# Character

A character that features in an anime or manga

| Field                  |                                                                                                                Argument | Type                                                                                                     | Description |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| **id**                 |                        [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md)! | The id of the character                                                                                  |             |
| **name**               |     [CharacterName](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/charactername/README.md) | The names of the character                                                                               |             |
| **image**              |   [CharacterImage](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/characterimage/README.md) | Character images                                                                                         |             |
| **description**        |                   [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | A general description of the character                                                                   |             |
| asHtml                 |                 [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md) | Return the string in pre-parsed html instead of markdown                                                 |             |
| **gender**             |                   [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The character's gender. Usually Male, Female, or Non-binary but can be any string.                       |             |
| **dateOfBirth**        |             [FuzzyDate](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/fuzzydate/README.md) | The character's birth date                                                                               |             |
| **age**                |                   [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The character's age. Note this is a string, not an int, it may contain further text and additional ages. |             |
| **bloodType**          |                   [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The characters blood type                                                                                |             |
| **isFavourite**        |                [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md)! | If the character is marked as favourite by the currently authenticated user                              |             |
| **isFavouriteBlocked** |                [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md)! | If the character is blocked from being added to favourites                                               |             |
| **siteUrl**            |                   [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The url for the character page on the AniList website                                                    |             |
| **media**              | [MediaConnection](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/mediaconnection/README.md) | Media that includes the character                                                                        |             |
| sort                   |            \[[MediaSort](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/enum/mediasort/README.md)] |                                                                                                          |             |
| type                   |               [MediaType](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/enum/mediatype/README.md) |                                                                                                          |             |
| onList                 |                 [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md) |                                                                                                          |             |
| page                   |                         [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The page                                                                                                 |             |
| perPage                |                         [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The amount of entries per page, max 25                                                                   |             |
| **updatedAt** ⚠️       |                         [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | <p>⚠️ <strong>DEPRECATED</strong></p><p>No data available</p>                                            |             |
| **favourites**         |                         [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The amount of user's who have favourited the character                                                   |             |
| **modNotes**           |                   [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | Notes for site moderators                                                                                |             |