iTunes Music Scraper

Search over 8 million tracks on Apple's iTunes catalog and Apple Music charts. This actor uses Apple's free, public iTunes REST API — no API key, no login, no proxy required.

What can it do?

• Search tracks, music videos, podcasts, and audiobooks by any keyword
• Trending charts — Apple Music top 200 most-played songs for any country
• Artist lookup — get an artist's top songs by their Apple Music ID
• Album lookup — list all tracks in an album by its Apple Music ID
• Track by ID — fetch specific tracks directly by their Apple Music track ID

Data Source

Uses Apple's public iTunes Search API (itunes.apple.com/search, itunes.apple.com/lookup) and the Apple Music Marketing RSS API (rss.marketingtools.apple.com). Both are free, unauthenticated, and accessible from any IP — no proxy required.

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	select	search, trending, artistLookup, albumLookup, or byId
searchQuery	string	Keyword search query (required for search mode)
mediaType	select	music, musicVideo, podcast, audiobook, or all (default: music)
country	select	iTunes store country code — affects pricing, availability and charts (default: us)
artistId	integer	Apple Music artist ID (required for artistLookup)
albumId	integer	Apple Music album ID (required for albumLookup)
trackIds	array	List of Apple Music track IDs (required for byId)
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of records to return (1–200, default: 50)

Finding Apple Music IDs

Open any track, artist, or album on music.apple.com — the numeric ID is the last segment of the URL:

• Artist: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/queen/**3296287**
• Album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/greatest-hits/**1440650428**

Output

Each record is a JSON object. Fields vary by record type (track, artist, collection).

Track fields

Field	Description
wrapperType	Record type: track, artist, or collection
kind	Media kind: song, music-video, podcast, etc.
trackId	Unique Apple Music track ID
artistId	Apple Music artist ID
collectionId	Apple Music album/collection ID
trackName	Song title
artistName	Artist name
collectionName	Album name
trackViewUrl	Apple Music URL for the track
artistViewUrl	Apple Music URL for the artist
collectionViewUrl	Apple Music URL for the album
artworkUrl100	Album artwork image URL (600×600 px)
previewUrl	30-second audio preview URL
releaseDate	ISO 8601 release date
primaryGenreName	Primary genre (e.g. Rock, Hip-Hop/Rap)
trackTimeMillis	Duration in milliseconds
country	iTunes store country
currency	Price currency (e.g. USD)
trackPrice	Track price
discNumber	Disc number
trackNumber	Track number on album
isStreamable	Whether the track is streamable on Apple Music
contentAdvisoryRating	Clean or Explicit
scrapedAt	ISO 8601 timestamp when the record was scraped

Artist fields

artistId, artistName, artistType, primaryGenreName, artistViewUrl, amgArtistId, scrapedAt

Album/Collection fields

collectionId, artistId, collectionName, artistName, collectionViewUrl, artistViewUrl, artworkUrl100, releaseDate, primaryGenreName, country, currency, collectionPrice, trackCount, contentAdvisoryRating, scrapedAt

Example Input

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "bohemian rhapsody",
  "mediaType": "music",
  "country": "us",
  "maxItems": 10
}

Example Output

{
  "wrapperType": "track",
  "kind": "song",
  "trackId": 1440650711,
  "artistId": 3296287,
  "collectionId": 1440650428,
  "trackName": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
  "artistName": "Queen",
  "collectionName": "Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection",
  "trackViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/bohemian-rhapsody/1440650428?i=1440650711",
  "artworkUrl100": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/.../600x600bb.jpg",
  "previewUrl": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/.../preview.m4a",
  "releaseDate": "1975-10-31T12:00:00Z",
  "primaryGenreName": "Rock",
  "trackTimeMillis": 355145,
  "country": "USA",
  "currency": "USD",
  "trackPrice": 1.29,
  "isStreamable": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-23T10:00:00Z"
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this require an API key? No. The iTunes Search API is completely free and public.

How many results can I get? Up to 200 per run (iTunes API limit per request). Use the maxItems input to control it.

Which countries are supported? 46 countries are available in the country dropdown — from US, UK, Germany, Japan, Brazil and more. Affects pricing and trending charts.

Can I get podcast data? Yes — set mediaType to podcast in search mode.

How current are the trending charts? The Apple Music RSS feed is updated daily.

Are the audio preview URLs free to use? Apple provides 30-second preview clips (.m4a). They are publicly accessible.

What is the artworkUrl100 field? The artwork image URL, automatically upscaled to 600×600 pixels (the iTunes API returns 100×100 by default).