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Apple MusicArtist

Apple Music

Apple Music Artist API

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Returns an Apple Music artist from its link or ID in any country's store, with its bio, genres, origin, top songs and albums. It also has the picture and banner, whether it is a person or a group, when it was born or formed, and its page's latest release, singles and EPs, music videos, playlists and similar artists, each with its ID, link, artwork and date.

GET /v1/applemusic/artist

Try it

Example

cURL
curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist?handle=159260351' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
TypeScript SDK
import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

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

const res = await client.applemusic.artist.get({ handle: "159260351" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);
Node.js (fetch)
const params = new URLSearchParams({
  handle: "159260351",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);
Python (requests)
import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist",
    params={"handle": "159260351"},
    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, meta = body["data"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])
Go (net/http)
package main

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

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("handle", "159260351")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist?"+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"`
		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"])
}
PHP
<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'handle' => '159260351',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($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;
Ruby
require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('handle' => '159260351')
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"]
Java
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 = "handle=" + encode("159260351");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist?" + 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);
    }
}
.NET
using System.Text.Json;

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

var query = string.Join("&",
    "handle=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("159260351"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist?" + 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"));
Rust
// 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/artist")
        .query(&[("handle", "159260351")])
        .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
{
  "data": {
    "approximate_fields": [],
    "avatar_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages221/v4/6d/67/88/6d67888b-9e7f-53af-7853-0f91d6fd2332/ami_U003aidentity_U003a994af5c375f4c3aa96cd6ced4a700799-2026-09-25T04-00-05.358Z_cropped.png/1640x1640bb.jpg",
    "banner_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Features221/v4/a1/15/69/a11569c5-ad98-8244-db89-508129f379d6/9b2c00c3-0828-4828-b3e5-0f96e9c2650d.png/4320x1080sr.jpg",
    "bio": "The country world feigned surprise when, after three albums of Music Row-indebted songcraft, Taylor Swift formally embraced pop on 2012’s Red. But no one should have been shocked: Any 14-year-old capable of persuading her parents to move from suburban Pennsylvania to Nashville fo…",
    "category": null,
    "country_code": null,
    "created_at": null,
    "display_name": "Taylor Swift",
    "external_links": [],
    "id": "159260351",
    "is_private": null,
    "is_verified": null,
    "location": "West Reading, PA, United States",
    "metrics": {
      "follower_count": null,
      "following_count": null,
      "post_count": null,
      "total_like_count": null,
      "total_view_count": null
    },
    "platform": "applemusic",
    "platform_specific": {
      "applemusic": {
        "albums": [
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/a0/dd/fd/a0ddfd72-ee9e-f046-6466-a5dbefc696fa/26UM1IM21436.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "6814997249",
            "is_explicit": true,
            "kind": "album",
            "released_at": "2026-09-24T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore",
            "track_count": 16,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore/6814997249"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/47/8a/b8/478ab8ac-d134-bad3-f700-364c83323bc6/26UMGIM11621.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "1875381397",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "album",
            "released_at": "2026-02-13T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Opalite (Official Music Video Extended Versions) - Single",
            "track_count": 4,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/opalite-official-music-video-extended-versions-single/1875381397"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/0e/e5/c7/0ee5c717-114f-f4e8-9f7c-e92dd6eb9152/25UM1IM74420.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "1850496031",
            "is_explicit": true,
            "kind": "album",
            "released_at": "2025-11-07T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "The Life of a Showgirl + Acoustic Collection",
            "track_count": 19,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-life-of-a-showgirl-acoustic-collection/1850496031"
          }
        ],
        "amg_artist_id": null,
        "born_or_formed": "December 13, 1989",
        "editorial_summary": "Favorite Taylor’s artist page for updates on The Life of a Showgirl.",
        "genres": [
          "Pop"
        ],
        "is_group": false,
        "latest_release": {
          "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
          "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/89/98/98/8998984f-9a80-c3e1-d59d-e6a6db859e0c/26UM1IM31403.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
          "duration_ms": null,
          "id": "6821937445",
          "is_explicit": false,
          "kind": "album",
          "released_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z",
          "title": "Patient Zero - Single",
          "track_count": 3,
          "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/patient-zero-single/6821937445"
        },
        "music_videos": [
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video221/v4/02/21/39/022139aa-083d-21c1-f0b9-cb7dc630dc98/26UM1IM22083.crop.jpg/3701x1912mv.jpg",
            "duration_ms": 312384,
            "id": "6816241368",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "music_video",
            "released_at": "2026-09-28T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Patient Zero",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/patient-zero/6816241368"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video211/v4/19/2e/ca/192ecabc-b8d2-a613-06af-d608c1037642/26UM1IM22083.crop.jpg/3701x1912mv.jpg",
            "duration_ms": 312384,
            "id": "6818017941",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "music_video",
