🎶 MusicBrainz Scraper

Whether you're building a music metadata service, researching artist discographies, or creating a catalog of recordings, this tool makes it easy to collect structured music data from the world's most comprehensive open music encyclopedia.

The MusicBrainz Scraper collects artists, releases, and recordings with names, dates, countries, labels, track counts, durations, tags, and more. Search by keyword and filter by country and type.

✨ What Does It Do

• 🎤 Artist data - collect names, types, countries, areas, active years, tags, and aliases for musicians and bands
• 💿 Release data - extract titles, release dates, countries, barcodes, labels, catalog numbers, track counts, and formats
• 🎵 Recording data - get song titles, durations, artist credits, first release dates, and release counts
• 🌍 Country filtering - narrow results by country code (US, GB, DE, JP, etc.)
• 🏷️ Type filtering - filter artists by Group or Person, releases by Album, Single, or EP
• 🔍 Flexible search - find anything in the MusicBrainz database by keyword

🔧 Input

• Mode - choose what to search: Artists, Releases, or Recordings
• Search Query - search for artists, albums, or songs (e.g., 'radiohead', 'abbey road', 'creep')
• Max Items - how many items to collect (free users get 10 items, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• Country - filter by country code (e.g., 'US', 'GB', 'DE')
• Type - filter by type: for artists use 'Group' or 'Person', for releases use 'Album', 'Single', or 'EP'

{
    "mode": "artists",
    "query": "radiohead",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "country": "GB",
    "type": "Group"
}

📊 Output

Each record includes data fields specific to the selected mode. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Artist Fields

Field	Description
🔗 url	Artist page on MusicBrainz
🎤 name	Artist or band name
🏷️ type	Type (Group, Person, Orchestra, etc.)
🌍 country	Country code
📍 areaName	Geographic area
📅 beginDate	Career/life start date
📅 endDate	Career/life end date
🏷️ tags	Community tags with vote counts
📋 aliases	Alternative names

Release Fields

Field	Description
🔗 url	Release page on MusicBrainz
💿 title	Release title
🎤 artistName	Artist or band name
📅 date	Release date
🌍 country	Country of release
🏷️ labelName	Record label
🔢 catalogNumber	Catalog number
📊 trackCount	Number of tracks
💿 mediaFormat	Format (CD, Vinyl, Digital, etc.)

Recording Fields

Field	Description
🔗 url	Recording page on MusicBrainz
🎵 title	Song title
🎤 artistName	Artist or band name
⏱️ lengthFormatted	Duration (m:ss)
📅 firstReleaseDate	Earliest release date
📊 releasesCount	Number of releases containing this recording

{
    "id": "a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711",
    "name": "Radiohead",
    "sortName": "Radiohead",
    "type": "Group",
    "country": "GB",
    "areaName": "United Kingdom",
    "beginAreaName": "Abingdon",
    "beginDate": "1985",
    "endDate": null,
    "ended": false,
    "disambiguation": "",
    "tags": [{"name": "alternative rock", "count": 10}, {"name": "electronic", "count": 8}],
    "aliases": [],
    "score": 100,
    "url": "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the MusicBrainz Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual MusicBrainz Search
Batch collection	✅ Up to 1M items	❌ Browse one at a time
Three search modes	✅ Artists, releases, recordings	⚠️ Separate searches
Country filtering	✅ By country code	⚠️ Advanced search only
Structured output	✅ JSON, CSV, Excel	❌ Web pages only
Automated scheduling	✅ Daily/weekly monitoring	❌ Manual visits
Tags and aliases	✅ Included automatically	⚠️ Click each entry

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - choose your mode, enter a search query, and set your filters
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured music data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual browsing required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 🎵 Music services - build metadata databases with accurate artist, album, and song information
• 📊 Music researchers - analyze artist origins, genre distributions, and release patterns across countries
• 📱 App developers - power music apps with rich metadata including tags, aliases, and release details
• 📰 Music journalists - research artist discographies, label histories, and recording catalogs
• 🏷️ Record labels - catalog releases with barcodes, catalog numbers, and format details
• 🎓 Musicologists - study music history with structured data on artists, recordings, and release timelines

❓ FAQ

🎶 What is MusicBrainz? MusicBrainz is an open music encyclopedia maintained by a global community. It aims to be the most complete and accurate source of music metadata, covering millions of artists, releases, and recordings.

🎤 What's the difference between the three modes? Artists mode searches for musicians and bands. Releases mode searches for albums, singles, and EPs. Recordings mode searches for individual songs and tracks.

🌍 What country codes can I use? Use standard two-letter country codes like US (United States), GB (United Kingdom), DE (Germany), JP (Japan), FR (France), etc.

🏷️ What types can I filter by? For artists: 'Group' or 'Person'. For releases: 'Album', 'Single', or 'EP'. Enter the type exactly as shown.

⏱️ How long does a run take? Typically 1-2 seconds per page of results. A run collecting 100 items takes about 5-10 seconds.

🔗 Integrate MusicBrainz Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate music data workflows
• Zapier - Get alerts for new releases or artists
• Slack - Get notified in your team channel
• Google Drive - Export music data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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🆘 Need Help?

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to MusicBrainz or the MetaBrainz Foundation. It accesses only publicly available data.