# Album Artwork Downloader: Bulk 3000px Covers + Match Score (`h1018y/anvil-idea-2213-reliable`) Actor Album Artwork Downloader finds the cover for every album in your list from Apple Music's public search and returns 3000px cover art links with a match score, so you can fetch album artwork for a whole music library and skip wrong matches. - **URL**: https://apify.com/h1018y/anvil-idea-2213-reliable.md - **Developed by:** [ANVIL Tools](https://apify.com/h1018y) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools - **Security:** Limited permissions - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.13 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. 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. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## 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. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ## Album Artwork Downloader: Bulk 3000px Covers + Match Score **Album Artwork Downloader** - Paste your list of 'Artist - Album' lines and get a 3000px cover link for each one, with a score that tells you if it's the right album. ### What does Album Artwork Downloader do? Every row has matchScore (0-100) and goodMatch, so a wrong cover (a tribute album, a karaoke version) is flagged before it lands in your music files; covers come as 3000, 1200, 600 and 100 px links. - Bulk list: up to 500 'Artist - Album' lines in one run - matchScore 0-100 and goodMatch flag on every row - Cover links at 3000, 1200, 600 and 100 px - Release year, genre, track count, label line and Apple Music link - Any Apple Music store country ### Who uses Album Artwork Downloader, and for what - Music collectors - fix a library of untagged MP3s with the right covers - Music player and tagger apps - get cover links for many albums by API - Playlist and blog editors - grab HD album art for posts - Record shops - fill product images for a catalog of albums ### Why this Album Artwork Downloader? Low tools fail because they need IDs people don't have or return the wrong item with no way to tell. This Album Artwork Downloader checks every run and tells you plainly when a page could not be read, instead of returning empty or wrong rows. ### Data you get from Album Artwork Downloader Every result is one flat row with these fields (values from a real run): | Field | Example | |---|---| | `query` | Radiohead - OK Computer | | `matchScore` | 100 | | `goodMatch` | true | | `artistName` | Radiohead | | `albumName` | OK Computer | | `releaseDate` | 1997-05-21 | | `releaseYear` | 1997 | | `genre` | Alternative | | `trackCount` | 12 | | `explicit` | false | | `artworkUrl` | https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/b... | | `artworkUrl1200` | https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/b... | | `artworkUrl600` | https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/b... | | `artworkUrl100` | https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/b... | | `appleMusicUrl` | https://music.apple.com/us/album/ok-computer/1097861387 | | `artistUrl` | https://music.apple.com/us/artist/radiohead/657515 | | `collectionId` | 1097861387 | | `artistId` | 657515 | | `copyright` | ℗ 1997 XL Recordings Ltd | | `price` | 9.99 | | `currency` | USD | | `country` | US | | `collectionType` | Album | | `explicitness` | notExplicit | | `censoredAlbumName` | OK Computer | ### How to use Album Artwork Downloader 1. Press **Start** - the form already holds an example that works. 2. Put in your own input (see the fields on the Input tab). 3. Run it once, or put it on an **Apify Schedule** to get fresh rows every day. 4. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send them to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, the Apify API or an AI agent (Apify MCP server). #### Input example ```json { "albums": [ "Radiohead - OK Computer", "Daft Punk - Discovery", "Adele - 25" ], "country": "us", "matchesPerAlbum": 1, "minMatchScore": 70, "onlyGoodMatches": false } ``` #### Output example (a real run) ```json [ { "query": "Radiohead - OK Computer", "matchScore": 100, "goodMatch": true, "artistName": "Radiohead", "albumName": "OK Computer", "releaseDate": "1997-05-21", "releaseYear": 1997, "genre": "Alternative", "trackCount": 12, "explicit": false, "artworkUrl": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/ba/0760ba0f-148c-b18f-d0ff-169ee96f3af5/634904078164.png/3000x3000bb.jpg", "artworkUrl1200": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/ba/0760ba0f-148c-b18f-d0ff-169ee96f3af5/634904078164.png/1200x1200bb.jpg", "artworkUrl600": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/ba/0760ba0f-148c-b18f-d0ff-169ee96f3af5/634904078164.png/600x600bb.jpg", "artworkUrl100": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/ba/0760ba0f-148c-b18f-d0ff-169ee96f3af5/634904078164.png/100x100bb.jpg", "appleMusicUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/ok-computer/1097861387", "artistUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/radiohead/657515", "collectionId": 