            "released_at": "2026-09-24T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Patient Zero",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/patient-zero/6818017941"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Video211/v4/e1/ef/ce/e1efced7-7023-bcaf-d157-0492240aa10c/26UM1IM28169.crop.jpg/1912x1072mv.jpg",
            "duration_ms": 492139,
            "id": "6818017943",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "music_video",
            "released_at": "2026-09-24T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Patient Zero (Expanded Video)",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/patient-zero-expanded-video/6818017943"
          }
        ],
        "playlists": [
          {
            "artist_name": "Apple Music Pop",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages221/v4/6d/67/88/6d67888b-9e7f-53af-7853-0f91d6fd2332/ami_U003aidentity_U003a994af5c375f4c3aa96cd6ced4a700799-2026-09-25T04-00-05.358Z_cropped.png/1080x1080SC.FPESS05.jpg?l=en-US",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "pl.3950454ced8c45a3b0cc693c2a7db97b",
            "is_explicit": null,
            "kind": "playlist",
            "released_at": null,
            "title": "Taylor Swift Essentials",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/taylor-swift-essentials/pl.3950454ced8c45a3b0cc693c2a7db97b"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Apple Music Pop",
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            "kind": "playlist",
            "released_at": null,
            "title": "Taylor Swift Video Essentials",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/taylor-swift-video-essentials/pl.6929cc16ba9e48878fcabb6af6412d0a"
          },
          {
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            "duration_ms": null,
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            "is_explicit": null,
            "kind": "playlist",
            "released_at": null,
            "title": "Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Set List",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/taylor-swifts-eras-tour-set-list/pl.57891bdd1bc840948374f1c4cbe9c840"
          }
        ],
        "similar_artists": [
          {
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            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages221/v4/76/ca/e2/76cae283-f3ba-aa7f-6256-1817e9b5179f/ami-identity-2d92b3a772aa3368c092544fed8cac42-2026-06-26T22-33-16.704Z_cropped.png/2155x2155bb.jpg",
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            "is_explicit": null,
            "kind": "artist",
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            "track_count": null,
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          },
          {
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            "track_count": null,
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          },
          {
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            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages211/v4/47/79/63/47796327-5841-8691-ac9a-9e56e8e9d782/ami-identity-9dc79b57efd6f0e1ede00c6af8f8954c-2025-02-14T03-00-28.587Z_cropped.png/820x820bb.jpg",
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            "is_explicit": null,
            "kind": "artist",
            "released_at": null,
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            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/selena-gomez/280215834"
          }
        ],
        "singles": [
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/89/98/98/8998984f-9a80-c3e1-d59d-e6a6db859e0c/26UM1IM31403.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
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            "id": "6821937445",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "album",
            "released_at": "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Patient Zero - Single",
            "track_count": 3,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/patient-zero-single/6821937445"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/ae/c1/15/aec11538-c395-b88e-b0f9-7b5b07b8e676/ticket.zkazzkhn.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "6778230429",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "album",
            "released_at": "2026-06-12T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "I Knew It, I Knew You (From \"Toy Story 5\") - Single",
            "track_count": 3,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-knew-it-i-knew-you-from-toy-story-5-single/6778230429"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/2b/14/dc/2b14dc4d-5173-7b38-b0ff-1c30daf5fa32/26UMGIM37308.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "1888604488",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "album",
            "released_at": "2026-03-31T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Elizabeth Taylor",
            "track_count": 4,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/elizabeth-taylor/1888604488"
          }
        ],
        "storefront": "us",
        "top_songs": [
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/a0/dd/fd/a0ddfd72-ee9e-f046-6466-a5dbefc696fa/26UM1IM21436.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": 225868,
            "id": "6814997425",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "song",
            "released_at": "2026-09-24T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "Patient Zero",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/patient-zero/6814997249?i=6814997425"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/34/35/6c/34356cb4-bd0b-3bac-b118-1a6d7264dc64/26UMGIM69942.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": 178186,
            "id": "6775527443",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "song",
            "released_at": "2026-06-05T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "I Knew It, I Knew You (From \"Toy Story 5\")",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-knew-it-i-knew-you-from-toy-story-5/6775527442?i=6775527443"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": "Taylor Swift",
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/2d/46/e0/2d46e0bc-8ab9-85dd-4b56-ee6951351034/25UM1IM19577.rgb.jpg/3000x3000bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": 226074,
            "id": "1833328840",
            "is_explicit": false,
            "kind": "song",
            "released_at": "2025-10-03T00:00:00Z",
            "title": "The Fate of Ophelia",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-fate-of-ophelia/1833328839?i=1833328840"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "type": "person",
    "unknown_fields": [],
    "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/taylor-swift/159260351",
    "username": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "applemusic",
    "source": "api",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 434,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": {
      "kind": "profile",
      "id": "159260351",
      "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/taylor-swift/159260351"
    },
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.

