Trading Card Games APIs
Trading card game APIs are mostly game-specific. Scryfall is a free, keyless Magic: The Gathering database with prices, rulings and images, and YGOPRODeck does the same for Yu-Gi-Oh cards, including banlist status. TCG API takes the cross-game approach, pulling prices and sets for many games from TCGPlayer on a freemium plan, while Digimon TCG and Cross Universe cover smaller games.
| API | Pricing | Auth | Format | Free tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross UniverseCard data and artwork for the Cross Universe trading card game: stats, effects, search, images. Media & Entertainment › Games | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
Digimon TCGCard database for the physical Digimon Card Game: stats, effects, sets and rarity by card name. Media & Entertainment › Games | None | JSON | — | Untested | |
Magic: The Gathering APILookup of Magic: The Gathering cards, sets, types and formats, with booster-pack generation. Media & Entertainment › Games | Free | None | JSON | 10k+/day | Deprecated |
Pokémon TCG APIPokémon Trading Card Game data: cards, sets, prices and rarities; being folded into Scrydex. Media & Entertainment › Games | Free | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Deprecated |
ScryfallMagic: The Gathering card database: prices, rulings, images, sets, and full-text search. Media & Entertainment › Games | Free | None | JSON | — | Live |
TCG APIPrices, sets and card data for 57+ trading card games (Pokemon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc), from TCGPlayer. Media & Entertainment › Games | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! APIYu-Gi-Oh! trading card database: card stats, sets, archetypes, prices and banlist status. Media & Entertainment › Games | Freemium | None | JSON | 10k+/day | Live |
Cross UniverseFreeLive
Card data and artwork for the Cross Universe trading card game: stats, effects, search, images.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
Digimon TCGUntested
Card database for the physical Digimon Card Game: stats, effects, sets and rarity by card name.
None · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
Magic: The Gathering APIFreeDeprecated
Lookup of Magic: The Gathering cards, sets, types and formats, with booster-pack generation.
None · JSON
10k+/day
no machine-readable spec
Pokémon TCG APIFreeDeprecated
Pokémon Trading Card Game data: cards, sets, prices and rarities; being folded into Scrydex.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
ScryfallFreeLive
Magic: The Gathering card database: prices, rulings, images, sets, and full-text search.
None · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
TCG APIFreemiumLive
Prices, sets and card data for 57+ trading card games (Pokemon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc), from TCGPlayer.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
OpenAPI spec · llms.txt
YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! APIFreemiumLive
Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card database: card stats, sets, archetypes, prices and banlist status.
None · JSON
10k+/day
no machine-readable spec
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Choosing a Trading Card Games API
Is there a free Trading Card Games API?
Yes. Scryfall and Cross Universe are free to use, and YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! API and TCG API have a free tier alongside paid plans.
Which Trading Card Games APIs work without an API key?
Scryfall, YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! API, Cross Universe and Digimon TCG need no key or sign-up, so you can try them with a plain request.
Can I call a Trading Card Games API from front-end JavaScript?
Scryfall, YGOPRODeck Yu-Gi-Oh! API and Cross Universe allow cross-origin requests and need no key, so they work straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.
Can I use Trading Card Games APIs in a commercial project?
Scryfall and TCG API restrict it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.
Which Trading Card Games APIs work with AI agents?
TCG API publishes an OpenAPI spec for generating clients and tools.
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