What javinfo is
javinfo is a hosted API that returns normalized JAV release metadata by code. Send a DVD ID like SSIS-001 and get back one consistent shape — title, cast, cover art, runtime, release date, download links, and HLS streams — no matter which source answered. Behind one endpoint it fans out across FANZA/DMM, MissAV, JavDB, JavDatabase, and JavLibrary, so callers stop maintaining a separate integration per site.
Where it came from
It started as an open-source scraper for pulling this data together, now archived atgithub.com/javinfo/legacy. Scrapers rot: sites reshuffle their markup, one provider goes down, and the code you wrote last month returns nothing. The fix was to move that work server-side and keep it maintained — so the live product runs at api.javinfo.dev with managed keys and billing on app.javinfo.dev.
Who maintains it
javinfo is built and run by the javinfo team. It is a tool built out of need, not a portfolio piece — the same API powers the public front page you can search right now. Questions or provider requests go to admin@javinfo.dev or@javinfo_dev; the code home isgithub.com/javinfo.
How it's run
No ads, no reselling request data — analytics are first-party and aggregate. Pricing is usage-based and credit-funded rather than locked behind tiers: you pay per successful lookup and every response returns full metadata. Basic search on the site needs no account; an API key is for throughput, quotas, and billing. The front page is public; the rest is ours.