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Backup MyAnimeList Action

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Backup MyAnimeList Action

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Backup MyAnimeList Action

Github action to save your MyAnimeList in the repository

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              
- name: Backup MyAnimeList Action

              
  uses: Lucas8x/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in Lucas8x/myanimelist-backup-action

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MyAnimeList Github Action

Github action to save your MyAnimeList in the repository

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🚀 Example usage

Basic example, this example executes every Monday.

name: Backup MyAnimeList

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: 0 0 * * MON
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  save-list:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Run MAL action
        uses: lucas8x/myanimelist-backup-action@main
        with:
          mal_username: ${{ vars.MAL_USERNAME }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
Full Example 
name: Backup MyAnimeList

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: 0 0 * * MON
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  save-list:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Run MAL action
        uses: lucas8x/myanimelist-backup-action@main
        with:
          mal_username: ${{ vars.MAL_USERNAME }}
          mal_list_type: ${{ vars.MAL_LIST_TYPE }}
          output_dir: ${{ vars.MAL_OUTPUT_DIR }}
          anime_string_format: ${{ vars.ANIME_STRING_FORMAT }}
          manga_string_format: ${{ vars.MANGA_STRING_FORMAT }}
          hide_username: ${{ vars.HIDE_USERNAME }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Need help on how set variables? Check out this: Creating configuration variables for a repository
You can also change directly on the workflow file like this: mal_username: ${{ vars.MAL_USERNAME }} to mal_username: 'lucas8x'

⚙ Settings

Input Description Default Required
mal_username Your MyAnimeList Username ✔
mal_list_type Which list to save (anime, manga, both) both
output_dir Where to save the files in repository .
anime_string_format How anime string will be formatted on txt file '%t% - Ep %wep%/%tep%'
manga_string_format How manga string will be formatted on txt file '%t% - Ch %cr%/%tc% - Vol %vr%/%tv%'
hide_username Hide your MyAnimeList username from logs and files false

📺 Anime Format Tokens

Token Description Result
%id% Anime id 28851
%t% Anime title Koe no Katachi
%T% English Anime title A Silent Voice
%s% Your anime score 10
%wep% Episodes you watched 1
%tep% Total anime episodes 1
%sd% When you started watching 18-05-17
%fd% When you finished watching 18-05-17
%amt% What kind of anime (TV, OVA, Movie,...) Movie

All anime types: TV OVA Movie Special ONA Music CM PV TV Special

Example: [%id%] - %t% - [%wep%/%tep%]

Result: [28851] - Koe no Katachi - [1/1]

📚 Manga Format Tokens

Token Description Result
%id% Manga id 103162
%t% Manga title Akarui Kioku Soushitsu
%T% English Manga title Cheerful Amnesia
%s% Your manga score 10
%cr% Chapters you read 53
%tc% Total manga chapters 67
%vr% Volumes you read 6
%tv% Total manga volumes 6
%sd% When you started reading 20-08-19
%fd% When you finished reading 24-02-22
%mmt% What kind of manga (Manga, Light Novel,...) Manga

All manga types: Manga One-shot Doujinshi Light Novel Novel Manhwa Manhua

Example: [%mmt%] - %T% - [%cr%/%tc%]

Result: [Manga] - Cheerful Amnesia - [53/67]

📝 License

This project is under MIT license.