The Javascript/Typescript SDK provides a convenient access with the Open Source TCGdex API.
The SDK is available in ESM and CommonJS and should be automaticly chosen.
Documentation
The full API/SDK documentation in progress at API Documentation - TCGdex
Getting Started
How To install
In the browser
To use the SDK in the browser, simply add the following script tag to your HTML pages:
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tcgdex/sdk@2/dist/tcgdex.browser.global.min.js"></script>
You can also download the script from JSDelivr by right clicking the link and selecting save link as.
In Node.js
Simply type the following into a terminal window:
Usage
Note: a complete documentation is available at TCGdex.dev
Example: Fetch a Card
in Browser
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tcgdex/sdk@2.4.9/dist/tcgdex.browser.js"></script> <script> // Instantiate the SDK const tcgdex = new TCGdex('en'); // go into an async context ;(async () => { // Card will be Furret from the Darkness Ablaze Set const card = await tcgdex.fetch('cards', 'swsh3-136'); })(); </script>
in NodeJS (in an async context)
// Import the SDK in Typescript or moduleJS import TCGdex from '@tcgdex/sdk' // import the SDK in commonJS const TCGdex = require('@tcgdex/sdk').default // Instantiate the SDK const tcgdex = new TCGdex('en'); // go into an async context (async () => { // Card will be Furret from the Darkness Ablaze Set const card = await tcgdex.fetch('cards', 'swsh3-136'); // You can also get the same result using const card = await tcgdex.fetch('sets', 'Darkness Ablaze', 136); })();
Other Examples
// fetch a Set's informations using the set's name or ID await tcgdex.fetch('sets', 'Darkness Ablaze') // Fetch a serie using the serie's name or ID await tcgdex.fetch('series', 'Sword & Shield') // Fetch cards possible pokemon cards HP await tcgdex.fetch('hp'); // Fetch Cards with the specific number of HP await tcgdex.fetch('hp', 110); // Fetch cards possible illustrators await tcgdex.fetch('illustrators'); // Fetch Cards with the specific illustrator await tcgdex.fetch('illustrators', 'tetsuya koizumi');
Other Endpoints
They work like the two (hp and illustrators) abose
- categories: the the different cards categories
- energy-types: Fetch different types of energies
- hp: fetch the different cards possible HPs
- illustrators: fetch all the cards illustrators
- rarities: fetch the cards rarities
- retreats: fetch the cards using the retreat count
- stages: fetch differents cards stages
- suffixes: fetch differents cards suffixes
- trainer-types: fetch trainer cards types
- dex-ids: fetch pokemon Global Pokédex IDS
- types: fetch the cards using the Pokémon type(s)
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md
TL::DR
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Fork
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Commit your changes
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Pull Request on this Repository
License
This project is licensed under the IT License. A copy of the license is available at LICENSE.md