Spotify Artists API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: 'You can use Spotify''s Web API to discover music and podcasts, manage your Spotify library, control audio playback, and much more. Browse our available Web API endpoints using the sidebar at left, or via the navigation bar on top of this page on smaller screens.


    In order to make successful Web API requests your app will need a valid access token. One can be obtained through <a href="https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/">OAuth 2.0</a>.


    The base URI for all Web API requests is `https://api.spotify.com/v1`.


    Need help? See our <a href="https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/guides/">Web API guides</a> for more information, or visit the <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/bd-p/Spotify_Developer">Spotify for Developers community forum</a> to ask questions and connect with other developers.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Spotify Web Artists API
  termsOfService: https://developer.spotify.com/terms/
  contact:
    name: Spotify for Developers Community
    url: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/bd-p/Spotify_Developer
servers:
- url: https://api.spotify.com/v1
tags:
- name: Artists
paths:
  /artists/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Artists
      operationId: get-an-artist
      x-spotify-policy-list:
        $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/metadataPolicyList'
      summary: 'Get Artist

        '
      description: 'Get Spotify catalog information for a single artist identified by their unique Spotify ID.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathArtistId'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/OneArtist'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      security:
      - oauth_2_0: []
  /artists:
    get:
      deprecated: true
      tags:
      - Artists
      operationId: get-multiple-artists
      x-spotify-policy-list:
        $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/metadataPolicyList'
      summary: 'Get Several Artists

        '
      description: 'Get Spotify catalog information for several artists based on their Spotify IDs.

        '
      parameters:
      - name: ids
        required: true
        in: query
        schema:
          title: Spotify Artist IDs
          description: 'A comma-separated list of the [Spotify IDs](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the artists. Maximum: 50 IDs.

            '
          example: 2CIMQHirSU0MQqyYHq0eOx,57dN52uHvrHOxijzpIgu3E,1vCWHaC5f2uS3yhpwWbIA6
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ManyArtists'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      security:
      - oauth_2_0: []
  /artists/{id}/albums:
    get:
      tags:
      - Artists
      operationId: get-an-artists-albums
      x-spotify-policy-list:
        $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/metadataPolicyList'
      summary: 'Get Artist''s Albums

        '
      description: 'Get Spotify catalog information about an artist''s albums.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathArtistId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/QueryIncludeGroups'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/QueryMarket'
      - name: limit
        required: false
        in: query
        schema:
          title: Limit
          description: 'The maximum number of items to return. Default: 5. Minimum: 1. Maximum: 10.

            '
          default: 5
          example: 5
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 10
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/QueryOffset'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/PagingArtistDiscographyAlbumObject'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      security:
      - oauth_2_0: []
  /artists/{id}/top-tracks:
    get:
      deprecated: true
      tags:
      - Artists
      operationId: get-an-artists-top-tracks
      x-spotify-policy-list:
        $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/metadataPolicyList'
      summary: 'Get Artist''s Top Tracks

        '
      description: 'Get Spotify catalog information about an artist''s top tracks by country.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathArtistId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/QueryMarket'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ManyTracks'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      security:
      - oauth_2_0: []
  /artists/{id}/related-artists:
    get:
      deprecated: true
      tags:
      - Artists
      operationId: get-an-artists-related-artists
      x-spotify-policy-list:
        $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/metadataPolicyList'
      summary: 'Get Artist''s Related Artists

        '
      description: 'Get Spotify catalog information about artists similar to a given artist. Similarity is based on analysis of the Spotify community''s listening history.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PathArtistId'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ManyArtists'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      security:
      - oauth_2_0: []
components:
  schemas:
    ArtistDiscographyAlbumObject:
      x-spotify-docs-type: ArtistDiscographyAlbumObject
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimplifiedAlbumObject'
      - type: object
        required:
        - album_group
        properties:
          album_group:
            deprecated: true
            type: string
            enum:
            - album
            - single
            - compilation
            - appears_on
            example: compilation
            description: 'This field describes the relationship between the artist and the album.

              '
    AlbumBase:
      type: object
      required:
      - album_type
      - total_tracks
      - available_markets
      - external_urls
      - href
      - id
      - images
      - name
      - release_date
      - release_date_precision
      - type
      - uri
      properties:
        album_type:
          type: string
          description: 'The type of the album.

