Shazam

Shazam Search API

Full-text search across Shazam's track and artist catalog

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Shazam REST Albums Search 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: Search
  description: Full-text search across Shazam's track and artist catalog
paths:
  /services/search/v4/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchArtists
      summary: Search for artists
      description: Search Shazam's catalog for artists by name or prefix.
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/language'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
      - name: term
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Artist name or search prefix
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
        description: Maximum number of results
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: types
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          default: artists
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Artist search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtistSearchResponse'
  /services/search/v3/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchTracks
      summary: Search for tracks
      description: Full-text search across Shazam's catalog for songs by title or prefix.
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/language'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Track title or search prefix
      - name: numResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
        description: Maximum number of results
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: types
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          default: songs
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Track search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrackSearchResponse'
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
    ArtistSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        artists:
          type: object
          properties:
            hits:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  artist:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Artist'
    TrackSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        tracks:
          type: object
          properties:
            hits:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  track:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Track'
    Artist:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: '203347991'
        type:
          type: string
          example: artists
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            genreNames:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            artwork:
              type: object
              properties:
                url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                width:
                  type: integer
                height:
                  type: integer
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
        relationships:
          type: object
  parameters:
    language:
      name: language
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: en-US
        example: en-US
      description: BCP-47 language tag (e.g. en-US, de-DE, ja-JP)
    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)