People/Characters API
Katsute opened this issue · 2 comments
Prerequisites
- I have checked that no other similar feature request already exists.
- I have checked discussions.
- This feature request makes sense for the project.
- I have checked that this feature does not already exist.
- I am running the latest release version.
Feature
A people/characters endpoint will be added in the future.
For now we can begin drafting classes on a development branch to allow for faster rollout when this endpoint is released.
- https://github.com/KatsuteDev/Mal4J/projects/2#column-13082709
- https://github.com/KatsuteDev/Mal4J/projects/2#column-13082697
Reason
The MyAnimeList API will, at some point, add a characters and people API. See https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1973141&show=0#msg64959633
However, the API cannot be used (yet) to:
- post comments in the forum²;
- send private messages to other users²;
- query the characters or people databases³;
- access the news or featured articles pages;
- interact with several other functionalities found on the website.
(¹) Only the main forum boards can be accessed.
(²) It's technically possible to send messages and post forum comments using the API, but the recent introduction of Google reCAPTCHA made it impossible to perform such actions in an automated manner.
(³) The characters and people endpoints exist but are undocumented and under active development. Don't use them.
@mashiro-san issue People/Characters API