            '
          enum:
          - album
          - single
          - compilation
          example: compilation
        total_tracks:
          type: integer
          description: The number of tracks in the album.
          example: 9
        available_markets:
          deprecated: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - CA
          - BR
          - IT
          description: 'The markets in which the album is available: [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2). _**NOTE**: an album is considered available in a market when at least 1 of its tracks is available in that market._

            '
        external_urls:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalUrlObject'
          description: 'Known external URLs for this album.

            '
        href:
          type: string
          description: 'A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the album.

            '
        id:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify ID](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the album.

            '
          example: 2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ
        images:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageObject'
          description: 'The cover art for the album in various sizes, widest first.

            '
        name:
          type: string
          description: 'The name of the album. In case of an album takedown, the value may be an empty string.

            '
        release_date:
          type: string
          example: 1981-12
          description: 'The date the album was first released.

            '
        release_date_precision:
          type: string
          enum:
          - year
          - month
          - day
          example: year
          description: 'The precision with which `release_date` value is known.

            '
        restrictions:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlbumRestrictionObject'
          description: 'Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.

            '
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - album
          description: 'The object type.

            '
        uri:
          type: string
          example: spotify:album:2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ
          description: 'The [Spotify URI](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the album.

            '
    TrackRestrictionObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: TrackRestrictionObject
      properties:
        reason:
          type: string
          description: 'The reason for the restriction. Supported values:

            - `market` - The content item is not available in the given market.

            - `product` - The content item is not available for the user''s subscription type.

            - `explicit` - The content item is explicit and the user''s account is set to not play explicit content.


            Additional reasons may be added in the future.

            **Note**: If you use this field, make sure that your application safely handles unknown values.

            '
    PagingArtistDiscographyAlbumObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: PagingArtistDiscographyAlbumObject
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingObject'
      - type: object
        properties:
          items:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtistDiscographyAlbumObject'
    ExternalUrlObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: ExternalUrlObject
      properties:
        spotify:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify URL](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the object.

            '
    FollowersObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: FollowersObject
      properties:
        href:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'This will always be set to null, as the Web API does not support it at the moment.

            '
        total:
          type: integer
          description: 'The total number of followers.

            '
    TrackObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: TrackObject
      properties:
        album:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimplifiedAlbumObject'
          description: 'The album on which the track appears. The album object includes a link in `href` to full information about the album.

            '
        artists:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimplifiedArtistObject'
          description: 'The artists who performed the track. Each artist object includes a link in `href` to more detailed information about the artist.

            '
        available_markets:
          deprecated: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: 'A list of the countries in which the track can be played, identified by their [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) code.

            '
        disc_number:
          type: integer
          description: 'The disc number (usually `1` unless the album consists of more than one disc).

            '
        duration_ms:
          type: integer
          description: 'The track length in milliseconds.

            '
        explicit:
          type: boolean
          description: 'Whether or not the track has explicit lyrics ( `true` = yes it does; `false` = no it does not OR unknown).

            '
        external_ids:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalIdObject'
          description: 'Known external IDs for the track.

            '
        external_urls:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalUrlObject'
          description: 'Known external URLs for this track.

            '
        href:
          type: string
          description: 'A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the track.

            '
        id:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify ID](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the track.

            '
        is_playable:
          type: boolean
          description: 'Part of the response when [Track Relinking](/documentation/web-api/concepts/track-relinking) is applied. If `true`, the track is playable in the given market. Otherwise `false`.

            '
        linked_from:
          deprecated: true
          type: object
          description: 'Part of the response when [Track Relinking](/documentation/web-api/concepts/track-relinking) is applied, and the requested track has been replaced with different track. The track in the `linked_from` object contains information about the originally requested track.

            '
        restrictions:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrackRestrictionObject'
          description: 'Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.

            '
        name:
          type: string
          description: 'The name of the track.

