MusicBrainz Music Metadata Scraper

MusicBrainz Music Metadata Scraper — a fast, reliable musicbrainz scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This musicbrainz scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured musicbrainz data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Mbid (mbid) — e.g. "a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711"
• Name (name) — e.g. "Radiohead"
• Sort Name (sortName) — e.g. "Radiohead"
• Artist Type (artistType) — e.g. "Group"
• Country (country) — e.g. "GB"
• Area (area) — e.g. "United Kingdom"
• Begin Area (beginArea) — e.g. "Abingdon-on-Thames"
• Begin Date (beginDate) — e.g. "1991"
• End Date (endDate) — e.g. null
• Ended (ended) — e.g. null
• Disambiguation (disambiguation) — e.g. null
• Tags (tags) — e.g. ["rock", "electronic", "alternative rock", "british", "ar...
• Score (score) — e.g. 100
• Url (url) — e.g. "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d...

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	Search queries to look up on MusicBrainz. One record set is produced per term (e.g. artist names, album tit...
entity	string	Which MusicBrainz entity to search: artists, releases (albums/singles), or recordings (individual tracks).
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of records to return for each search term (paged via offset, ~1 request/sec).
minScore	integer	Optional filter: only keep results whose MusicBrainz relevance score (0-100) is at least this value. Leave ...

Example output

{
  "type": "artist",
  "mbid": "a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711",
  "name": "Radiohead",
  "sortName": "Radiohead",
  "artistType": "Group",
  "country": "GB",
  "area": "United Kingdom",
  "beginArea": "Abingdon-on-Thames",
  "beginDate": "1991",
  "endDate": null,
  "ended": null,
  "disambiguation": null,
  "tags": [
    "rock",
    "electronic",
    "alternative rock",
    "british",
    "art rock",
    "experimental rock"
  ],
  "score": 100,
  "url": "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This musicbrainz scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the musicbrainz scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every musicbrainz result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.