AcoustID

aid: acoustid
name: AcoustID
description: AcoustID is an open-source audio fingerprinting service providing a REST API for identifying music tracks by
  audio fingerprint and linking results to MusicBrainz metadata records. Built on the Chromaprint library, it offers a crowdsourced
  fingerprint database free for non-commercial use, with commercial plans available through AcoustID OÜ.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/acoustid/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Audio
- Fingerprinting
- Music
- MusicBrainz
- Open Source
- Identification
apis:
- aid: acoustid:acoustid-api
  name: AcoustID Web Service API
  description: REST API for audio fingerprint lookup and submission. Accepts Chromaprint-generated fingerprints and returns
    AcoustID track identifiers along with linked MusicBrainz metadata including recordings, artists, and releases.
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  humanURL: https://acoustid.org/webservice
  baseURL: https://api.acoustid.org/v2
  tags:
  - Audio
  - Fingerprinting
  - Music
  - Lookup
  - Submission
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://acoustid.org/webservice
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://acoustid.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://acoustid.org/webservice
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/acoustid
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.acoustid.org/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://acoustid.biz/
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/acoustid
- type: Plans
  url: plans/acoustid-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/acoustid-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/acoustid-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com