            '
        popularity:
          deprecated: true
          type: integer
          description: 'The popularity of the track. The value will be between 0 and 100, with 100 being the most popular.<br/>The popularity of a track is a value between 0 and 100, with 100 being the most popular. The popularity is calculated by algorithm and is based, in the most part, on the total number of plays the track has had and how recent those plays are.<br/>Generally speaking, songs that are being played a lot now will have a higher popularity than songs that were played a lot in the past. Duplicate tracks (e.g. the same track from a single and an album) are rated independently. Artist and album popularity is derived mathematically from track popularity. _**Note**: the popularity value may lag actual popularity by a few days: the value is not updated in real time._

            '
        preview_url:
          deprecated: true
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'A link to a 30 second preview (MP3 format) of the track. Can be `null`

            '
          x-spotify-policy-list:
          - $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/policies/StandalonePreview'
        track_number:
          type: integer
          description: 'The number of the track. If an album has several discs, the track number is the number on the specified disc.

            '
        type:
          type: string
          description: 'The object type: "track".

            '
          enum:
          - track
        uri:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify URI](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the track.

            '
        is_local:
          type: boolean
          description: 'Whether or not the track is from a local file.

            '
    AlbumRestrictionObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: AlbumRestrictionObject
      properties:
        reason:
          type: string
          enum:
          - market
          - product
          - explicit
          description: 'The reason for the restriction. Albums may be restricted if the content is not available in a given market, to the user''s subscription type, or when the user''s account is set to not play explicit content.

            Additional reasons may be added in the future.

            '
    ArtistObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: ArtistObject
      properties:
        external_urls:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalUrlObject'
          description: 'Known external URLs for this artist.

            '
        followers:
          deprecated: true
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FollowersObject'
          description: 'Information about the followers of the artist.

            '
        genres:
          deprecated: true
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - Prog rock
          - Grunge
          description: 'A list of the genres the artist is associated with. If not yet classified, the array is empty.

            '
        href:
          type: string
          description: 'A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the artist.

            '
        id:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify ID](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the artist.

            '
        images:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageObject'
          description: 'Images of the artist in various sizes, widest first.

            '
        name:
          type: string
          description: 'The name of the artist.

            '
        popularity:
          deprecated: true
          type: integer
          description: 'The popularity of the artist. The value will be between 0 and 100, with 100 being the most popular. The artist''s popularity is calculated from the popularity of all the artist''s tracks.

            '
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - artist
          description: 'The object type.

            '
        uri:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify URI](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the artist.

            '
    ImageObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: ImageObject
      required:
      - url
      - height
      - width
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          example: 'https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228

            '
          description: 'The source URL of the image.

            '
        height:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 300
          description: 'The image height in pixels.

            '
        width:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 300
          description: 'The image width in pixels.

            '
    SimplifiedAlbumObject:
      x-spotify-docs-type: SimplifiedAlbumObject
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlbumBase'
      - type: object
        required:
        - artists
        properties:
          artists:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimplifiedArtistObject'
            description: 'The artists of the album. Each artist object includes a link in `href` to more detailed information about the artist.

              '
    ErrorObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: ErrorObject
      required:
      - status
      - message
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          minimum: 400
          maximum: 599
          description: 'The HTTP status code (also returned in the response header; see [Response Status Codes](/documentation/web-api/concepts/api-calls#response-status-codes) for more information).

            '
        message:
          type: string
          description: 'A short description of the cause of the error.

            '
    SimplifiedArtistObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: SimplifiedArtistObject
      properties:
        external_urls:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalUrlObject'
          description: 'Known external URLs for this artist.

            '
        href:
          type: string
          description: 'A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the artist.

            '
        id:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify ID](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the artist.

            '
        name:
          type: string
          description: 'The name of the artist.

            '
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - artist
          description: 'The object type.

            '
        uri:
          type: string
          description: 'The [Spotify URI](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) for the artist.

            '
    ExternalIdObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: ExternalIdObject
      properties:
        isrc:
          type: string
          description: '[International Standard Recording Code](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Recording_Code)

            '
        ean:
          type: string
          description: '[International Article Number](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Article_Number_%28EAN%29)

            '
        upc:
          type: string
          description: '[Universal Product Code](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code)

            '
    PagingObject:
      type: object
      x-spotify-docs-type: PagingObject
      required:
      - href
      - items
      - limit
      - next
      - offset
      - previous
      - total
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          example: 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=0&limit=20

            '
          description: 'A link to the Web API endpoint returning the full result of the request

            '
        limit:
          type: integer
          example: 20
          description: 'The maximum number of items in the response (as set in the query or by default).

