Scryfall MTG API

api.scryfall.com · Media

Media No Auth Free & Open Games Magic The Gathering Cards

The definitive Magic: The Gathering API — 100,000+ cards with prices, rulings, images, sets, and search syntax. Free, no API key required.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Search cards

Search for Lightning Bolt cards sorted by price.

https://api.scryfall.com/cards/search?q=lightning bolt&order=usd

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curl -X GET "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/search?q=lightning%20bolt&order=usd"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "lightning bolt",
    "order": "usd"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.scryfall.com/cards/search');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'lightning bolt');
url.searchParams.set('order', 'usd');

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.scryfall.com/cards/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "lightning bolt")
	q.Set("order", "usd")
	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.scryfall.com/cards/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "lightning bolt",
  "order" => "usd"
})

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.scryfall.com/cards/search?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "lightning bolt",
    "order" => "usd"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Random card

Get a completely random Magic card.

https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random

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curl -X GET "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random';

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

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random"
	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.scryfall.com/cards/random")

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.scryfall.com/cards/random";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Card by name

Get Black Lotus card data.

https://api.scryfall.com/cards/named?exact=Black Lotus

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curl -X GET "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/named?exact=Black%20Lotus"

import requests
params = {
    "exact": "Black Lotus"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/named",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.scryfall.com/cards/named');
url.searchParams.set('exact', 'Black Lotus');

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.scryfall.com/cards/named")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("exact", "Black Lotus")
	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.scryfall.com/cards/named")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "exact" => "Black Lotus"
})

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.scryfall.com/cards/named?" . http_build_query([
    "exact" => "Black Lotus"
]);
$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

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No API key needed
Try GET https://api.scryfall.com/cards/random
Search syntax: GET /cards/search?q=type:creature+cmc=3
Named: GET /cards/named?exact=Lightning+Bolt or ?fuzzy=lightnin+bolt
Images included in image_uris field

What can you build with Scryfall MTG API?

Scryfall MTG 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. Scryfall MTG API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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