YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! API
db.ygoprodeck.com · Media
Complete Yu-Gi-Oh! card database — 14,000+ cards with stats, types, archetypes, sets, prices, and artwork. Free, no API key required.
Authentication
No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.
Sample Requests
GET
Search cards
Search for Dark Magician cards.
https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/cardinfo.php?num=3&fname=Dark Magician&offset=0
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curl -X GET "https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/cardinfo.php?num=3&fname=Dark%20Magician&offset=0"
import requests
params = {
"num": "3",
"fname": "Dark Magician",
"offset": "0"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/cardinfo.php",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/cardinfo.php');
url.searchParams.set('num', '3');
url.searchParams.set('fname', 'Dark Magician');
url.searchParams.set('offset', '0');
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://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/cardinfo.php")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("num", "3")
q.Set("fname", "Dark Magician")
q.Set("offset", "0")
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://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/cardinfo.php")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"num" => "3",
"fname" => "Dark Magician",
"offset" => "0"
})
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://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/cardinfo.php?" . http_build_query([
"num" => "3",
"fname" => "Dark Magician",
"offset" => "0"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET
Get random card
Get a random Yu-Gi-Oh! card.
https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/randomcard.php
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curl -X GET "https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/randomcard.php"
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/randomcard.php",
)
print(response.json())const url = 'https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/randomcard.php'; const response = await fetch(url); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data);
package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
targetURL := "https://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/randomcard.php"
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://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/randomcard.php")
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://db.ygoprodeck.com/api/v7/randomcard.php";
$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
- No API key needed
- Search: GET /cardinfo.php?fname=Blue-Eyes&num=5
- By type: GET /cardinfo.php?type=Spell+Card&num=5
- Random: GET /randomcard.php
- Get all cards (large!): GET /cardinfo.php
What can you build with YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! API?
YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! 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. YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.
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