MusicBrainz API

Call the MusicBrainz API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_musicbrainz_artist_detail.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_musicbrainz_artist_detail",
    "params": {
      "artist_mbid": "9880800a-f6f8-4f8f-a00e-b4b664776c0c"
    }
  }'

6 actions on musicbrainz.org

Read

• Artist Details

  act_musicbrainz_artist_detailread1 credit / call

  Returns artist profile with name, type, area, genres, and relationships.

  artist_mbid

  string · required

• Artist Wikipedia Extract

  act_musicbrainz_artist_wikipedia_extractread1 credit / call

  Returns the Wikipedia biography extract and summary for an artist.

  artist_mbid

  string · required

• Homepage Recent Content

  act_musicbrainz_homepage_recent_contentread1 credit / call

  Returns the homepage with recently added releases and events.

• Release Details

  act_musicbrainz_release_detailread1 credit / call

  Returns release metadata with title, artist credit, tracklist, and rating.

  release_mbid

  string · required

• Release Search Results

  act_musicbrainz_release_search_resultsread2 credits / call

  Returns matching releases and entities with MBIDs and titles for a query.

  search_query

  string · required

  entity_type

  string · required

  page

  integer

• Release Tags

  act_musicbrainz_release_tagsread1 credit / call

  Returns community tags and vote counts for a release.

  release_mbid

  string · required

MusicBrainz API questions

Is there an API for MusicBrainz?

MusicBrainz does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 6 maintained endpoints for musicbrainz.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape MusicBrainz data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when musicbrainz.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a MusicBrainz account?

No. Every MusicBrainz action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the MusicBrainz API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.