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MusicBrainz

Music No key

AuthenticationNo key
Rate limitNo key; max 1 request per second, and you must send an app name in your User-Agent.

Documentation: musicbrainz.org ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026

About

MusicBrainz is a community-run encyclopedia of music with data on millions of artists, releases, and recordings. Its free API lets you search and look up all of it, and even submit corrections. No key - just identify your app and keep to one request per second.

Details

No key needed. You can call it right away.

Auth: No key

Rate limit: No key; max 1 request per second, and you must send an app name in your User-Agent.

Verified: 2026-09-13

Best for: music metadata search

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Setup

  1. Read the docs at https://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_API.
  2. Search artists: https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/artist/?query=artist:beatles&fmt=json.
  3. Look up a release: https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/?query=release:thriller&fmt=json.
  4. Always include fmt=json and a descriptive User-Agent header.
  5. No key needed - consider donating data back.
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