# Apple Music Artist API

Apple Music

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`

## Example

cURL:

```shell
curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/applemusic/artist?handle=159260351' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"
```

TypeScript SDK:

```typescript
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):

```javascript
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):

```python
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):

```go
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"])
}
```

200 OK:

```json
{
  "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",
            "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.MVESS05.jpg?l=en-US",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "pl.6929cc16ba9e48878fcabb6af6412d0a",
            "is_explicit": null,
            "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"
          },
          {
            "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.FPSL03.jpg?l=en-US",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "pl.57891bdd1bc840948374f1c4cbe9c840",
            "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": [
          {
            "artist_name": null,
            "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",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "602767352",
            "is_explicit": null,
            "kind": "artist",
            "released_at": null,
            "title": "Lorde",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lorde/602767352"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": null,
            "cover_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages211/v4/06/f0/41/06f0418f-97d3-34f8-f0a3-3acc37964d89/ami-identity-b7ce039aac2c803c4620ff4ff18920ca-2026-08-06T15-12-54.044Z_cropped.png/3750x3750bb.jpg",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "412778295",
            "is_explicit": null,
            "kind": "artist",
            "released_at": null,
            "title": "Ariana Grande",
            "track_count": null,
            "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ariana-grande/412778295"
          },
          {
            "artist_name": null,
            "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",
            "duration_ms": null,
            "id": "280215834",
            "is_explicit": null,
            "kind": "artist",
            "released_at": null,
            "title": "Selena Gomez",
            "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",
            "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"
          },
          {
            "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.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Good to know**
>
> - Apple Music shows no follower, play or like counts for an artist, so metrics are null. It has no usernames, verified badges or links to other sites: username and is_verified are null and external_links is \[\].
> - Each section holds what the artist's page shows first, up to ten items: top_songs is the top ten, not the catalog. A section the artist doesn't have is \[\].
> - Stores differ: an artist can be missing from one or have its name and bio in another language. The answer comes from the store in country, else the link's store, else us, and platform_specific.applemusic.storefront says which.
> - type is person or organization from Apple's group flag, and unknown when Apple doesn't state it. born_or_formed is Apple's text, in the answer's language.
> - A curator's ID, such as a radio show's (platform_specific.applemusic.curator_id on the Apple Music Track API), isn't an artist and returns not_found. So does an account on another Apple store only: an App Store developer, a podcaster, an author with no Apple Music page.
> - When Apple's catalog API fails, the answer comes from its public lookup API with the name, main genre, link and AllMusic ID only: type is unknown, the bio, pictures and origin are null, the sections are \[\] and listed in unknown_fields, and a request with lang fails rather than answer in another language.

## Authorizations

`x-api-key`stringheaderrequired

Your API key. [Authentication](https://socialtap.dev/docs/authentication/index.md)

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` required | `string`<br>max 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. | `159260351` |
| `country` optional | `string`<br>iso3166-1-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. | `us` |
| `lang` optional | `string`<br>bcp47 | 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. | `en-US` |

`handle` takes Apple Music profile links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with [`invalid_input`](https://socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#invalid_input). Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored ([Requests](https://socialtap.dev/docs/requests/index.md)).

**Parameters every endpoint accepts**

| Name | Type | Description | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `max_age` optional | `integer`<br>min 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. | — |
| `fields` optional | `string` | 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