Authorizations

x-api-keystringheaderrequired

Your API key. Authentication

Query parameters

handlestringrequiredmax 2,048 chars

The artist: its link (music.apple.com/us/artist/taylor-swift/159260351, with or without the slug and the store, any of its section pages such as /top-songs or /see-all, on music.apple.com, geo.music.apple.com or itunes.apple.com) or the number in that link (159260351). Apple Music artists have no username.

Example159260351

countrystringiso3166-1-alpha-2

Region: an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code such as US or BR (case-insensitive). The Apple Music store to read: the same artist has its own bio language, sections and links per store. Default: the store in the link, else us.

Exampleus

langstringbcp47

Preferred language: a BCP-47 tag such as en or pt-BR (case-insensitive; _ is read as -). The language of the answer's text, when Apple offers it beside the store's own. Default: the link's l=, else the store's own language.

Exampleen-US

handle takes Apple Music profile links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with invalid_input. Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored (Requests).

Parameters every endpoint accepts
max_ageintegermin 0

Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent.

fieldsstring

Return only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments[].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole.

Response

application/json

200

{data, meta}. data is a profile object; meta describes the request (meta). Fields only Apple Music has are under platform_specific.applemusic.

platformstring

Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).

idstring

Platform-native account ID (string; YouTube UC…, Reddit t2_…).

usernamestringnullable

Handle without the @; null when the account has none.

display_namestringnullable

Display name, channel title or page name; null when empty or not exposed.

urlstring uri

Canonical profile URL.

typestring

Coarse account kind, as the platform labels it; unknown when it does not (TikTok labels organizations only). New values may be added; treat unknown values as unknown.

One ofpersonorganizationcommunityunknown

biostringnullable

Profile bio, channel description or page about text; null when empty or not exposed.

avatar_urlstring urinullable

Profile picture URL (largest available). Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.

banner_urlstring urinullable

Header or cover image URL.

is_verifiedbooleannullable

Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.

is_privatebooleannullable

True when the account's posts are not public.

categorystringnullable

Platform category label (e.g. Musician, Media & Entertainment), as shown; not normalized. Often set only for business or creator accounts.

external_linksobject[]

Links in the bio or channel links; [] if none or not exposed.

