Pokémon TCG API

api.pokemontcg.io · Media

Media No Auth Free & Open Games Pokemon Cards

Every Pokémon Trading Card Game card ever printed — card data, set info, high-res images, prices, and legality. Free, no key needed (higher limits with free key).

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Search cards

Find all Charizard Pokémon cards.

https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards?q=name:Charizard&pageSize=3

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curl -X GET "https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards?q=name%3ACharizard&pageSize=3"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "name:Charizard",
    "pageSize": "3"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'name:Charizard');
url.searchParams.set('pageSize', '3');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "name:Charizard")
	q.Set("pageSize", "3")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "name:Charizard",
  "pageSize" => "3"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "name:Charizard",
    "pageSize" => "3"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get sets

Get the 5 most recently released Pokémon card sets.

https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/sets?orderBy=-releaseDate&pageSize=5

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curl -X GET "https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/sets?orderBy=-releaseDate&pageSize=5"

import requests
params = {
    "orderBy": "-releaseDate",
    "pageSize": "5"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/sets",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/sets');
url.searchParams.set('orderBy', '-releaseDate');
url.searchParams.set('pageSize', '5');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/sets")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("orderBy", "-releaseDate")
	q.Set("pageSize", "5")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/sets")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "orderBy" => "-releaseDate",
  "pageSize" => "5"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/sets?" . http_build_query([
    "orderBy" => "-releaseDate",
    "pageSize" => "5"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

Get Postman ↗

No API key needed (1,000 req/day)
Search: GET /v2/cards?q=name:Pikachu&pageSize=5
By set: GET /v2/cards?q=set.id:base1&pageSize=5
Images in images.small and images.large fields
Register at pokemontcg.io for free key (20,000/day)

What can you build with Pokémon TCG API?

Pokémon TCG API is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Pokémon TCG API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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