### 200

`{data, meta}`. `data` is a [profile](https://socialtap.dev/resources/profile/index.md) object; `meta` describes the request ([meta](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/index.md#meta)). Fields only Apple Music has are under `platform_specific.applemusic`.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `data.platform` | `string` | Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …). |
| `data.id` | `string` | Platform-native account ID (string; YouTube UC…, Reddit t2_…). |
| `data.username` | `string` or `null` | Handle without the @; null when the account has none. |
| `data.display_name` | `string` or `null` | Display name, channel title or page name; null when empty or not exposed. |
| `data.url` | `string` (uri) | Canonical profile URL. |
| `data.type` | `string` | 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.<br>One of `person`, `organization`, `community`, `unknown` |
| `data.bio` | `string` or `null` | Profile bio, channel description or page about text; null when empty or not exposed. |
| `data.avatar_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Profile picture URL (largest available). Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours. |
| `data.banner_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Header or cover image URL. |
| `data.is_verified` | `boolean` or `null` | Platform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge. |
| `data.is_private` | `boolean` or `null` | True when the account's posts are not public. |
| `data.category` | `string` or `null` | Platform category label (e.g. Musician, Media & Entertainment), as shown; not normalized. Often set only for business or creator accounts. |
| `data.external_links` | `object[]` | Links in the bio or channel links; \[\] if none or not exposed. |
| `data.external_links[].url` | `string` (uri) | Link target, absolute (https:// is added where the platform stores the link without a scheme). |
| `data.external_links[].title` | `string` or `null` | Link label shown by the platform. |
| `data.location` | `string` or `null` | Self-declared location text. |
| `data.country_code` | `string` or `null` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country the platform states for the account. |
| `data.created_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Account creation or join date, RFC 3339 UTC (some platforms give only the day: see approximate_fields). |
| `data.metrics` | `object` | Counts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero. |
| `data.metrics.follower_count` | `integer` or `null` | Followers or subscribers. |
| `data.metrics.following_count` | `integer` or `null` | Accounts this profile follows. |
| `data.metrics.post_count` | `integer` or `null` | Posts or videos as the platform counts them on the profile (for a private account, posts the caller cannot see). |
| `data.metrics.total_like_count` | `integer` or `null` | Likes received across all of the profile's posts (not likes given). |
| `data.metrics.total_view_count` | `integer` or `null` | Lifetime views across all of the profile's posts. |
| `data.platform_specific` | `object` | Fields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.\<platform>); each null when unknown. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic` | `object` or `null` | An Apple Music artist's own fields. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.storefront` | `string` or `null` | 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. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.genres` | `string[]` | The genres Apple files the artist under, as shown in the answer's language, the main one first; \[\] when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.is_group` | `boolean` or `null` | A band or other group; false for one person; null when Apple does not say. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.born_or_formed` | `string` or `null` | When the artist was born or the group formed, as Apple shows it in the answer's language; null when not shown. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.editorial_summary` | `string` or `null` | Apple's one-line note on the artist; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.amg_artist_id` | `string` or `null` | The artist's ID at AllMusic (AMG), from the lookup API; null on most answers, from the catalog API. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs` | `object[]` | The artist's top songs, best first, as many as the page shows at first; \[\] when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].id` | `string` | Apple Music's ID of the item (string). |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].kind` | `string` | What it is. New values may be added.<br>One of `song`, `music_video`, `album`, `playlist`, `artist`, `station` |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its page; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].title` | `string` or `null` | Its title, or an artist's name. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].artist_name` | `string` or `null` | Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].cover_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].released_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].track_count` | `integer` or `null` | An album's tracks, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.top_songs[].is_explicit` | `boolean` or `null` | Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release` | `object` or `null` | The artist's latest release as Apple shows it; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.id` | `string` | Apple Music's ID of the item (string). |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.kind` | `string` | What it is. New values may be added.<br>One of `song`, `music_video`, `album`, `playlist`, `artist`, `station` |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its page; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.title` | `string` or `null` | Its title, or an artist's name. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.artist_name` | `string` or `null` | Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.cover_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.released_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.track_count` | `integer` or `null` | An album's tracks, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.latest_release.is_explicit` | `boolean` or `null` | Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums` | `object[]` | The artist's albums, as many as the page shows at first; \[\] when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].id` | `string` | Apple Music's ID of the item (string). |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].kind` | `string` | What it is. New values may be added.<br>One of `song`, `music_video`, `album`, `playlist`, `artist`, `station` |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its page; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].title` | `string` or `null` | Its title, or an artist's name. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].artist_name` | `string` or `null` | Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].cover_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].released_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].track_count` | `integer` or `null` | An album's tracks, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.albums[].is_explicit` | `boolean` or `null` | Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles` | `object[]` | The artist's singles and EPs, as many as the page shows at first; \[\] when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].id` | `string` | Apple Music's ID of the item (string). |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].kind` | `string` | What it is. New values may be added.