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urlstring uri

Link target, absolute (https:// is added where the platform stores the link without a scheme).

titlestringnullable

Link label shown by the platform.

locationstringnullable

Self-declared location text.

country_codestringnullable

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country the platform states for the account.

created_atstring date-timenullable

Account creation or join date, RFC 3339 UTC (some platforms give only the day: see approximate_fields).

metricsobject

Counts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero.

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follower_countintegernullable

Followers or subscribers.

following_countintegernullable

Accounts this profile follows.

post_countintegernullable

Posts or videos as the platform counts them on the profile (for a private account, posts the caller cannot see).

total_like_countintegernullable

Likes received across all of the profile's posts (not likes given).

total_view_countintegernullable

Lifetime views across all of the profile's posts.

platform_specificobject

Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.<platform>); each null when unknown.

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applemusicobjectnullable

An Apple Music artist's own fields.

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storefrontstringnullable

The Apple Music store this answer is from, as a lowercase country code (us, jp): the bio's language, the sections and links differ by store.

genresstring[]

The genres Apple files the artist under, as shown in the answer's language, the main one first; [] when none.

is_groupbooleannullable

A band or other group; false for one person; null when Apple does not say.

born_or_formedstringnullable

When the artist was born or the group formed, as Apple shows it in the answer's language; null when not shown.

editorial_summarystringnullable

Apple's one-line note on the artist; null when none.

amg_artist_idstringnullable

The artist's ID at AllMusic (AMG), from the lookup API; null on most answers, from the catalog API.

top_songsobject[]

The artist's top songs, best first, as many as the page shows at first; [] when none.

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idstring

Apple Music's ID of the item (string).

kindstring

What it is. New values may be added.

One ofsongmusic_videoalbumplaylistartiststation

urlstring urinullable

Its page; null when Apple does not state it.

titlestringnullable

Its title, or an artist's name.

artist_namestringnullable

Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none.

released_atstring date-timenullable

Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it.

track_countintegernullable

An album's tracks, null on other kinds.

duration_msintegernullable

A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds.

is_explicitbooleannullable

Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark.

latest_releaseobjectnullable

The artist's latest release as Apple shows it; null when none.

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idstring

Apple Music's ID of the item (string).

kindstring

What it is. New values may be added.

One ofsongmusic_videoalbumplaylistartiststation

urlstring urinullable

Its page; null when Apple does not state it.

titlestringnullable

Its title, or an artist's name.

artist_namestringnullable

Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none.

released_atstring date-timenullable

Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it.

track_countintegernullable

An album's tracks, null on other kinds.

duration_msintegernullable

A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds.

is_explicitbooleannullable

Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark.

albumsobject[]

The artist's albums, as many as the page shows at first; [] when none.

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idstring

Apple Music's ID of the item (string).

kindstring

What it is. New values may be added.

One ofsongmusic_videoalbumplaylistartiststation

urlstring urinullable

Its page; null when Apple does not state it.

titlestringnullable

Its title, or an artist's name.

artist_namestringnullable

Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none.

released_atstring date-timenullable

Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it.

track_countintegernullable

An album's tracks, null on other kinds.

duration_msintegernullable

A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds.

is_explicitbooleannullable

Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark.

singlesobject[]

The artist's singles and EPs, as many as the page shows at first; [] when none.

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idstring

Apple Music's ID of the item (string).

kindstring

What it is. New values may be added.

One ofsongmusic_videoalbumplaylistartiststation

urlstring urinullable

Its page; null when Apple does not state it.

titlestringnullable

Its title, or an artist's name.

artist_namestringnullable

Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none.

released_atstring date-timenullable

Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it.

track_countintegernullable

An album's tracks, null on other kinds.

duration_msintegernullable

A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds.

is_explicitbooleannullable

Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark.

music_videosobject[]

The artist's music videos, as many as the page shows at first; [] when none.

