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Since the acquisition, we have been in constant talks with Media Do, discussing the unfortunate events of last year and the importance of a public API for the community. Media Do has strongly agreed with this and has been planning the release of a public API as a first priority of development, even while we've been in a "transition stage" from our previous owners.



At the end of June, we began discussing the legal agreement terms for a public API with a closed group of 3rd party developers—many of which are the creators of some of your favourite (long lost) applications. We believe we are fairly close to a final version of this agreement, and immediately after approval, a closed beta phase for the API will begin.



During this closed beta phase, the closed group of consultant 3rd party developers will be able to test the API and make any necessary modifications to their applications for compatibility. We estimate this phase to take approximately 2 months from its start. After closed beta, we will enter an open beta phase. Our closed group of developers will be able to make their applications available to the whole community; however, new developers will not be able to request approval to use the API yet.



The open beta phase will last until MyAnimeList's development team is confident we can technically support a public API for any and every interested 3rd party developer to join. At that point, we plan to open the API to the public.



TL;DR: Applications you already love should hopefully be able to return during the open beta phase (depending on their creators), but new applications will not be able to use the API until at least half a year from now.



We will announce the beginning of the open beta phase for the API once it starts (currently estimated for sometime in September) and will discuss the plans of our closed official Android app at that time as well.



We would like to deeply thank the 3rd party developers and community for your incredible patience over the last year—your class has been upgraded to saintly levels. From here, we sincerely hope to progress toward a public API that our 3rd party developers can feel positive about. Thank you for never giving up on us.

After the security review finished last summer, our previous owners promised routine updates on the development progress towards a new public API. These updates stalled and, several months later, MyAnimeList was acquired by our current owners, Media Do.Since the acquisition, we have been in constant talks with Media Do, discussing the unfortunate events of last year and the importance of a public API for the community. Media Do has strongly agreed with this and has been planning the release of a public API as a first priority of development, even while we've been in a "transition stage" from our previous owners.At the end of June, we began discussing the legal agreement terms for a public API with a closed group of 3rd party developers—many of which are the creators of some of your favourite (long lost) applications. We believe we are fairly close to a final version of this agreement, and immediately after approval, a closed beta phase for the API will begin.During this closed beta phase, the closed group of consultant 3rd party developers will be able to test the API and make any necessary modifications to their applications for compatibility. We estimate this phase to take approximately 2 months from its start. After closed beta, we will enter an open beta phase. Our closed group of developers will be able to make their applications available to the whole community; however, new developers will not be able to request approval to use the API yet.The open beta phase will last until MyAnimeList's development team is confident we can technically support a public API for any and every interested 3rd party developer to join. At that point, we plan to open the API to the public.Applications you already love should hopefully be able to return during the open beta phase (depending on their creators), but new applications will not be able to use the API until at least half a year from now.We will announce the beginning of the open beta phase for the API once it starts (currently estimated for sometime in September) and will discuss the plans of our closed official Android app at that time as well.We would like to deeply thank the 3rd party developers and community for your incredible patience over the last year—your class has been upgraded to saintly levels. From here, we sincerely hope to progress toward a public API that our 3rd party developers can feel positive about. Thank you for never giving up on us. BBCode



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