Shazam

Shazam Charts API

Music charts by country, city, and genre

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GET /services/amapi/v1/catalog/{endpoint_country}/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks Get tracks from a chart playlist #

GET /services/charts/locations Get chart location and genre playlist IDs conformant #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shazam REST Charts API
  description: 'The Shazam REST API (reverse-engineered, also available via RapidAPI) provides song recognition from audio signatures, music charts by country/city/genre, artist profiles, track metadata, search, and listening-counter statistics. Base URL variants: amp.shazam.com (recognition), www.shazam.com (catalog/charts), cdn.shazam.com (related tracks).'
  version: 5.0.0
  contact:
    name: Shazam Developer (via Apple / ShazamKit)
    url: https://developer.apple.com/shazamkit/
  x-rapidapi-provider: apidojo
  x-rapidapi-hub: https://rapidapi.com/apidojo/api/shazam
servers:
- url: https://www.shazam.com
  description: Primary Shazam web API
- url: https://amp.shazam.com
  description: Shazam recognition endpoint
- url: https://cdn.shazam.com
  description: Shazam CDN (related tracks)
security:
- RapidAPIKey: []
tags:
- name: Charts
  description: Music charts by country, city, and genre
paths:
  /services/amapi/v1/catalog/{endpoint_country}/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks:
    get:
      operationId: getPlaylistTracks
      summary: Get tracks from a chart playlist
      description: Retrieve the tracks in a Shazam chart playlist. Used for top world tracks, top country tracks, top city tracks, and genre charts. The playlist_id is obtained from the chart locations service.
      tags:
      - Charts
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
      - name: playlist_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Shazam playlist identifier for the chart
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 200
          maximum: 200
        description: Maximum number of tracks to return
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
        description: Pagination offset
      - name: l
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          default: en-US
        description: Language code
      - name: relate[songs]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          default: artists,music-videos
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of chart tracks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaylistTracksResponse'
  /services/charts/locations:
    get:
      operationId: getChartLocations
      summary: Get chart location and genre playlist IDs
      description: Returns the full catalog of chart playlist IDs organized by country, city, and genre. Use the returned IDs with the playlist tracks endpoint.
      tags:
      - Charts
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chart locations and playlist IDs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationsResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    Track:
      type: object
      properties:
        layout:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          example: MUSIC
        key:
          type: string
          description: Shazam track ID
          example: '549952578'
        title:
          type: string
          example: Blinding Lights
        subtitle:
          type: string
          description: Artist name
          example: The Weeknd
        images:
          type: object
          properties:
            background:
              type: string
              format: uri
            coverart:
              type: string
              format: uri
            coverarthq:
              type: string
              format: uri
        share:
          type: object
          properties:
            subject:
              type: string
            text:
              type: string
            href:
              type: string
              format: uri
            image:
              type: string
              format: uri
            twitter:
              type: string
            html:
              type: string
              format: uri
            avatar:
              type: string
              format: uri
            snapchat:
              type: string
              format: uri
        hub:
          type: object
          description: Streaming platform links (Apple Music, Spotify, etc.)
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
            image:
              type: string
              format: uri
            actions:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                  type:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: string
                  uri:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
            options:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
            providers:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  caption:
                    type: string
                  images:
                    type: object
                  actions:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
        sections:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              metapages:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
              tabname:
                type: string
              metadata:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    title:
                      type: string
                    text:
                      type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Shazam web URL for this track
        isrc:
          type: string
          description: International Standard Recording Code
          example: USUG12004076
    PlaylistTracksResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Track'
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri
    LocationsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Chart locations indexed by country and genre
      properties:
        countries:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              listid:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              cities:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    id:
                      type: string
                    listid:
                      type: string
                    name:
                      type: string
        genres:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              listid:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
  parameters:
    endpoint_country:
      name: endpoint_country
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: GB
        example: US
      description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for localized results
  securitySchemes:
    RapidAPIKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-RapidAPI-Key
      description: RapidAPI key for the apidojo/shazam endpoint on rapidapi.com
    ShazamPlatformHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Shazam-Platform
      description: Internal Shazam platform identifier (e.g. IPHONE)