Discogs

aid: discogs
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/discogs.png
name: Discogs
description: 'Discogs is a community-built music database and marketplace for physical music releases (vinyl, CD, cassette,
  and more). The Discogs API gives developers programmatic

  read/write access to artists, releases, masters, labels, search, user collections and wantlists, marketplace listings, orders,
  and inventory management — using Discogs

  Auth tokens, key+secret credentials, or full OAuth 1.0a on behalf of other users.

  '
url: https://www.discogs.com/developers/
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-29'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Music
x-tier: 2
x-tier-reason: Catalog + marketplace platform with a public REST API, OAuth1, well-documented endpoints, multiple community
  SDKs, and an active MCP ecosystem.
tags:
- Music
- Marketplace
- Catalog
- Community
- Vinyl
- Public APIs
apis:
- aid: discogs:discogs-database-api
  name: Discogs Database API
  description: 'Access Discogs database: artists, releases, masters, labels, and search.'
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - Database
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-database-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
- aid: discogs:discogs-image-api
  name: Discogs Image API
  description: Image asset retrieval (proxied via OAuth).
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - Image
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-image-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
- aid: discogs:discogs-inventory-management-api
  name: Discogs Inventory Management API
  description: Bulk inventory export and CSV upload management.
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - Inventory Management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-inventory-management-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
- aid: discogs:discogs-marketplace-api
  name: Discogs Marketplace API
  description: Marketplace listings, orders, fees, price suggestions, and release stats.
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - Marketplace
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-marketplace-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
- aid: discogs:discogs-user-collection-api
  name: Discogs User Collection API
  description: Manage a user's record collection.
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - User Collection
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-user-collection-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
- aid: discogs:discogs-user-identity-api
  name: Discogs User Identity API
  description: Authenticated user identity, profile, submissions, and contributions.
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - User Identity
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-user-identity-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
- aid: discogs:discogs-user-lists-api
  name: Discogs User Lists API
  description: Browse and manage user-created lists of releases, artists, and labels.
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - User Lists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-user-lists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
- aid: discogs:discogs-user-wantlist-api
  name: Discogs User Wantlist API
  description: Manage a user's wantlist.
  humanURL: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  baseURL: https://api.discogs.com
  tags:
  - User Wantlist
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/discogs-user-wantlist-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/joalla/discogs_client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jmfontaine/discogs-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/andy-miles/discogs-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/rock-n-code/discogs-service
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/discogs/discogs_client
  - type: BulkData
    url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/discogs-graphql.md
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/discogs-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/discogs-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/discogs-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/discogs-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.discogs.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
- type: APIReference
  url: https://www.discogs.com/developers
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://support.discogs.com/hc/articles/360009334593-API-Terms-of-Use
- type: Authentication
  url: https://www.discogs.com/developers#page:authentication
- type: Support
  url: https://support.discogs.com
- type: Forums
  url: https://www.discogs.com/forum/topic/1082
- type: Status
  url: https://status.discogs.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.discogs.com
- type: Plans
  url: plans/discogs-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/discogs-rate-limits.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/discogs
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- type: BulkData
  title: Monthly XML Data Dumps
  url: https://discogs-data-dumps.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/index.html
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server (cswkim)
  url: https://github.com/cswkim/discogs-mcp-server
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server (rianvdm OAuth)
  url: https://github.com/rianvdm/discogs-mcp
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server (pipeworx-io)
  url: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-discogs
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server (andylobban Self-hostable)
  url: https://github.com/andylobban/discogs-mcp-server
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server (leosakharoff)
  url: https://github.com/leosakharoff/discogs-mcp
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/discogs-vocabulary.yml
- type: SpectralRuleset
  url: rules/discogs-rules.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/discogs-context.jsonld
features:
- name: Database Search
  description: Free-text search across releases, masters, artists, and labels with rich filters (year, country, format, label,
    genre, style, barcode, catno).
- name: Release Catalog
  description: Detailed release records including tracks, formats, labels, artists, videos, identifiers, community stats,
    and marketplace stats.
- name: User Collection Management
  description: Read and modify user record collections, organized into custom folders with notes and rating per copy.
- name: User Wantlist
  description: Track wanted releases, with notes and ratings; add and remove releases programmatically.
- name: Marketplace Listings
  description: List, update, and delete records for sale; query inventory by username; integrate with checkout flows via the
    Listing endpoints.
- name: Marketplace Orders
  description: Inspect, update, and message on orders the authenticated seller has received.
- name: Price Suggestions
  description: Get Discogs-calculated suggested marketplace prices by release and media condition.
- name: Bulk Inventory Management
  description: CSV-driven bulk add, change, and delete of inventory listings via asynchronous upload jobs; full inventory
    export to CSV.
- name: OAuth 1.0a
  description: Three-legged OAuth 1.0a flow for building third-party apps that act on behalf of other Discogs users.
- name: Monthly XML Data Dumps
  description: Discogs publishes a monthly snapshot of the full database (artists, labels, masters, releases) as XML on S3
    for bulk analysis.
useCases:
- name: Music Discovery Apps
  description: Build apps that surface release metadata, cover art, video links, community ratings, and label discographies.
- name: Vinyl Reseller Tools
  description: Power inventory management, pricing, and order workflows for vinyl resellers selling on the Discogs Marketplace.
- name: Collection Trackers
  description: Mobile and desktop apps that sync a collector's Discogs collection and wantlist offline.
- name: Catalog Enrichment
  description: Enrich third-party music libraries (DJ tools, archive systems, streaming metadata) with Discogs identifiers,
    formats, and release dates.
- name: AI Music Agents
  description: Power LLM-driven shopping, discovery, and collection-management agents via the Discogs MCP server ecosystem.
- name: Research and Analytics
  description: Use the monthly XML data dumps for population-level analysis of pressing variants, label catalogs, and marketplace
    pricing.
integrations:
- name: OAuth 1.0a
  description: Standards-compliant OAuth 1.0a for delegated user authorization.
- name: CSV
  description: Bulk inventory imports and exports use CSV files.
- name: Microcks
  description: OpenAPI spec is annotated with x-microcks-operation extensions for mock-server compatibility.
- name: Model Context Protocol
  description: Five plus community MCP servers expose Discogs surfaces (search, collection, wantlist, marketplace) as MCP
    tools for LLM agents.
solutions:
- name: Marketplace Storefront Sync
  description: Combine inventory upload, order management, and price suggestions to operate a multi-channel record store with
    Discogs as inventory of record.
- name: Collector Mobile Companion
  description: Combine identity, collection, wantlist, and search to build a fully-featured mobile companion for record collectors.
- name: Catalog Resolution Service
  description: Use search and release endpoints to resolve fuzzy track metadata into canonical Discogs IDs and master release
    versions.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com