Case study

MAL Private API: reconstructing MyAnimeList Android endpoints

MAL Private API documents the private MyAnimeList JSON interface recovered from version 0.11.8 of its Android app and supplies a Node.js client. Its reference describes request encoding, selected endpoint fields, and client-ID use for the examined app version.

Targets: App · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2019-11-11
Language: JavaScript

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Scope: The documented behavior comes from MyAnimeList Android app version 0.11.8.
License: package.json declares an ISC license; no LICENSE file appears in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{mal-private-api-case,
  title = {{MAL Private API: reconstructing MyAnimeList Android endpoints}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jonbarrow/mal-private-api}},
  url = {https://github.com/jonbarrow/mal-private-api},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mal-private-api-case/}}
}

Plain text

MAL Private API: reconstructing MyAnimeList Android endpoints. https://github.com/jonbarrow/mal-private-api (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mal-private-api-case/

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README.md GitHub · jonbarrow/mal-private-api · Revision 9a10021
DOCUMENTATION.md GitHub · jonbarrow/mal-private-api · Revision 9a10021