# Qobuz

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/qobuz/  
**Website:** https://www.qobuz.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

Qobuz is a French hi-res audio streaming and download platform founded in 2007 and operated by Xandrie SA. It offers lossless FLAC streaming up to 24-bit/192 kHz and a hi-res download store covering over 100 million tracks across all genres. The Qobuz REST API (v0.2) is a partner-only interface that enables third-party applications — hi-fi hardware manufacturers, DAPs, music players, and streaming integrators — to search the catalog, retrieve album and artist metadata, generate authenticated streaming URLs, manage user playlists and favorites, and process purchases from the hi-res download store. API access requires contacting Qobuz directly at api@qobuz.com to obtain an app_id and app_secret. Consumer subscription plans (Studio Solo, Studio Duo, Studio Family, Sublime) provide the underlying access entitlement; partners and integrators are subject to the Qobuz API Terms of Use governed by French law. The service is deployed across France, Germany, and Canada infrastructure nodes monitored via a public status page.

## Kin Score — 54.0 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 54.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 65.0 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 52.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 38.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 73.7 |
| Access Clarity | 73.7 |

## Agent readiness — 42.9 (agent-ready)

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

## Access

Paid · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **Qobuz Albums API** — Album metadata retrieval and search
- **Qobuz Artists API** — Artist metadata retrieval and search
- **Qobuz Authentication API** — User login and session management
- **Qobuz Playlists API** — Playlist retrieval and search
- **Qobuz Search API** — Cross-catalog search across all content types
- **Qobuz Tracks API** — Track metadata, streaming, and download URL generation

## Agentic access (1)

- **Qobuz Agentic Access** — 12 operations

## Security (2)

- **Qobuz Authentication** — apiKey · 2 schemes
- **Qobuz Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Qobuz Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Music Streaming, Hi-Res Audio, FLAC, Lossless Audio, Music Downloads, Catalog Search, Streaming URLs, Music Metadata, Audiophile, France

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