Musixmatch API

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Sample Requests

GET GET /album.get

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.get?format=json&album_id=example&callback=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.get?format=json&album_id=example&callback=example"

import requests
params = {
    "format": "json",
    "album_id": "example",
    "callback": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.get",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.get');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('album_id', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.get")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("format", "json")
	q.Set("album_id", "example")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.get")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "format" => "json",
  "album_id" => "example",
  "callback" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.get?" . http_build_query([
    "format" => "json",
    "album_id" => "example",
    "callback" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /album.tracks.get

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.tracks.get?page=1&format=json&album_id=example&callback=example&page_size=10&f_has_lyrics=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.tracks.get?page=1&format=json&album_id=example&callback=example&page_size=10&f_has_lyrics=example"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "format": "json",
    "album_id": "example",
    "callback": "example",
    "page_size": "10",
    "f_has_lyrics": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.tracks.get",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.tracks.get');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('album_id', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '10');
url.searchParams.set('f_has_lyrics', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.tracks.get")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("format", "json")
	q.Set("album_id", "example")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	q.Set("page_size", "10")
	q.Set("f_has_lyrics", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.tracks.get")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "format" => "json",
  "album_id" => "example",
  "callback" => "example",
  "page_size" => "10",
  "f_has_lyrics" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/album.tracks.get?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "format" => "json",
    "album_id" => "example",
    "callback" => "example",
    "page_size" => "10",
    "f_has_lyrics" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET GET /artist.albums.get

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/artist.albums.get?page=1&format=json&callback=example&artist_id=example&page_size=10&g_album_name=example&s_release_date=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/artist.albums.get?page=1&format=json&callback=example&artist_id=example&page_size=10&g_album_name=example&s_release_date=example"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "format": "json",
    "callback": "example",
    "artist_id": "example",
    "page_size": "10",
    "g_album_name": "example",
    "s_release_date": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/artist.albums.get",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/artist.albums.get');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('format', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('artist_id', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '10');
url.searchParams.set('g_album_name', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('s_release_date', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/artist.albums.get")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("format", "json")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	q.Set("artist_id", "example")
	q.Set("page_size", "10")
	q.Set("g_album_name", "example")
	q.Set("s_release_date", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/artist.albums.get")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "format" => "json",
  "callback" => "example",
  "artist_id" => "example",
  "page_size" => "10",
  "g_album_name" => "example",
  "s_release_date" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/musixmatch.com/1.1.0/artist.albums.get?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "format" => "json",
    "callback" => "example",
    "artist_id" => "example",
    "page_size" => "10",
    "g_album_name" => "example",
    "s_release_date" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Musixmatch API?

Musixmatch API is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Musixmatch API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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