MusicBrainz Web Service (WS/2)
Open music encyclopedia API providing persistent MusicBrainz Identifiers (MBIDs) for artists, releases, recordings, works, labels and ISRC/barcodes.
When is this useful?
Music catalogs, audio players, radio metadata pipelines and cross-linking with Wikidata and Cover Art Archive.
Access & pricing
No key
Public JSON/XML read queries work without a key, but a meaningful User-Agent header is strictly mandatory.
Free
Core metadata (artist, release, recording and MBIDs) is CC0; high-volume commercial users are asked to support MetaBrainz.
Get your own key only from the provider. Never enter keys or tokens here.
Limitations & terms
Strictly rate-limited to 1 request per second per source IP with mandatory User-Agent identification.
Commercial use: Allowed per source
No terms source recorded; permission has not been established.
Provenance & attributes
Kind: api · HTTPS: unknown · CORS: unknown
Sources: profiles
Categories: Books & media ·
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