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Request for Prior Authorization - Commercial Use of MAL API miruro - Jun 29	1 replies	by ZeroCrystal »» Jul 6, 6:27 AM
Templated redirect ? Raahs - Jun 20	0 replies	by Raahs »» Jun 20, 3:06 PM
is there a endpoint that returns reviews of an anime? zavtot - Nov 17, 2024	2 replies	by LoveOfHand »» Apr 18, 12:34 AM
Life-time of the refresh token gray_-_wolf - Mar 2	2 replies	by gray_-_wolf »» Apr 17, 3:55 PM
MAL Map: Clustering and visualizing recommendations platers - Jan 5, 2022	2 replies	by RenyaShizuki »» Apr 15, 9:09 AM

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JubileusDeus | 2 hours ago

@ZeroCrystal Hi. I already contacted the support but thanks. I'm now waiting for their answer.

ZeroCrystal | Today, 4:27 AM

@JubileusDeus Hello, and sorry for the wait! You can contact MAL Customer Support to get your app approved for commercial use:
https://myanimelist.net/support/contact

JubileusDeus | Sep 10, 6:11 PM

Hi everyone. I'm a developper who recently joined the club. I would need some clarifications about the use of the API in a commercial app. I'm currentlly developing an android app that I will monetize through ads display and subscription. I have read the license and learned that we need a written authorization from MAL to use the API in a commercial setting. Si would like to know how to obtain this authorization. Thanks in advance !

Bullet_21 | Sep 6, 6:33 AM

Hello, the article is as follows:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyAnimeList
it is located specifically within "features."
"Features
MyAnimeList lists anime, aeni, donghua as well as manga, manhwa, manhua, doujinshi and light novels...."

Thanks for your help anyway; I hope these details can be implemented in the future.

ZeroCrystal | Sep 6, 6:06 AM

Hi @Bullet_21 !

Bullet_21 said:
Wikipedia mentions that MAL catalogs aeni (Korean animation) and donghua (Chinese animation) as separate categories from Japanese anime

Where exactly did you read this? I can't find it on the Wikipedia article.

In any case, I think this is more a database issue than an API problem. If you open the pages of non-Japanese series like Link Click or Lookism, you won't find any explicit tag about the production country. The API cannot return a value that was never recorded in the Anime DB. Unfortunately, the Manga DB is more detailed from this point of view.

Bullet_21 | Sep 3, 6:55 PM

I'm building an app with the MAL v2 API and have a question: Wikipedia mentions that MAL catalogs aeni (Korean animation) and donghua (Chinese animation) as separate categories from Japanese anime, but I can't find this reflected in the media_type field of the official API v2 docs (for manga there are explicit values like Manwha/Manhua, but I don't see an equivalent documented for anime). Does anyone know if media_type actually returns "aeni" or "donghua" for those titles, or are they classified the same as regular anime ("tv", "movie", etc.) with no origin distinction? Thanks in advance.

Lucman00 | Aug 29, 4:52 AM

@ZeroCrystal ahhh got it. way easier than i thought it was lmaoo tyty!

ZeroCrystal | Aug 29, 4:24 AM

Hi @AJFA_Joaquin ! As a reminder, in-app ads and spontaneous donations also count as a source of income. If your app has none of these things, you can safely publish it and use the API as you described.

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