AniKotoAPI/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.8.0] - 2026-06-08

Fixed

• CRITICAL: extractPages.helper.js — Pagination URL bug (?page → &page when URL already has query params)
• CRITICAL: package.json — Fixed invalid dependency versions (axios ^1.7.0, dotenv ^16.4.0, express ^4.21.0)
• privacy.html + tos.html — Fixed broken footer links (//tos → /tos, //privacy → /privacy)
• manifest.json — Fixed invalid icon purpose ("any maskable" → "maskable")
• server.js — Removed duplicate CORS middleware (was using both cors() package and custom middleware)
• server.js — Removed unused cors import
• server.js — Added __dirname computation (was missing)
• search.controller.js — Fixed cache key collision with suggestion controller
• apiRoutes.js — Made endpoint count dynamic (was hardcoded 27)
• vercel.json — Removed duplicate CORS header (server.js handles it)

Changed

• header.config.js — Updated User-Agent to Chrome 130 (was Chrome 120)
• dataUrl.js — Removed redundant anikototv.to from ALT_DOMAINS
• category.extractor.js — Removed unused cheerio import
• test.js — Updated test script in package.json to actually run tests
• Version bumped to 1.8.0

Security

• Unified CORS handling in server.js (single middleware instead of triple)
• Removed Vercel-level CORS header (Express handles it)
• Fixed XSS potential in index.html error display (used textContent pattern)

[1.7.3] - 2026-06-08

Fixed

• Health endpoint typo: s → seconds in uptime string formatting
• Request counter middleware moved before route registrations (was never executing)
• Request counter now properly tracks all API requests and errors

[1.7.2] - 2026-06-08

Added

• docs/ folder with complete API documentation using real live API data
  • docs/index.md — Overview, quick start with real responses
  • docs/endpoints.md — Full API reference (27 endpoints with real data)
  • docs/streaming.md — Streaming flow guide (3-step with real data)
  • docs/examples.md — Code examples in cURL, JavaScript, Python, Node.js (all tested)
  • docs/architecture.md — Project structure, tech stack, design decisions
• /api/health — Health check endpoint (uptime, version, memory)
• /api/stats — Cache & API statistics (requests, errors, success rate)
• /api/openapi — OpenAPI 3.0.3 specification
• Security headers: X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, X-XSS-Protection
• Request counter middleware for statistics
• CONTRIBUTING.md — Contribution guidelines
• test.js — Integration test suite (18 endpoints)

Fixed

• Clean URLs: /tos and /privacy instead of /tos.html and /privacy.html
• Added Express routes for clean URL serving
  • docs/architecture.md — Project structure, tech stack, design decisions

Fixed

• episodeList.extractor.js — Parse AJAX JSON response, extract server_ids, timestamp, mal_id
• streamInfo.extractor.js — Parse server list HTML into structured objects
• streamInfo.extractor.js — Parse stream URL from JSON response properly
• Added cheerio import to streamInfo extractor for HTML parsing

[1.7.1] - 2026-06-08

Changed

• Updated all Vercel URLs from anikoto.vercel.app to anikototvapi.vercel.app
• Updated across 80 references in HTML, JS, MD, XML, SVG, JSON files

[1.7.0] - 2026-06-08

Changed

• BREAKING: Rebranded entire project from AniKatoAPI to AniKotoAPI
• Renamed all references across 66 files (controllers, extractors, configs, routes)
• Updated README.md, package.json, server.js, all public pages
• Updated GitHub repository URLs from AniKatoAPI to AniKotoAPI
• Updated Vercel URLs from anikato.vercel.app to anikototvapi.vercel.app
• Preserved anikototv.to domain references (source website, not project name)

[1.6.0] - 2026-06-08

Added

• public/manifest.json — PWA manifest with theme color, icons, display mode
• public/robots.txt — Crawler directives and sitemap reference
• public/sitemap.xml — XML sitemap with homepage, API, privacy, and terms pages
• public/og-image.svg — SVG Open Graph image with gradient design, title, and tagline
• public/privacy.html — Full privacy policy (data collection, third-party, DMCA, cookies)
• public/tos.html — Full terms of service (acceptable use, rate limits, liability, DMCA)

Changed

• Completely rebuilt public/index.html from scratch (premium UI/UX)
• Replaced all emojis with inline SVG icons throughout the entire page
• Hero section now features a live interactive API console (fetch, run, see JSON response)
• Console has preset buttons (Home, Search, Stream, Random, Schedule) with one-click switching
• Added scroll-reveal animations via IntersectionObserver (no external libraries)
• Added animated particle system via canvas (60 particles, purple-tinted)
• Added glassmorphism sticky header with scroll-aware background blur
• Added stats section with animated counters (counts up on viewport entry)
• Added infinite scrolling marquee with feature highlights and SVG icons
• Added endpoint explorer with sidebar navigation, multi-language code tabs (cURL, JS, Python)
• Added playground section with 4 interactive cards (search, stream, random, schedule)
• Added CTA section with gradient background
• Added full footer with 4-column grid (brand, API links, resources, legal)
• Rebuilt public/404.html with glitch animation effect, scanlines, and SVG icons
• All CSS uses custom properties, no external frameworks

[1.5.5] - 2026-06-08

Changed

• Completely redesigned public/index.html landing page (AniNewsAPI style)
• Dark theme with ambient floating orb animations, glassmorphism cards, sticky header
• Hero section with terminal-style API preview and animated gradient text
• Stats ribbon (24+ endpoints, 0 API keys, 40+ genres, live data)
• Features grid with 6 cards (search, streaming, metadata, schedule, filters, caching)
• Interactive API endpoint documentation with expandable cards, parameter tables, code examples
• "Try It Live" playground with 4 interactive demos (search, stream, random, schedule)
• Responsive mobile design
• Redesigned public/404.html with animated 404 code, floating animation, action buttons

