Apple Music

Apple Music Library API

Authenticated user library resources

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 8

GET /me/library/songs Get the user's library songs

GET /me/library/albums Get the user's library albums

GET /me/library/artists Get the user's library artists

GET /me/library/playlists Get the user's library playlists

POST /me/library/playlists Create a new library playlist

GET /me/library/search Search the user's library

GET /me/recommendations Get personalized recommendations for the user

GET /me/recent/played Get the user's recently played resources

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Apple Music Catalog Library API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'REST API for the Apple Music catalog and the authenticated user''s library.

    Catalog endpoints (songs, albums, artists, music videos, playlists,

    stations, search, charts) require an Apple Developer JWT in the

    Authorization header. User-library endpoints additionally require a

    Music User Token in the Music-User-Token header.

    '
  contact:
    name: Apple Developer Documentation
    url: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/applemusicapi
servers:
- url: https://api.music.apple.com/v1
  description: Apple Music API v1
security:
- DeveloperToken: []
tags:
- name: Library
  description: Authenticated user library resources
paths:
  /me/library/songs:
    get:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Get the user's library songs
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
  /me/library/albums:
    get:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Get the user's library albums
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
  /me/library/artists:
    get:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Get the user's library artists
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
  /me/library/playlists:
    get:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Get the user's library playlists
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
    post:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Create a new library playlist
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
  /me/library/search:
    get:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Search the user's library
      parameters:
      - name: term
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: types
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
  /me/recommendations:
    get:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Get personalized recommendations for the user
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
  /me/recent/played:
    get:
      tags:
      - Library
      summary: Get the user's recently played resources
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
      security:
      - DeveloperToken: []
        MusicUserToken: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    DeveloperToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'Apple Music developer token (JWT) generated from a Music Key in the

        Apple Developer account.

        '
    MusicUserToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Music-User-Token
      description: 'Music User Token obtained via MusicKit on a signed-in device. Required

        for user-library endpoints.

        '