1097861387, "artistId": 657515, "copyright": "℗ 1997 XL Recordings Ltd", "price": 9.99, "currency": "USD", "country": "US", "collectionType": "Album", "explicitness": "notExplicit", "censoredAlbumName": "OK Computer", "artworkUrl60": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/07/60/ba/0760ba0f-148c-b18f-d0ff-169ee96f3af5/634904078164.png/60x60bb.jpg" } ] ``` One flat row per result. ### How much does Album Artwork Downloader cost? You pay only per result (pay per event) - no monthly fee, no minimum, and the price per result is lower on Apify's Bronze, Silver and Gold plans. The exact price is on the **Pricing** tab. Apify's free plan credit is enough to try it on real input. | You want | What you pay for | |---|---| | A quick test with the example | a few results | | A daily scheduled run | only the rows that run returns | | A big one-off export | the results delivered - set a maximum in the input | ### Also searched as - album cover downloader - album art finder - cover art download - fetch album artwork - itunes artwork - music library cover art ### FAQ **Does Album Artwork Downloader need a login, cookies or an API key?** No. It reads public pages only. **Can I run Album Artwork Downloader on a schedule?** Yes - with Apify Schedules; each run returns fresh rows. **Can I call it from Python, JavaScript or an AI agent?** Yes - through the Apify API, the Apify client libraries or the Apify MCP server. **Is it legal?** It collects only data anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for using it within the source site's terms and data protection law (GDPR, CCPA). **What if the site blocks a request?** The run retries from a fresh connection and, if it still cannot read the page, stops with a clear message - never with made-up rows. **Do I need proxies?** No setup needed - Album Artwork Downloader uses Apify Proxy by default where the site needs it. ### Troubleshooting - **No results:** check the input (a public URL or a search term that returns results in a normal browser), then try the example input once. - **Fewer results than expected:** raise the maximum in the input; some sites show only a part of their data without logging in, and Album Artwork Downloader never logs in. - **The run stopped with a message:** the message says what the site answered; run it again later or with fewer items. ### Your feedback Missing a field, found a bug, or need another site? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab - issues are answered and fixed. If Album Artwork Downloader saved you time, a short review on this page helps others find it. 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A plain album name works too. Up to 500 per run. ## `country` (type: `string`): Two-letter store code (us, gb, de, jp, kr...). Some albums only exist in some stores. ## `matchesPerAlbum` (type: `integer`): 1 = only the best match. Raise it to see other editions (deluxe, remaster) and pick yourself. ## `minMatchScore` (type: `integer`): Rows at or above this score get goodMatch = true, so you can skip wrong covers before writing them into your files. ## `onlyGoodMatches` (type: `boolean`): Drop matches below the score. An album with no good match still gives one row with goodMatch = false so you can retry it. ## Actor input object example ```json { "albums": [ "Radiohead - OK Computer", "Daft Punk - Discovery", "Adele - 25" ], "country": "us", "matchesPerAlbum": 1, "minMatchScore": 70, "onlyGoodMatches": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): All result rows (open as table, JSON, CSV or Excel). # 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 = { "albums": [ "Radiohead - OK Computer", "Daft Punk - Discovery", "Adele - 25" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("h1018y/anvil-idea-2213-reliable").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 = { "albums": [ "Radiohead - OK Computer", "Daft Punk - Discovery", "Adele - 25", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("h1018y/anvil-idea-2213-reliable").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "albums": [ "Radiohead - OK Computer", "Daft Punk - Discovery", "Adele - 25" ] }' | apify call h1018y/anvil-idea-2213-reliable --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,h1018y/anvil-idea-2213-reliable" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/AxDfFb87OcG0OeFrr/builds/wEX2THtUKJNh7gEbH/openapi.json