About Monster Hunter API
About the Project
Monster Hunter API is a RESTful API designed to allow developers to easily access Monster Hunter data. This API provides comprehensive information about games, monsters, weapons, armor, skills, and more.
All data is completely free and openly available, with no authentication required. This project is an open-source project maintained by the community.
What is an API?
API (Application Programming Interface) is a mechanism that allows developers to interact with an application through a set of interfaces. In this case, the application is a database of Monster Hunter-related data, and the interface is URL links.
RESTful API is an API that adheres to a set of rules based on HTTP verbs, errors, and hyperlinks.
Why Do We Need It?
There are many websites about Monster Hunter, but each maintains its own data. Our goal is to provide a single reliable source of data.
When a new game or major update is released, each site needs to update the same information, but by using Monster Hunter API, all sites can access the latest data simultaneously.
Included Data
This API provides rich data such as:
- Monster information (weaknesses, rewards, etc.)
- Weapon data (by type, rarity, etc.)
- Armor sets and individual armor pieces
- Skills and their effects
- Items and materials
- Quest information
- Locations and map data
To check all data types, see thedocumentation.
Also, the data was collected from the Monster Hunter 20th Anniversary site.Here
Improvement Suggestions
If you find missing information or areas for improvement in the API, please contribute.
New feature idea? Create an Issue in the GitHub repository.
Data inaccuracy? Submit a pull request to help fix data.
Technology Stack
Monster Hunter API is built with the following technologies:
Backend
- Go
- Gin
- MySQL
Infrastructure
- Cloud Run
- TiDB Serverless
Fair Use Policy
Monster Hunter API is free to use, but please follow these guidelines to maintain the service:
- Request Limits: Do not send a large number of requests in a short period
- Caching: Cache data in your application to reduce duplicate requests for the same data
- Self-hosting: If you use it frequently, consider downloading the data and hosting it in your own application
Contribute
Monster Hunter API is an open-source project and welcomes contributions from the community. You can participate in the following ways:
Bug Reports
Create issues in the GitHub repository
Code Contributions
Submit pull requests
Feedback
Share improvement ideas