aid: pokemon-tcg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pokemon-tcg/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Pokémon TCG API
kind: organization
description: The Pokémon TCG API is a free, community-run REST API created and
  maintained by Andrew Backes that serves Pokémon Trading Card Game data - more
  than 20,000 cards across 170+ sets, from Base Set onward. Every card carries
  full gameplay data (attacks, abilities, weaknesses, resistances, retreat
  costs), format legalities, high-resolution card images, and daily-updated
  market prices from TCGplayer and Cardmarket. A Lucene-like query syntax
  supports keyword, phrase, wildcard, exact, range, and nested-field searches
  across every field. The API works without authentication at a reduced rate
  limit; a free API key from the developer portal, sent in the X-Api-Key
  header, raises the limits. Official SDKs cover Python, Ruby, JavaScript,
  TypeScript, C#, Kotlin, PHP, Go, Dart, and Elixir.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Pokemon
- Trading Cards
- TCG
- Gaming
- Card Games
- Collectibles
- Card Prices
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: pokemon-tcg:pokemon-tcg-cards-api
  name: Pokémon TCG Cards API
  tags:
  - Pokemon
  - Cards
  - Trading Cards
  - Card Prices
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/cards/search-cards
  baseURL: https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/cards/card-object
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/cards/search-cards
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/pokemon-tcg-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Search and retrieve individual Pokémon, Trainer, and Energy
    cards. Each card includes gameplay data (HP, attacks, abilities,
    weaknesses, resistances, retreat cost), rarity, artist, flavor text,
    National Pokédex numbers, format legalities, small and hi-res card images,
    and daily-updated TCGplayer and Cardmarket prices. Supports Lucene-like
    queries, ordering, field selection, and pagination up to 250 cards per page.
- aid: pokemon-tcg:pokemon-tcg-sets-api
  name: Pokémon TCG Sets API
  tags:
  - Pokemon
  - Sets
  - Expansions
  - TCG
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/sets/search-sets
  baseURL: https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/sets/set-object
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/sets/search-sets
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/pokemon-tcg-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Search and retrieve trading card game sets (expansions) - Base
    Set through the latest series - with printed and total card counts, series
    grouping, release dates, Pokémon TCG Online/Live codes, format legalities,
    and set symbol and logo images. Uses the same query, ordering, selection,
    and pagination parameters as the Cards API.
- aid: pokemon-tcg:pokemon-tcg-metadata-api
  name: Pokémon TCG Metadata API
  tags:
  - Pokemon
  - Types
  - Rarities
  - Reference Data
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/types/get-types
  baseURL: https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/types/get-types
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/api-reference/rarities/get-rarities
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/pokemon-tcg-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: The controlled vocabularies used across the card catalog - the
    eleven energy types (Fire, Water, Grass, Lightning, and the rest), forty
    card subtypes (Basic, Stage 1, EX, GX, V, VMAX, TAG TEAM, Item, Supporter,
    Stadium, and more), the three supertypes (Energy, Pokémon, Trainer), and
    all card rarities. Useful for building search filters and validating
    queries against the Cards and Sets APIs.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pokemon-tcg-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pokemon-tcg-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://pokemontcg.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/PokemonTCG
- type: PortalSignup
  url: https://dev.pokemontcg.io
- type: SDKs
  url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/sdks/overview
- type: RateLimitsDocumentation
  url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/getting-started/rate-limits
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/getting-started/authentication
- type: Errors
  url: https://docs.pokemontcg.io/getting-started/errors
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pokemon-tcg-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pokemon-tcg-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/pokemon-tcg-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com