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
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