# CD Baby

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/cd-baby/  
**Website:** https://cdbaby.com  
**APIs profiled:** 0

CD Baby is an independent music distribution and publishing administration service for songwriters, performers, and independent record labels. Founded in 1998 and now part of Downtown Music Holdings under Virgin Music Group, CD Baby services over 50 million music assets from creators in hundreds of countries across six continents. The platform distributes music to 150+ digital service providers including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Pandora, Tidal, TikTok, Amazon, Shazam, and Deezer, and is a flagship member of YouTube's Preferred Distributor Program plus a preferred partner with Apple and Spotify. Services include digital distribution, physical CD and vinyl manufacturing, publishing administration, cover song licensing, sync licensing through CDB Boost, YouTube and social monetization, performing rights organization (ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN) registration assistance, and promotion tools via SymphonyOS, HearNow, Show.co, Managed Ads, Groover, Laylo, and Internet Radio Airplay. Pricing is a one-time fee ($9.99 single, $14.99 album) with artists retaining over 90% of earnings. CD Baby has paid out more than $1 billion to artists. CD Baby has no public developer API, SDK, or open-source release; all distribution and reporting workflows are exposed only through the artist member portal at members.cdbaby.com.

## Kin Score — 13.9 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 13.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 7.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 34.2 |
| Access Clarity | 34.2 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Cd Baby Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Music, Music Distribution, Music Publishing, Publishing Administration, Independent Artists, Songwriters, Streaming, Sync Licensing, Royalties, Cover Song Licensing, YouTube Monetization, Performing Rights, Physical Manufacturing, Vinyl, DIY Musician

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/cd-baby/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.