rickmortyapi

The Rick and Morty API JavaScript client

A zero dependency client for retrieving content from The Rick and Morty API.

• Installation
• Usage
• Client Reference
• Response schema
• Examples
  • Get by Id
  • Get by Ids
  • Get all
  • Filter
  • Pagination
  • Get endpoints
• Support

Installation

Node 18 or above is required.

npm i rickmortyapi or yarn add rickmortyapi

Usage

import { getCharacter } from 'rickmortyapi' // or import * as shlaami from 'rickmortyapi' // shlaami.getCharacter() // or const plumbus = require('rickmortyapi') // a Plumbus will provide you with a lifetime of better living and happiness.

Client Reference

• Methods
• Interfaces

Response schema

The response for each method contains the following structure.

{ // The HTTP status code from the API response data: {}, // The HTTP status message from the API response status: 200, // The response that was provided by the API statusMessage: 'OK', }

Examples

All methods return a promise.

Get by Id

const rick = await getCharacter(1) const earth = await getLocation(1) const episodeOne = await getEpisode(1)

Get by Ids

const theSmiths = await getCharacter([ 2, 3, 4, 5 ]) const [ earth, citadel ] = await getLocation([ 1 , 3 ]) const s01 = await getEpisode(Array.from({ length: 11 }, (v, i) => i + 1))

Get all

const characters = await getCharacters() const locations = await getLocations() const episodes = await getEpisodes()

Filter

To know more about filtering check the API documentation or the client reference.

const aliveRicks = await getCharacters({ name: 'rick', status: 'alive' }) const planets = await getLocations({ type: 'planet', page: 2 }) const seasonOne = await getEpisodes({ episode: 's01' })

Pagination

In methods that return a paginated response (getCharacters, getLocations and getEpisodes), you can use a page property to access different pages.

const moreCharacters = await getCharacters({ page: 2 })

Get endpoints

getEndpoints(): This method will response with the available resouces, you can use it to ping the server status.

Support

Help to maintain The Rick and Morty API's infrastructure.

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