# UnitedMasters

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

UnitedMasters is an independent music distribution platform founded by Steve Stoute in 2017 and backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Apple. Artists distribute music to 150+ streaming services while keeping full ownership of their master recordings, with real-time royalty payouts, Blueprint AI artist development tools, analytics, and brand and sync licensing partnerships with the NBA, ESPN, TikTok, and other major brands. UnitedMasters does not currently publish a public developer API, SDKs, or API documentation.

## Kin Score — 18.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 18.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 7.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 44.7 |
| Access Clarity | 44.7 |

## Agent readiness — 2.6 (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 | yes |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

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

## Security (2)

- **Unitedmasters Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Unitedmasters Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Tags

Music, Music Distribution, Streaming, Royalties, Creator Economy, Entertainment, Media

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