scryr is a simple, light, and robust interface between R and Scryfall’s powerful Magic: The Gathering card search engine. It wraps the Scryfall API and makes all endpoints available as simple functions that any R programmer can use.
You can install the development version of scryr from GitHub with:
scryr makes it easy to process Magic cards’ data programmatically. There are many endpoints that fully support tidyverse compatible analyses. For more information, start with vignette("scryr") or the full documentation.
library(scryr)
# Find red creatures with 7 power, sorted by converted mana cost
cards <- scry_cards("c:red+pow=7", order = "cmc")
# Simple pipeline that counts how many cards of each rarity have a price
cards %>%
unnest(prices) %>%
filter(!is.na(usd)) %>%
count(rarity)
#> # A tibble: 4 × 2
#> rarity n
#> <chr> <int>
#> 1 common 5
#> 2 mythic 16
#> 3 rare 22
#> 4 uncommon 4
# Summary of full data
glimpse(cards)
#> Rows: 52
#> Columns: 72
#> $ id <chr> "deaa0b9b-258e-4daf-8fec-ce64864d6bbf", "e0d…
#> $ name <chr> "Cosmic Larva", "Blistering Firecat", "Deep-…
#> $ set <chr> "5dn", "ons", "shm", "jmp", "c16", "bng", "c…
#> $ lang <chr> "en", "en", "en", "en", "en", "en", "en", "e…
#> $ colors <list> "R", "R", "R", "R", <"R", "W">, <"B", "R">,…
#> $ color_identity <list> "R", "R", "R", "R", <"R", "W">, <"B", "R">,…
#> $ mana_cost <chr> "{1}{R}{R}", "{1}{R}{R}{R}", "{2}{R}{R}", "{…
#> $ cmc <dbl> 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,…
#> $ oracle_text <chr> "Trample\nAt the beginning of your upkeep, s…
#> $ power <chr> "7", "7", "7", "7", "7", "7", "7", "7", "7",…
#> $ toughness <chr> "6", "1", "7", "3", "4", "5", "7", "7", "7",…
#> $ type_line <chr> "Creature — Beast", "Creature — Elemental Ca…
#> $ edhrec_rank <int> 11983, 11391, 15623, 14477, 1122, 2146, 8474…
#> $ keywords <list> "Trample", <"Morph", "Haste", "Trample">, <…
#> $ layout <chr> "normal", "normal", "normal", "normal", "nor…
#> $ legalities <list> [<tbl_df[1 x 18]>], [<tbl_df[1 x 18]>], [<t…
#> $ oversized <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ reserved <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ oracle_id <chr> "97428d25-d850-4a98-8852-9440e06a9091", "b35…
#> $ mtgo_id <int> 20656, 18075, 29603, NA, NA, 51743, 40641, 3…
#> $ mtgo_foil_id <int> 20657, 18076, 29604, NA, NA, 51744, 40961, 3…
#> $ multiverse_ids <list> 43529, 39737, 159396, 489527, 420822, 37852…
#> $ tcgplayer_id <int> 11871, 10357, 18605, 216652, 124134, 78745, …
#> $ cardmarket_id <int> 579, 1820, 19103, 474694, 293507, 265594, 24…
#> $ uri <chr> "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/deaa0b9b-258…
#> $ scryfall_uri <chr> "https://scryfall.com/card/5dn/63/cosmic-lar…
#> $ rulings_uri <chr> "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/deaa0b9b-258…
#> $ prints_search_uri <chr> "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/search?order…
#> $ artist <chr> "Jeff Easley", "Arnie Swekel", "Steve Presco…
#> $ artist_ids <list> "da17055e-693c-461a-b132-67dd88b42ca6", "af…
#> $ booster <lgl> TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, …
#> $ border_color <chr> "black", "black", "black", "black", "black",…
#> $ card_back_id <chr> "0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7", "0ae…
#> $ collector_number <chr> "63", "189", "89", "337", "205", "151", "221…
#> $ digital <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ foil <lgl> TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE,…
#> $ nonfoil <lgl> TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TR…
#> $ finishes <list> <"nonfoil", "foil">, <"nonfoil", "foil">, <…
#> $ flavor_text <chr> "For millennia they wandered from plane to p…
#> $ frame <chr> "2003", "1997", "2003", "2015", "2015", "200…
#> $ full_art <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ games <list> <"paper", "mtgo">, <"paper", "mtgo">, <"pap…
#> $ highres_image <lgl> TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TR…
#> $ illustration_id <chr> "a9d4728d-bc0a-4a44-9943-587b10994d2d", "6dd…
#> $ image_status <chr> "highres_scan", "highres_scan", "highres_sca…
#> $ image_uris <list> [<tbl_df[1 x 6]>], [<tbl_df[1 x 6]>], [<tbl…
#> $ prices <list> [<tbl_df[1 x 5]>], [<tbl_df[1 x 5]>], [<tbl…
#> $ promo <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ purchase_uris <list> [<tbl_df[1 x 3]>], [<tbl_df[1 x 3]>], [<tbl…
#> $ rarity <chr> "rare", "rare", "rare", "uncommon", "mythic"…
#> $ related_uris <list> [<tbl_df[1 x 5]>], [<tbl_df[1 x 5]>], [<tbl…
#> $ released_at <date> 2004-06-04, 2002-10-07, 2008-05-02, 2020-07…
#> $ reprint <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, FALS…
#> $ scryfall_set_uri <chr> "https://scryfall.com/sets/5dn?utm_source=ap…
#> $ set_name <chr> "Fifth Dawn", "Onslaught", "Shadowmoor", "Ju…
#> $ set_search_uri <chr> "https://api.scryfall.com/cards/search?order…
#> $ set_type <chr> "expansion", "expansion", "expansion", "draf…
#> $ set_uri <chr> "https://api.scryfall.com/sets/e4bc1b87-5476…
#> $ set_id <chr> "e4bc1b87-5476-463c-8640-4c414ecf1763", "914…
#> $ story_spotlight <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ textless <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ variation <lgl> FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FA…
#> $ arena_id <int> NA, NA, NA, 72399, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, 70655…
#> $ frame_effects <list> <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, "nyxtouched…
#> $ security_stamp <chr> NA, NA, NA, NA, "oval", NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, …
#> $ preview <list> <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NU…
#> $ all_parts <list> <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NU…
#> $ produced_mana <list> <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NU…
#> $ watermark <chr> NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, …
#> $ flavor_name <chr> NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, …
#> $ printed_name <chr> NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, …
#> $ promo_types <list> <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NULL>, <NU…Please note that the scryr project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.
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