object
A Scryfall Error response object returned for any non-2xx status.
6 properties
CardList
List
object
A generic Scryfall List object wrapping a paginated collection of any type.
5 properties
Catalog
object
A Scryfall Catalog object containing an array of Magic datapoints (names, types, etc.).
4 properties
Card
object
A Scryfall Card object representing a Magic: The Gathering card printing.
73 properties
CardFace
object
One face of a multi-faced Magic card.
16 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

scryfall-cards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
scryfall:scryfall-cards-api
Base URL
https://api.scryfall.com
Docs
https://scryfall.com/docs/api
Provider
Scryfall
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