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TheAudioDB Scraper

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TheAudioDB Scraper

TheAudioDB Scraper

Scrape TheAudioDB - community-built music metadata for artists, albums, tracks, and music videos. Free public API, no credentials required.

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Crawler Bros

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Scrape TheAudioDB — a community-built music metadata database with 500,000+ artists, 1M+ albums, and 10M+ tracks. Get rich artist biographies, discographies, album artwork, music videos, and community ratings. Uses the free public API with no registration required.

What you can scrape

  • Artist search — Find artists by name with biography, genre, country, social links
  • Album search — Find albums by artist name with cover art and ratings
  • Track search — Find tracks with duration, music video links, community scores
  • Artist by ID — Full artist profile from TheAudioDB artist ID
  • Albums by artist — Complete discography for any artist ID
  • Tracks in album — All tracks in a specific album
  • Music videos — Music video URLs for an artist's catalog

Output fields

Artist records

FieldDescription
artistIdTheAudioDB artist identifier
artistNameArtist name
genrePrimary genre
styleMusical style
moodTypical mood
countryCountry of origin
formedYearYear formed/born
artistTypeGroup, Person, Orchestra, etc.
biographyEnglish biography text
thumbnailArtist photo URL
musicBrainzIdMusicBrainz cross-reference ID

Album records

FieldDescription
albumNameAlbum title
yearRelease year
genreGenre
labelRecord label
communityScoreCommunity rating (1-10)
scoreVotesNumber of votes
albumThumbAlbum artwork URL

Track records

FieldDescription
trackNameTrack title
durationMsDuration in milliseconds
trackNumberPosition in album
musicVideoYouTube/video URL
communityScoreCommunity rating

Input options

FieldTypeDescription
modeselectsearchArtist, searchAlbum, searchTrack, artistById, albumsByArtist, tracksByAlbum, musicVideos
artistNamestringArtist name for search modes
albumNamestringOptional album name filter
trackNamestringOptional track name filter
artistIdstringTheAudioDB artist ID
albumIdstringTheAudioDB album ID
maxItemsintegerMax records (1–500)

FAQ

Does this require an API key? The actor uses TheAudioDB's free test API key (included). No registration needed.

How complete is the database? TheAudioDB has 500,000+ artists across all genres, with the best coverage for popular Western music.

Can I get album artwork? Yes. The albumThumb, albumThumbBack, and albumCDart fields contain image URLs.

Is there community rating data? Yes. communityScore (1-10 scale) and scoreVotes are available for albums and tracks.