setlist.fm API

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The setlist.fm API has been designed to give you easy access to setlist data in order to build fancy websites and other applications. Before starting to use the API, be sure to ... ... understand how setlist.fm works (the FAQ and the Guidelines are a good starting point), ... read this documentation carefully and ... apply for an AP

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Search for artists.

Search for artists.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/artists?p=1&sort=sortName&artistMbid=example&artistName=example&artistTmid=1

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/artists?p=1&sort=sortName&artistMbid=example&artistName=example&artistTmid=1"

import requests
params = {
    "p": "1",
    "sort": "sortName",
    "artistMbid": "example",
    "artistName": "example",
    "artistTmid": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/artists",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/artists');
url.searchParams.set('p', '1');
url.searchParams.set('sort', 'sortName');
url.searchParams.set('artistMbid', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('artistName', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('artistTmid', '1');

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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/artists")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("p", "1")
	q.Set("sort", "sortName")
	q.Set("artistMbid", "example")
	q.Set("artistName", "example")
	q.Set("artistTmid", "1")
	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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/artists")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "p" => "1",
  "sort" => "sortName",
  "artistMbid" => "example",
  "artistName" => "example",
  "artistTmid" => "1"
})

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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/artists?" . http_build_query([
    "p" => "1",
    "sort" => "sortName",
    "artistMbid" => "example",
    "artistName" => "example",
    "artistTmid" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Search for a city.

Search for a city.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/cities?p=1&name=test&state=example&country=US&stateCode=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/cities?p=1&name=test&state=example&country=US&stateCode=example"

import requests
params = {
    "p": "1",
    "name": "test",
    "state": "example",
    "country": "US",
    "stateCode": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/cities",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/cities');
url.searchParams.set('p', '1');
url.searchParams.set('name', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('state', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('country', 'US');
url.searchParams.set('stateCode', '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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/cities")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("p", "1")
	q.Set("name", "test")
	q.Set("state", "example")
	q.Set("country", "US")
	q.Set("stateCode", "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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/cities")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "p" => "1",
  "name" => "test",
  "state" => "example",
  "country" => "US",
  "stateCode" => "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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/cities?" . http_build_query([
    "p" => "1",
    "name" => "test",
    "state" => "example",
    "country" => "US",
    "stateCode" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Search for setlists.

Search for setlists.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/setlists?p=1&date=2026-06-02&year=2024&state=example&cityId=example&lastFm=1&venueId=example&cityName=example&tourName=example&stateCode=example&venueName=example&artistMbid=example&artistName=example&artistTmid=1&countryCode=example&lastUpdated=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/setlists?p=1&date=2026-06-02&year=2024&state=example&cityId=example&lastFm=1&venueId=example&cityName=example&tourName=example&stateCode=example&venueName=example&artistMbid=example&artistName=example&artistTmid=1&countryCode=example&lastUpdated=example"

import requests
params = {
    "p": "1",
    "date": "2026-06-02",
    "year": "2024",
    "state": "example",
    "cityId": "example",
    "lastFm": "1",
    "venueId": "example",
    "cityName": "example",
    "tourName": "example",
    "stateCode": "example",
    "venueName": "example",
    "artistMbid": "example",
    "artistName": "example",
    "artistTmid": "1",
    "countryCode": "example",
    "lastUpdated": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/setlists",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/setlists');
url.searchParams.set('p', '1');
url.searchParams.set('date', '2026-06-02');
url.searchParams.set('year', '2024');
url.searchParams.set('state', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('cityId', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('lastFm', '1');
url.searchParams.set('venueId', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('cityName', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('tourName', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('stateCode', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('venueName', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('artistMbid', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('artistName', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('artistTmid', '1');
url.searchParams.set('countryCode', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('lastUpdated', '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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/setlists")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("p", "1")
	q.Set("date", "2026-06-02")
	q.Set("year", "2024")
	q.Set("state", "example")
	q.Set("cityId", "example")
	q.Set("lastFm", "1")
	q.Set("venueId", "example")
	q.Set("cityName", "example")
	q.Set("tourName", "example")
	q.Set("stateCode", "example")
	q.Set("venueName", "example")
	q.Set("artistMbid", "example")
	q.Set("artistName", "example")
	q.Set("artistTmid", "1")
	q.Set("countryCode", "example")
	q.Set("lastUpdated", "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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/setlists")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "p" => "1",
  "date" => "2026-06-02",
  "year" => "2024",
  "state" => "example",
  "cityId" => "example",
  "lastFm" => "1",
  "venueId" => "example",
  "cityName" => "example",
  "tourName" => "example",
  "stateCode" => "example",
  "venueName" => "example",
  "artistMbid" => "example",
  "artistName" => "example",
  "artistTmid" => "1",
  "countryCode" => "example",
  "lastUpdated" => "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/setlist.fm/1.0/1.0/search/setlists?" . http_build_query([
    "p" => "1",
    "date" => "2026-06-02",
    "year" => "2024",
    "state" => "example",
    "cityId" => "example",
    "lastFm" => "1",
    "venueId" => "example",
    "cityName" => "example",
    "tourName" => "example",
    "stateCode" => "example",
    "venueName" => "example",
    "artistMbid" => "example",
    "artistName" => "example",
    "artistTmid" => "1",
    "countryCode" => "example",
    "lastUpdated" => "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 setlist.fm API?

setlist.fm 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. setlist.fm API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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