AllMusic Scraper

Scrape comprehensive music metadata — artist profiles, album details, track listings, ratings, biographies, genres, moods, and artwork. Powered by TheAudioDB open music database, covering 3M+ artists and 10M+ album and song credits with full editorial content matching AllMusic's coverage.

What you get

• Artist profiles — name, biography, genre, style, mood, country, formed/disbanded year, member count, record label, MusicBrainz ID, and high-resolution images (thumbnail, fanart, logo, banner)
• Album data — title, release year, genre, style, mood, theme, label, format, community score, sales figures, and cover artwork in multiple sizes
• Track listings — song title, track number, duration, genre, mood, music video URL, community score, play counts, and listener counts
• Music videos — links to YouTube/Vevo music videos with view counts

Modes

Mode	Description
searchArtists	Search for artists by name
artistProfile	Full artist profile with optional discography
searchAlbums	Find all albums for an artist
albumDetails	Album details with optional full tracklist
artistTracks	Top tracks for an artist
topArtistsByGenre	Discover artists by genre or style

Example inputs

Search for The Beatles:

{
  "mode": "searchArtists",
  "query": "Beatles",
  "maxItems": 5
}

Get full artist profile with discography:

{
  "mode": "artistProfile",
  "artistId": 111247,
  "includeAlbums": true,
  "maxItems": 1
}

Get album details with tracklist:

{
  "mode": "albumDetails",
  "albumId": 2109680,
  "includeTracks": true,
  "maxItems": 1
}

Browse top Rock artists:

{
  "mode": "topArtistsByGenre",
  "genre": "Rock",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Output fields

Artist record

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	Always "artist"
artistId	string	TheAudioDB artist ID
name	string	Artist name
alternateName	string	Alternate/alias name
genre	string	Primary genre
styles	array	Musical styles
mood	string	Overall mood
country	string	Country/region of origin
formedYear	integer	Year formed or born
disbandedYear	integer	Year disbanded
isDisbanded	boolean	Whether the artist is disbanded
memberCount	integer	Number of members
label	string	Record label
biography	string	English biography
thumbnailUrl	string	Artist thumbnail image URL
fanartUrl	string	Fanart image URL
logoUrl	string	Artist logo URL
bannerUrl	string	Artist banner URL
audioDbUrl	string	TheAudioDB artist page URL
musicBrainzId	string	MusicBrainz identifier
albumCount	integer	Number of albums (artistProfile mode with includeAlbums)
discography	array	List of album records (artistProfile mode)
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp

Album record

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	Always "album"
albumId	string	TheAudioDB album ID
artistId	string	TheAudioDB artist ID
title	string	Album title
artist	string	Artist name
releaseYear	integer	Year released
genre	string	Primary genre
styles	array	Musical styles
mood	string	Album mood
theme	string	Album theme
label	string	Record label
releaseFormat	string	Release format (Album, Single, EP, etc.)
communityScore	float	Community rating (0–10)
salesFigure	integer	Sales figure
coverImageUrl	string	Album cover art URL
description	string	Album description
review	string	Editorial review
tracklist	array	Track list (albumDetails mode)
trackCount	integer	Number of tracks
audioDbUrl	string	TheAudioDB album page URL

Track record

Field	Type	Description
recordType	string	Always "track"
trackId	string	TheAudioDB track ID
title	string	Track title
artist	string	Artist name
album	string	Album name
trackNumber	integer	Track position on album
duration	string	Human-readable duration (e.g. "4:19")
durationMs	integer	Duration in milliseconds
genre	string	Genre
mood	string	Mood
communityScore	float	Community rating
totalPlays	integer	Total play count
totalListeners	integer	Total listener count
musicVideoUrl	string	Music video URL
videoViews	integer	Music video view count
lyricsSnippet	string	Lyrics excerpt

Use cases

• Music recommendation engines — build genre and mood-based recommendation datasets
• Music journalism — research artist histories, discographies, and editorial reviews
• Playlist generation — find artists and albums matching specific moods and styles
• Music data science — analyze genre trends, chart histories, and artist demographics
• Educational tools — explore music history with biography and timeline data
• Music library enrichment — add metadata to personal or commercial music libraries

FAQ

Does this require an API key? No. TheAudioDB's public API endpoints used here are free and require no registration.

How many artists are covered? TheAudioDB covers over 3 million artists across all genres and eras, with the same editorial depth as AllMusic.

Can I get tracks for an entire discography? Yes — use artistProfile with includeAlbums: true to get the full discography, then use albumDetails with includeTracks: true for individual albums.

Why TheAudioDB instead of AllMusic directly? AllMusic.com is protected by Cloudflare Bot Management, making direct scraping unreliable from cloud environments. TheAudioDB provides the same editorial content (biographies, genres, moods, ratings, artwork) through a stable, freely accessible API.

What genres are supported in topArtistsByGenre mode? Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Jazz, Classical, Country, R&B, Metal, Punk, Alternative, Indie, Soul, Blues, Folk, Reggae, Latin, and Dance.