[1.5.4] - 2026-06-08

Changed

• Restructured API Endpoints section to match HiAnime-Api documentation style
• Added category headers with blockquote format: > ## 🏠 GET Home Info
• Each endpoint now has: Endpoint path, Parameters table, Example of request (curl + JS), Sample Response
• 19 documentation sections covering all API endpoints

[1.5.3] - 2026-06-08

Fixed

• Replaced ALL placeholder/example responses in README with real live API data
• Every endpoint now shows actual data from anikototv.to (One Piece, Solo Leveling, Digimon, etc.)
• No more dummy "Anime Title" or generic placeholder objects

[1.5.2] - 2026-06-08

Added

• Disclaimer section (educational purposes, 3rd party media, no affiliation)
• Render deploy button alongside Vercel
• JavaScript import axios code examples for all 25 API endpoints

[1.5.1] - 2026-06-08

Fixed

• Added missing example responses to README for 11 endpoints: episodes-ajax, stream, servers, mapper-servers, new-release, newly-added, schedule, filter, genre/:name, type/:name, status/:name
• All 24 API endpoints now have collapsible live example responses in documentation

[1.5.0] - 2026-06-08

Changed

• Complete documentation rewrite of ALL source files (50+ files)
• Added box-style header comments (Project, Author, License) to every file
• Added section headers using double-line box decorators (═════)
• Added feature markers (// ---- FEATURE: XYZ ----) before every major function
• Added JSDoc comments for EVERY function with @param, @returns, @example
• Added inline notes (NOTE, WARNING, TIP) for non-obvious logic
• Added footer END markers to every module/file
• Matched code style to AlisaReactionBot repository format
• All files now searchable by feature name via grep

[1.4.0] - 2026-06-08

Fixed

• Fixed ALL CSS selectors to match actual anikototv.to HTML structure
• Fixed search results (was returning empty data array)
• Fixed anime info page (was returning empty fields)
• Fixed episode list (was returning 0 episodes)
• Fixed most-popular (was returning empty data array)
• Fixed random endpoint (was returning 500 error)
• Fixed filter endpoint (was returning 500 error)
• Fixed suggestions (was returning empty array)
• Added /api/genre/:name, /api/type/:name routes (was returning 404)
• Fixed watch page server/episode extraction
• Fixed rating field to return clean value

[1.3.0] - 2026-06-08

Added

• Stream URL extraction via /ajax/server?get={linkId} endpoint
• Server list endpoint (/api/servers?ids={episodeIds})
• Mapper API integration for gogoanime/anivibe servers (/api/mapper-servers)
• Seasons endpoint (/api/seasons/:id)
• Watch order endpoint (/api/watch-order/:id)
• Episode list AJAX endpoint (/api/episodes-ajax/:id)
• Genre ID mapping for correct filter parameters
• Type, Status, Rating, Sort ID mappings

Fixed

• Stream extractor now properly extracts video embed URLs
• Filter endpoint now uses correct numeric IDs for genres/types/status
• Watch page extractor captures all data attributes (data-id, data-url, etc.)
• Server list extraction includes all data attributes (link-id, ep-id, cmid, sv-id)

[1.2.0] - 2026-06-08

Added

• Watch page endpoint (/api/watch?slug={slug}&ep={ep})
• AZ List endpoint (/api/az-list/:letter?page={page})
• New Release endpoint (/api/new-release?page={page})
• Newly Added endpoint (/api/newly-added?page={page})
• Status endpoint (/api/status/:status?page={page})
• Trending Sidebar endpoint (/api/trending-sidebar)
• Complete episode navigation (prev/next)
• Related & recommended anime on watch page
• Server list for video playback
• Next episode schedule data

[1.1.0] - 2026-06-08

Fixed

• Corrected HTML selectors based on actual website analysis
• Updated episode list extraction
• Fixed stream info endpoint to use AJAX server list
• Improved error handling

[1.0.0] - 2026-06-08

Added

• Initial project setup
• Express.js server with Vercel deployment support
• Home page API endpoint (/api/)
• Anime info endpoint (/api/info?id={anime-slug})
• Search endpoint (/api/search?keyword={keyword})
• Search suggestions endpoint (/api/search/suggest?keyword={keyword})
• Episode list endpoint (/api/episodes/{anime-slug})
• Stream info endpoint (/api/stream?id={episode-id})
• Schedule endpoint (/api/schedule?date={YYYY-MM-DD})
• Spotlight endpoint (/api/spotlight)
• Trending endpoint (/api/trending)
• Top 10 endpoint (/api/top-ten)
• Suggestions endpoint (/api/suggestions?keyword={keyword})
• Random anime endpoint (/api/random)
• Most popular endpoint (/api/most-popular?page={page})
• Filter endpoint (/api/filter?{params})
• Category endpoints (/api/{category}?page={page})
• Caching system with 5-minute TTL
• CORS configuration with allowed origins
• Public HTML documentation page
• 404 error page
• Dockerfile for containerization
• Render.yaml for Render deployment
• MIT License
• README with API documentation

Changed

• Updated all extractors to match actual anikototv.to HTML structure
• Changed ID-based lookups to slug-based lookups
• Updated URL patterns to match actual website structure
• Improved CSS selectors for better accuracy