# MusicBrainz Events Scraper (`crawlerbros/musicbrainz-events-scraper`) Actor Scrape MusicBrainz - the open music encyclopedia with 1M+ concert and festival events worldwide. Search events by name, artist, or location. Get event type, date, venue, setlist relations, and linked artists. No API key required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/musicbrainz-events-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## MusicBrainz Events Scraper Extract music event data from [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/) — the open music encyclopedia with 1M+ concerts, festivals, and live performances worldwide. No API key required. ### What you can scrape - Event name, type, and date range - Linked artist names and MusicBrainz artist IDs - Venue / place names - Cancellation status - MusicBrainz event page URL ### Modes | Mode | Description | |------|-------------| | `search` | Search events by name or keywords (e.g. "Glastonbury", "Coachella") | | `byArtist` | Find all events linked to a specific artist (e.g. "Radiohead", "Phish") | | `byType` | Browse events by type (Concert, Festival, Launch event, etc.) | ### Sample output ```json { "mbid": "a4c96ec2-4a9e-4b7b-b9e3-e5c0b6c7d8f1", "name": "Glastonbury Festival 2023", "eventType": "Festival", "beginDate": "2023-06-21", "endDate": "2023-06-25", "artistNames": ["Arctic Monkeys", "Guns N' Roses", "Elton John"], "artistMbids": ["ada7a83c-e3e1-40f1-93f9-3e87797e1c68"], "venues": ["Worthy Farm"], "relevanceScore": 100, "musicBrainzUrl": "https://musicbrainz.org/event/a4c96ec2-4a9e-4b7b-b9e3-e5c0b6c7d8f1", "sourceUrl": "https://musicbrainz.org/event/a4c96ec2-4a9e-4b7b-b9e3-e5c0b6c7d8f1", "recordType": "event", "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00" } ```` ### Input parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | `mode` | string | Scraping mode (required) | | `searchQuery` | string | Event keywords to search for (mode=search) | | `artistName` | string | Artist name to find events for (mode=byArtist) | | `eventType` | string | Event type filter — Concert, Festival, etc. (mode=byType) | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum results to return (1–1000, default 50) | ### FAQ **Is an API key needed?** No. The MusicBrainz API is fully public. This scraper uses a polite user-agent and respects the 1 request/second rate limit. **How many events are available?** MusicBrainz indexes over 1 million events going back decades, contributed by a global community. **Can I find historical concert data?** Yes. MusicBrainz has historical event data from the 1950s onwards for major artists. **What's the difference between search and byArtist?** `search` looks for events by name/title keywords. `byArtist` uses the Lucene query `artist:"name"` to find events where a specific artist performed. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): How to find events. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Event name or keywords to search for. ## `artistName` (type: `string`): Artist name to find events for. ## `eventType` (type: `string`): Type of music event to browse. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of events to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "music festival", "artistName": "Radiohead", "eventType": "Concert", "maxItems": 50 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `events` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped event records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "music festival", "artistName": "Radiohead", "eventType": "Concert", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/musicbrainz-events-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "music festival", "artistName": "Radiohead", "eventType": "Concert", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/musicbrainz-events-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "search", "searchQuery": "music festival", "artistName": "Radiohead", "eventType": "Concert", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/musicbrainz-events-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/musicbrainz-events-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "MusicBrainz Events Scraper", "description": "Scrape MusicBrainz - the open music encyclopedia with 1M+ concert and festival events worldwide. Search events by name, artist, or location. Get event type, date, venue, setlist relations, and linked artists. No API key required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "AXSXh6egY40Vu3g2t" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~musicbrainz-events-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-musicbrainz-events-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~musicbrainz-events-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-musicbrainz-events-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~musicbrainz-events-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-musicbrainz-events-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "byArtist", "byType" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to find events.", "default": "search" }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query (mode=search)", "type": "string", "description": "Event name or keywords to search for.", "default": "music festival" }, "artistName": { "title": "Artist name (mode=byArtist)", "type": "string", "description": "Artist name to find events for.", "default": "Radiohead" }, "eventType": { "title": "Event type (mode=byType)", "enum": [ "Concert", "Festival", "Launch event", "Convention/Expo", "Masterclass/Clinic", "Stage performance", "Award ceremony" ], "type": "string", "description": "Type of music event to browse.", "default": "Concert" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of events to return.", "default": 50 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, 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