# TuneCore

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/tunecore/  
**Website:** https://www.tunecore.com  
**APIs profiled:** 0

TuneCore is a Brooklyn, New York based independent music distribution and publishing administration company founded in 2006 (as YourTunes, Inc., rebranded TuneCore in 2008) and acquired by French music company Believe in 2015. TuneCore lets self-releasing artists and labels deliver recorded music to 150+ digital stores and streaming services — Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, Tidal, Deezer, Beatport, and others — while retaining 100% of their rights and master ownership, in exchange for a flat annual distribution fee starting at $24.99/year for unlimited releases. TuneCore Publishing Administration registers compositions with performance rights organizations, mechanical rights societies, and digital service providers worldwide to collect songwriter royalties, sync, and neighboring rights income. Additional services include the TuneCore Accelerator artist development program, TuneCore Social (monetization on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts), TuneCore Direct Advance (royalty-backed capital, powered by RoyFi), mastering, and Splits for collaborator revenue sharing. TuneCore operates across 5 continents with local teams in 15+ countries through Believe's global network. There is no current public TuneCore developer API, SDK, or partner portal — an earlier white-label REST/XML "TuneCore Direct" partner API existed circa 2008-2012 (with a community Ruby gem `tunecore_direct`) but is no longer actively documented or promoted. TuneCore's public-facing surface is the artist web app at web.tunecore.com and the support/help center; any current B2B integrations run through Believe's enterprise partnerships.

## Kin Score — 11.8 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 11.8).

| 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 | 23.7 |
| Access Clarity | 23.7 |

## 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)

- **Tunecore Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Music, Music Distribution, Music Publishing, Publishing Administration, Royalties, Streaming, Independent Artists, Labels, Sync Licensing, Mastering, Believe, Media, Entertainment

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