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AniPHP

AniList in PHP: GraphQL queries built in code, results as objects.

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AniPHP documentation with the headline AniList, the PHP way
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Period
2026 – present
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AniPHP wraps AniList's public GraphQL API. Instead of hand-written query strings and digging through nested arrays, developers get a fluent query builder and results as typed objects. The library comes with documentation at aniphp.lausman.dev covering installation, a first query and a live playground.

Why it is technically interesting

  • The query builder. Variables are declared with a type from an enum (Int, String, [String]), and operations and nested fields are put together with method calls. A variable type cannot be misspelled, and the query stays readable inside PHP.
  • A model that follows AniList's schema. 35 classes mirror the API's types – Media, Title, CoverImage, Studio, Staff, Character, AiringSchedule, Recommendation and more – and a factory builds objects with typed properties from the response.
  • No configuration. Public queries need no token, so a first search takes a few lines.
  • A playground on the live API. The form in the documentation runs the same AnimeRepository::search() method the guide describes, on the server, against the real AniList.

What you don't see

  • Guarded input. The playground is a public path to someone else's service, so it limits the query length and the number of results and leaves adult titles out of the search.
  • A strict CSP. The browser never talks to AniList directly; the query goes through the server. That lets the page run under a Content Security Policy that allows connections only to its own domain and images only from AniList's CDN.

Technology

  • PHP 8.1+ – enums for variable types and typed model properties.
  • Guzzle – the HTTP client for API calls.
  • GraphQL – AniList API v2.
  • Composer – installation as a package.

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  • PHP 8.1+
  • GraphQL
  • Guzzle
  • AniList API
  • Composer

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