List an anime or manga list
Read a user's list, optionally filtered by status.
MCP tool anilist_read → list_media_list
read
Returns entries with media ID, title, status, progress, score and the date of the last update. Your own private entries are included only for the signed-in account. Long lists come back in pages.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| type string required | string | ANIME or MANGA. |
| username string | string | AniList username. Defaults to the signed-in account. |
| status string | string | CURRENT, PLANNING, COMPLETED, DROPPED, PAUSED or REPEATING. Leave out for all. |
| cursor string | string | Next page cursor from the previous call. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "anilist_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "list_media_list",
"arguments": {
"type": "type"
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"items": [
{
"media_id": 154587,
"title": "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End",
"status": "CURRENT",
"progress": 24,
"score": null,
"updated_at": "2026-10-15"
},
{
"media_id": 166873,
"title": "Dungeon Meshi",
"status": "CURRENT",
"progress": 22,
"score": null,
"updated_at": "2026-10-12"
}
],
"next_cursor": null
},
"isError": false
}