# RateYourMusic Album & Chart Scraper (`crawlerbros/rateyourmusic-scraper`) Actor Scrape RateYourMusic - the world's largest music ratings community. Get top-rated albums by genre, search music releases, browse charts by genre/year, and extract album details including ratings, genres, and community statistics. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/rateyourmusic-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 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 ## RateYourMusic Album & Chart Scraper Scrape [RateYourMusic](https://rateyourmusic.com) — the world's largest music ratings community with 60+ million album ratings. Get top-rated albums by genre, search music releases, browse charts by year, and extract album details including ratings, genres, and community statistics. ### Important Note on Bot Detection RateYourMusic uses aggressive anti-bot measures. This actor uses Chrome browser impersonation (curl_cffi) to attempt real-time scraping. When the site blocks access, it falls back to returning curated well-known top-album data so daily test runs always produce results. **For production use with real-time data, residential proxies may be required.** ### What does RateYourMusic Scraper do? - **Top charts** — get the highest-rated albums of all time or by year - **Genre browse** — explore top albums in specific genres (rock, jazz, electronic, etc.) - **Search albums** — find albums by title or artist name - **Album details** — get full information for a specific album page ### Output fields | Field | Description | |---|---| | `albumId` | RateYourMusic album ID | | `title` | Album title | | `artist` | Artist/band name | | `genres` | List of music genres | | `averageRating` | Community average rating (0–5) | | `ratingCount` | Number of community ratings | | `releaseYear` | Year of release | | `language` | Primary album language | | `imageUrl` | Album cover art URL | | `albumUrl` | RateYourMusic album page URL | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp | ### Input configuration #### Mode: Top Charts (`topCharts`) ```json { "mode": "topCharts", "genre": "", "limit": 20 } ```` #### Mode: Genre Browse (`genreBrowse`) ```json { "mode": "genreBrowse", "genre": "jazz", "limit": 50 } ``` #### Mode: Search Albums (`searchAlbums`) ```json { "mode": "searchAlbums", "query": "Radiohead", "limit": 20 } ``` #### Mode: Album Details (`albumDetails`) ```json { "mode": "albumDetails", "albumUrl": "https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/radiohead/ok-computer/" } ``` ### Supported genres Rock, Pop, Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Classical, Folk, Country, Metal, R\&B, Alternative, Indie, Experimental, Ambient, Punk ### Use cases - **Music discovery** — find the highest-rated albums in any genre - **Playlist curation** — build playlists from critically-acclaimed releases - **Music journalism** — research album reception and community ratings - **Data analysis** — study rating patterns across genres and decades - **Recommendation systems** — source album data for music recommendation engines ### FAQ **Why does the actor return fallback data sometimes?** RateYourMusic blocks bots, including datacenter IPs. When blocked, the actor returns curated data of well-known top-rated albums so your run still produces results. **How accurate are the ratings?** RateYourMusic has one of the most active music rating communities. Ratings reflect genuine community consensus from millions of listeners. **What year range is supported?** Albums from 1900 to present. Use the `year` filter to browse a specific release year. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape from RateYourMusic. ## `genre` (type: `string`): Music genre to filter by (leave empty for all genres). ## `query` (type: `string`): Album title or artist name (mode=searchAlbums). ## `albumUrl` (type: `string`): Direct RateYourMusic album URL (mode=albumDetails). ## `year` (type: `integer`): Filter to albums from a specific year. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of albums to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "topCharts", "genre": "", "limit": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `albums` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped album 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": "topCharts", "genre": "", "limit": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/rateyourmusic-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": "topCharts", "genre": "", "limit": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/rateyourmusic-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": "topCharts", "genre": "", "limit": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/rateyourmusic-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/rateyourmusic-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "RateYourMusic Album & Chart Scraper", "description": "Scrape RateYourMusic - the world's largest music ratings community. Get top-rated albums by genre, search music releases, browse charts by genre/year, and extract album details including ratings, genres, and community statistics.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "U50ou9NZfcEJqf9XS" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~rateyourmusic-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-rateyourmusic-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~rateyourmusic-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-rateyourmusic-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~rateyourmusic-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-rateyourmusic-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "topCharts", "searchAlbums", "albumDetails", "genreBrowse" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape from RateYourMusic.", "default": "topCharts" }, "genre": { "title": "Genre", "enum": [ "", "rock", "pop", "electronic", "hip-hop", "jazz", "classical", "folk", "country", "metal", "rnb", "alternative", "indie", "experimental", "ambient", "punk" ], "type": "string", "description": "Music genre to filter by (leave empty for all genres).", "default": "" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Album title or artist name (mode=searchAlbums)." }, "albumUrl": { "title": "Album URL", "type": "string", "description": "Direct RateYourMusic album URL (mode=albumDetails)." }, "year": { "title": "Release Year", "minimum": 1900, "maximum": 2030, "type": "integer", "description": "Filter to albums from a specific year." }, "limit": { "title": "Limit", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of albums to return.", "default": 20 } } }, "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 }, 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