# TheAudioDB Scraper (`crawlerbros/theaudiodb-scraper`) Actor Scrape TheAudioDB - community-built music metadata for artists, albums, tracks, and music videos. Free public API, no credentials required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/theaudiodb-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Integrations, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN 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 ## TheAudioDB Scraper 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 | Field | Description | |---|---| | `artistId` | TheAudioDB artist identifier | | `artistName` | Artist name | | `genre` | Primary genre | | `style` | Musical style | | `mood` | Typical mood | | `country` | Country of origin | | `formedYear` | Year formed/born | | `artistType` | Group, Person, Orchestra, etc. | | `biography` | English biography text | | `thumbnail` | Artist photo URL | | `musicBrainzId` | MusicBrainz cross-reference ID | #### Album records | Field | Description | |---|---| | `albumName` | Album title | | `year` | Release year | | `genre` | Genre | | `label` | Record label | | `communityScore` | Community rating (1-10) | | `scoreVotes` | Number of votes | | `albumThumb` | Album artwork URL | #### Track records | Field | Description | |---|---| | `trackName` | Track title | | `durationMs` | Duration in milliseconds | | `trackNumber` | Position in album | | `musicVideo` | YouTube/video URL | | `communityScore` | Community rating | ### Input options | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `mode` | select | `searchArtist`, `searchAlbum`, `searchTrack`, `artistById`, `albumsByArtist`, `tracksByAlbum`, `musicVideos` | | `artistName` | string | Artist name for search modes | | `albumName` | string | Optional album name filter | | `trackName` | string | Optional track name filter | | `artistId` | string | TheAudioDB artist ID | | `albumId` | string | TheAudioDB album ID | | `maxItems` | integer | Max 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. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from TheAudioDB. ## `artistName` (type: `string`): Artist name for search modes (e.g. 'Coldplay', 'The Beatles'). ## `albumName` (type: `string`): Optional album name to narrow the search. ## `trackName` (type: `string`): Optional track name to search for. ## `artistId` (type: `string`): TheAudioDB artist ID (e.g. '111239'). Used for modes: artistById, albumsByArtist, musicVideos. ## `albumId` (type: `string`): TheAudioDB album ID (e.g. '2109614'). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "searchArtist", "artistName": "Coldplay", "maxItems": 50 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `music` (type: `string`): Dataset of scraped music 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": "searchArtist", "artistName": "Coldplay", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/theaudiodb-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": "searchArtist", "artistName": "Coldplay", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/theaudiodb-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": "searchArtist", "artistName": "Coldplay", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/theaudiodb-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/theaudiodb-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TheAudioDB Scraper", "description": "Scrape TheAudioDB - community-built music metadata for artists, albums, tracks, and music videos. Free public API, no credentials required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "SIpa4m0af46h67xzh" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~theaudiodb-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-theaudiodb-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~theaudiodb-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-theaudiodb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~theaudiodb-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-theaudiodb-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "searchArtist", "searchAlbum", "searchTrack", "artistById", "albumsByArtist", "tracksByAlbum", "musicVideos" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from TheAudioDB.", "default": "searchArtist" }, "artistName": { "title": "Artist name", "type": "string", "description": "Artist name for search modes (e.g. 'Coldplay', 'The Beatles')." }, "albumName": { "title": "Album name (mode=searchAlbum)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional album name to narrow the search." }, "trackName": { "title": "Track name (mode=searchTrack)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional track name to search for." }, "artistId": { "title": "Artist ID", "type": "string", "description": "TheAudioDB artist ID (e.g. '111239'). Used for modes: artistById, albumsByArtist, musicVideos." }, "albumId": { "title": "Album ID (mode=tracksByAlbum)", "type": "string", "description": "TheAudioDB album ID (e.g. '2109614')." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.", "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 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "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": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```