            '
        next:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1
          description: 'URL to the next page of items. ( `null` if none)

            '
        offset:
          type: integer
          example: 0
          description: 'The offset of the items returned (as set in the query or by default)

            '
        previous:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1
          description: 'URL to the previous page of items. ( `null` if none)

            '
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 4
          description: 'The total number of items available to return.

            '
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: 'Bad or expired token. This can happen if the user revoked a token or

        the access token has expired. You should re-authenticate the user.

        '
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - error
            properties:
              error:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorObject'
    PagingArtistDiscographyAlbumObject:
      description: Pages of albums
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PagingArtistDiscographyAlbumObject'
    ManyArtists:
      description: A set of artists
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - artists
            properties:
              artists:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtistObject'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: 'The app has exceeded its rate limits.

        '
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - error
            properties:
              error:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorObject'
    Forbidden:
      description: 'Bad OAuth request (wrong consumer key, bad nonce, expired

        timestamp...). Unfortunately, re-authenticating the user won''t help here.

        '
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - error
            properties:
              error:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorObject'
    ManyTracks:
      description: A set of tracks
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            required:
            - tracks
            properties:
              tracks:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrackObject'
    OneArtist:
      description: An artist
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtistObject'
  parameters:
    QueryMarket:
      name: market
      required: false
      in: query
      schema:
        title: Market
        description: "An [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).\n  If a country code is specified, only content that is available in that market will be returned.<br/>\n  If a valid user access token is specified in the request header, the country associated with\n  the user account will take priority over this parameter.<br/>\n  _**Note**: If neither market or user country are provided, the content is considered unavailable for the client._<br/>\n  Users can view the country that is associated with their account in the [account settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/overview/).\n"
        example: ES
        type: string
    PathArtistId:
      name: id
      required: true
      in: path
      schema:
        title: Spotify Artist ID
        description: 'The [Spotify ID](/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids) of the artist.

          '
        example: 0TnOYISbd1XYRBk9myaseg
        type: string
    QueryIncludeGroups:
      name: include_groups
      required: false
      in: query
      schema:
        title: Groups to include (single, album, appears_on, compilation)
        description: 'A comma-separated list of keywords that will be used to filter the response. If not supplied, all album types will be returned. <br/>

          Valid values are:<br/>- `album`<br/>- `single`<br/>- `appears_on`<br/>- `compilation`<br/>For example: `include_groups=album,single`.

          '
        example: single,appears_on
        type: string
    QueryOffset:
      name: offset
      required: false
      in: query
      schema:
        title: Offset
        description: 'The index of the first item to return. Default: 0 (the first item). Use with limit to get the next set of items.

          '
        default: 0
        example: 5
        type: integer
  x-spotify-policy:
    metadataPolicyList:
    - $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/policies/Downloading'
    - $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/policies/VisualAlteration'
    - $ref: '#/components/x-spotify-policy/policies/Attribution'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth_2_0:
      type: oauth2
      description: Spotify supports OAuth 2.0 for authenticating all API requests.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token
          scopes:
            app-remote-control: 'Communicate with the Spotify app on your device.

              '
            playlist-read-private: 'Access your private playlists.

              '
            playlist-read-collaborative: 'Access your collaborative playlists.

              '
            playlist-modify-public: 'Manage your public playlists.

              '
            playlist-modify-private: 'Manage your private playlists.

              '
            user-library-read: 'Access your saved content.

              '
            user-library-modify: 'Manage your saved content.

              '
            user-read-private: 'Access your subscription details.

              '
            user-read-email: 'Get your real email address.

              '
            user-follow-read: 'Access your followers and who you are following.

              '
            user-follow-modify: 'Manage your saved content.

              '
            user-top-read: 'Read your top artists and content.

              '
            user-read-playback-position: 'Read your position in content you have played.

              '
            user-read-playback-state: 'Read your currently playing content and Spotify Connect devices information.

              '
            user-read-recently-played: 'Access your recently played items.

              '
            user-read-currently-playing: 'Read your currently playing content.

              '
            user-modify-playback-state: 'Control playback on your Spotify clients and Spotify Connect devices.

              '
            ugc-image-upload: 'Upload images to Spotify on your behalf.

              '
            streaming: 'Play content and control playback on your other devices.

              '