Apple Music Playlist Search API. Playlists and radio stations matching your search.

Playlists and radio stations by keyword. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes.

Searches Apple Music playlists or radio stations by keyword in any country's store and returns them a page at a time, with who curates each. A playlist has its description, Apple's one-line note, cover, track count, whether it is editorial, when it last changed and its audio format. A station has its kind, band and frequency, whether it streams live and whether only subscribers can play it.

GET /v1/applemusic/search_playlists

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1 credit per page, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 pages
13 typed fields null when unknown
50 playlists and radio stations per page, Apple Music's own relevance order for the query
query is all it needs, e.g. workout

Send one request. Get up to 50 playlists and radio stations back.

Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free.

$ npm install socialtap

query = workout

Open in playground

GET /v1/applemusic/search_playlistsTry in

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "workout",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);

import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists",
    params={"query": "workout"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])

require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('query' => 'workout')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]

<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'query' => 'workout',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;

package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("query", "workout")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists?"+q.Encode(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	var body struct {
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		Meta  map[string]any  `json:"meta"`
		Error *struct {
			Code    string `json:"code"`
			Message string `json:"message"`
		} `json:"error"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if body.Error != nil {
		log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}

curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists?query=workout' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "description": "Here’s where you’ll find the best tunes for working out that are making the rounds online. Just like your feed, this playlist is constantly being updated—if you hear a song you like, add it to your library.",
      "id": "pl.ee26872314e349ddaa91050dadbbaaff",
      "is_collaborative": false,
      "metrics": {
        "post_count": 100
      },
      "owner": {
        "avatar_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features211/v4/9a/7c/44/9a7c4409-33aa-4b66-f2e7-e4362c01f490/93eac142-43a5-4614-b866-614702fc22ba.png/1080x1080bb.jpg",
        "display_name": "Apple Music Fitness",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/curator/apple-music-fitness/1558256909",
        "username": null
      },
      "platform": "applemusic",
      "platform_specific": {
        "applemusic": {
          "audio_traits": [],
          "band": null,
          "curator_id": "1558256909",
          "editorial_kind": null,
          "editorial_sub_kind": null,
          "editorial_summary": "The best tunes from your social feeds for working out.",
          "frequency": null,
          "is_chart": false,
          "is_collaborative": false,
          "is_live": null,
          "is_subscription_required": null,
          "last_modified_at": "2026-10-30T04:02:36Z",
          "media_kind": null,
          "playlist_type": "editorial",
          "rank": null,
          "station_kind": null,
          "storefront": "us"
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "playlist",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features126/v4/46/9d/7b/469d7b24-d343-9f0a-27c0-2112b40dc513/d9221f7b-fe58-47c1-a1ea-2f5a19c03168.png/1080x1080SC.DN02.jpg?l=en-US",
      "title": "Viral Workout",
      "type": "playlist",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/viral-workout/pl.ee26872314e349ddaa91050dadbbaaff"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "description": "Get your sexy back with pop's divas, rap’s heavy hitters, and more. This playlist is updated regularly with the biggest hits of the 2000s. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.",
      "id": "pl.89b29d098bb64215a3caac990b3d80e0",
      "is_collaborative": false,
      "metrics": {
        "post_count": 100
      },
      "owner": {
        "avatar_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features211/v4/9a/7c/44/9a7c4409-33aa-4b66-f2e7-e4362c01f490/93eac142-43a5-4614-b866-614702fc22ba.png/1080x1080bb.jpg",
        "display_name": "Apple Music Fitness",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/curator/apple-music-fitness/1558256909",
        "username": null
      },
      "platform": "applemusic",
      "platform_specific": {
        "applemusic": {
          "audio_traits": [],
          "band": null,
          "curator_id": "1558256909",
          "editorial_kind": null,
          "editorial_sub_kind": null,
          "editorial_summary": "Get your sexy back with pop's divas, rap’s heavy hitters, and more.",
          "frequency": null,
          "is_chart": false,
          "is_collaborative": false,
          "is_live": null,
          "is_subscription_required": null,
          "last_modified_at": "2026-08-18T21:11:32Z",
          "media_kind": null,
          "playlist_type": "editorial",
          "rank": null,
          "station_kind": null,
          "storefront": "us"
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "playlist",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features116/v4/40/99/84/409984d1-6457-53fe-9575-e1f173f2576c/9180e7c7-6797-4bdd-bc1c-3e6b0d010de7.png/1080x1080SC.DN02.jpg?l=en-US",
      "title": "2000s Workout",
      "type": "playlist",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/2000s-workout/pl.89b29d098bb64215a3caac990b3d80e0"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "description": "The best songs for getting you through that final lap or set. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.",
      "id": "pl.4c62f568a0d64293a9c362037175c09b",
      "is_collaborative": false,
      "metrics": {
        "post_count": 139
      },
      "owner": {
        "avatar_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features211/v4/9a/7c/44/9a7c4409-33aa-4b66-f2e7-e4362c01f490/93eac142-43a5-4614-b866-614702fc22ba.png/1080x1080bb.jpg",
        "display_name": "Apple Music Fitness",
        "id": null,
        "is_verified": null,
        "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/curator/apple-music-fitness/1558256909",
        "username": null
      },
      "platform": "applemusic",
      "platform_specific": {
        "applemusic": {
          "audio_traits": [],
          "band": null,
          "curator_id": "1558256909",
          "editorial_kind": null,
          "editorial_sub_kind": null,
          "editorial_summary": "The best songs for getting you through that final lap or set.",
          "frequency": null,
          "is_chart": false,
          "is_collaborative": false,
          "is_live": null,
          "is_subscription_required": null,
          "last_modified_at": "2026-10-23T22:50:48Z",
          "media_kind": null,
          "playlist_type": "editorial",
          "rank": null,
          "station_kind": null,
          "storefront": "us"
        }
      },
      "platform_type": "playlist",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features125/v4/b9/18/02/b9180250-a496-520c-70eb-6f01710b083d/U0MtTVMtV1ctSGlwLUhvcF9Xb3Jrb3V0LUFEQU1fSUQ9MTAwNDc4MTM5Ni5wbmc.png/1080x1080SC.DN02.jpg?l=en-US",
      "title": "Hip-Hop Workout",
      "type": "playlist",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hip-hop-workout/pl.4c62f568a0d64293a9c362037175c09b"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "applemusic",
    "source": "api",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 404,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": null,
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.applemusic.searchPlaylists.list({ query: "workout" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String query = "query=" + encode("workout");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists?" + query))
            .header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
            .GET()
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        // An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }

    static String encode(String value) {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}

using System.Text.Json;

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));

var query = string.Join("&",
    "query=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("workout"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
    throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));

// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlists")
        .query(&[("query", "workout")])
        .header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
        .send()?;
    let ok = res.status().is_success();
    let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
    if !ok {
        return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
    }
    println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
    Ok(())
}

200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/search_playlistsLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 6 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

Null means unknown
A field Apple Music doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.
What it accepts
What to search for: a playlist's or station's name, an artist, a mood, a genre, in any language. Apple matches it as its web player's search box does.
Write one parser
Apple Music, TikTok, Instagram and 3 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring: Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, facebook, …).
idstring: Platform-native playlist ID (string): TikTok's playlist (mix) or collection ID, YouTube's list ID (PL…), Facebook's video list ID.
urlstring: Canonical playlist URL.
typestring: playlist: a list its owner curates and orders (TikTok playlists, YouTube playlists, Facebook playlists and series); collection: posts an account saved from any creator into a named public folder (TikTok collections). New values may be added; treat unknown values as playlist.
platform_typestring: The platform's own label, lowercase (mix, collection, playlist, series, podcast, …).
titlestring: Name its owner gave it.
descriptionstring: Description as plain text; null when it has none or the platform shows none (TikTok).
ownerobject: The account that curates it (for a collection, the account that saved the posts, not their authors). Where a platform's curators are not accounts (Apple Music), what it states of them: a name, perhaps a page and a picture, with id and username null, and every field null when it names no one.

What teams build with the Apple Music Playlist Search API.

Find editorial playlists for a genre or mood
Find the playlists that carry an artist
Turn a playlist name into its ID
Find live radio streams on Apple Music

Good to know before you build.

Results are one kind: kind asks for playlists or stations. A station has platform_type station and a null metrics.post_count, since it holds no list of tracks. The Apple Music Track Search API finds radio episodes with the same query.
Results are in Apple Music's order for the query. Apple serves about 200 results per search, however many match, and the walk then ends with page.end_reason platform_limit.
Results differ by store: an item can be missing from one or have another language's title. platform_specific.applemusic.storefront says which store answered.
owner.id is null because Apple's curators and station providers aren't artists, the only accounts this platform's endpoints take. A curator's name, page and picture are in owner and its ID in platform_specific.applemusic.curator_id.
Apple Music's own playlists name only Apple Music, with no curator link, and a few name no one. A station names its provider at most, so many stations have every owner field null.
Some fields are filled only where Apple states them: audio_traits on playlists made for a format such as Spatial Audio, editorial_kind on playlists built around an artist, band and frequency on live stations that state them.
A language the store doesn't offer isn't refused: Apple answers in the store's own language.
An empty query or an Apple Music link returns invalid_input. A link to a platform we don't cover is searched as words.

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Source	Price per successful page	Per 1,000 pages
Platform API `api`	1 credit	$0.75–$1.97

Cache hits are free.
Credits from packs and top-ups never expire.
A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal.
Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID.

Questions about the Apple Music Playlist Search API.

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Apple Music Playlist Search API. Playlists and radio stations matching your search.

Apple Music Playlist Search API at a glance

Send one request. Get up to 50 playlists and radio stations back.

One schema on 6 platforms.

Null means unknown

What it accepts

Write one parser

What teams build with the Apple Music Playlist Search API.

Find editorial playlists for a genre or mood

Find the playlists that carry an artist

Turn a playlist name into its ID

Find live radio streams on Apple Music

Good to know before you build.

1 credit per page. Failed requests are free.

Questions about the Apple Music Playlist Search API.

Playlists on 5 more platforms.

Apple Music API. 10 endpoints, one key.

Try it with your own search.