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idstring

Apple Music's ID of the item (string).

kindstring

What it is. New values may be added.

One ofsongmusic_videoalbumplaylistartiststation

urlstring urinullable

Its page; null when Apple does not state it.

titlestringnullable

Its title, or an artist's name.

artist_namestringnullable

Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none.

released_atstring date-timenullable

Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it.

track_countintegernullable

An album's tracks, null on other kinds.

duration_msintegernullable

A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds.

is_explicitbooleannullable

Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark.

playlistsobject[]

Playlists Apple makes of the artist, as many as the page shows at first; [] when none.

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idstring

Apple Music's ID of the item (string).

kindstring

What it is. New values may be added.

One ofsongmusic_videoalbumplaylistartiststation

urlstring urinullable

Its page; null when Apple does not state it.

titlestringnullable

Its title, or an artist's name.

artist_namestringnullable

Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none.

released_atstring date-timenullable

Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it.

track_countintegernullable

An album's tracks, null on other kinds.

duration_msintegernullable

A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds.

is_explicitbooleannullable

Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark.

similar_artistsobject[]

Artists Apple lists as similar, as many as the page shows at first; [] when none.

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idstring

Apple Music's ID of the item (string).

kindstring

What it is. New values may be added.

One ofsongmusic_videoalbumplaylistartiststation

urlstring urinullable

Its page; null when Apple does not state it.

titlestringnullable

Its title, or an artist's name.

artist_namestringnullable

Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist.

cover_urlstring urinullable

Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none.

released_atstring date-timenullable

Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it.

track_countintegernullable

An album's tracks, null on other kinds.

duration_msintegernullable

A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds.

is_explicitbooleannullable

Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark.

approximate_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of values rounded by the platform or parsed from display text (e.g. metrics.follower_count). A list path (external_links) means the list may be incomplete. [] when all exact.

unknown_fieldsstring[]

JSON paths of lists whose [] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. [] when every list is known.

not_found and private_or_unavailable are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.

400

400 Bad Request: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

invalid_inputNo retry

A parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes.

Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one.

401

401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

unauthorizedNo retry

The x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired.

Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url.

402

402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

insufficient_creditsNo retry

The account does not have enough credits for this request.

Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically.

spend_limit_reachedNo retry

The API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits.

Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically.

403

403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

forbiddenNo retry

The API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code.

Act on details.reason. suspended: contact support. scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP.

private_or_unavailableNo retry

The item exists but is not public: it is private, age- or region-restricted, or needs a login to view. It shares 403 with forbidden (which is about the key), so branch on the code.

Only public items can be fetched. Do not retry.

404

404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

not_foundNo retry

The item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why).

Check the link or ID. Do not retry.

429

429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

rate_limitedYes, later

The account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it.

Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask support to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one.

500

500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

internalYes, later

An unexpected error on SocialTap's side.

Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact support with the request_id.

502

502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.

upstream_errorYes, later

The platform failed, or answered with something we could not read.

Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free.

503

503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.

upstream_blockedYes, later

The platform refused every attempt, our own retries included.

Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free.

overloadedYes, later

SocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged.

Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free.

Pricing

From 1 credit per request. Charged only for successful requests. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as meta.source.

SourcePrice per successful requestPer 1,000 requests
Platform API api1 credit$0.75–$1.97
Balance, sources and what you were charged

Your balance must be at least 1 credit to start a request; with less, it is refused with insufficient_credits (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.

meta.sourceSourceWhat it means
apiPlatform APIThe platform's public, logged-out API.

meta.credits_charged and the x-credits-charged header show what you paid. How credits work · Packs

Endpoint ID applemusic.artist · operationId applemusic.artist.get · Product overview

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