<br>One of `song`, `music_video`, `album`, `playlist`, `artist`, `station` |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its page; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].title` | `string` or `null` | Its title, or an artist's name. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].artist_name` | `string` or `null` | Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].cover_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].released_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].track_count` | `integer` or `null` | An album's tracks, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.singles[].is_explicit` | `boolean` or `null` | Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos` | `object[]` | The artist's music videos, as many as the page shows at first; \[\] when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].id` | `string` | Apple Music's ID of the item (string). |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].kind` | `string` | What it is. New values may be added.<br>One of `song`, `music_video`, `album`, `playlist`, `artist`, `station` |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its page; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].title` | `string` or `null` | Its title, or an artist's name. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].artist_name` | `string` or `null` | Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].cover_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].released_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].track_count` | `integer` or `null` | An album's tracks, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.music_videos[].is_explicit` | `boolean` or `null` | Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists` | `object[]` | Playlists Apple makes of the artist, as many as the page shows at first; \[\] when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].id` | `string` | Apple Music's ID of the item (string). |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].kind` | `string` | What it is. New values may be added.<br>One of `song`, `music_video`, `album`, `playlist`, `artist`, `station` |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its page; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].title` | `string` or `null` | Its title, or an artist's name. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].artist_name` | `string` or `null` | Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].cover_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].released_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].track_count` | `integer` or `null` | An album's tracks, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.playlists[].is_explicit` | `boolean` or `null` | Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists` | `object[]` | Artists Apple lists as similar, as many as the page shows at first; \[\] when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].id` | `string` | Apple Music's ID of the item (string). |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].kind` | `string` | What it is. New values may be added.<br>One of `song`, `music_video`, `album`, `playlist`, `artist`, `station` |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its page; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].title` | `string` or `null` | Its title, or an artist's name. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].artist_name` | `string` or `null` | Who Apple credits for it, or a playlist's curator; null on an artist. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].cover_url` | `string` (uri) or `null` | Its artwork at the largest size Apple states; null when none. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].released_at` | `string` (date-time) or `null` | Its release date, midnight UTC of that date; null when Apple does not state it. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].track_count` | `integer` or `null` | An album's tracks, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].duration_ms` | `integer` or `null` | A song's or music video's length in milliseconds, null on other kinds. |
| `data.platform_specific.applemusic.similar_artists[].is_explicit` | `boolean` or `null` | Apple marks it explicit; null on kinds it does not mark. |
| `data.approximate_fields` | `string[]` | 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. |
| `data.unknown_fields` | `string[]` | 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.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `invalid_input` | 400 | No | 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.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `unauthorized` | 401 | No | 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.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `insufficient_credits` | 402 | No | 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_reached` | 402 | No | 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.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `forbidden` | 403 | No | 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](mailto:support@socialtap.dev). 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_unavailable` | 403 | No | 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.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `not_found` | 404 | No | 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.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `rate_limited` | 429 | Yes, 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](mailto:support@socialtap.dev) to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one. |

### 500

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

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `internal` | 500 | Yes, later | An unexpected error on SocialTap's side. | Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact [support](mailto:support@socialtap.dev) with the request_id. |

### 502

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

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `upstream_error` | 502 | Yes, 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.

| Code | HTTP | Retry | Meaning | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `upstream_blocked` | 503 | Yes, later | The platform refused every attempt, our own retries included. | Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free. |
| `overloaded` | 503 | Yes, 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`.

| Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Platform API `api` | 1 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`](https://socialtap.dev/docs/errors/index.md#insufficient_credits) (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.

| meta.source | Source | What it means |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `api` | Platform API | The platform's public, logged-out API. |

`meta.credits_charged` and the `x-credits-charged` header show what you paid. [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) · [Packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md)

Endpoint ID `applemusic.artist` · operationId `applemusic.artist.get` · [Product overview](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/artist/index.md)

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