Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is one of the major record labels in the music industry, with recorded music and music publishing operations spanning a roster of artists, songwriters, and labels around the world. WMG includes Warner Records, Atlantic Records, Elektra Records, and Warner Chappell Music (one of the world's largest music publishing companies). WMG provides music licensing APIs and developer tools for integrating licensed music into applications.

Warner Music Group publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Artists API, Catalog API, Licenses API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Music, Entertainment, Streaming, Licensing, and Publishing.

The Warner Music Group catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Warner Music Group’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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51.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

4 APIs

MusicEntertainmentStreamingLicensingPublishing

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 51.8/100 · developing

Contract Quality 18.7 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Warner Music Group Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 1

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Examples 1

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Scopes 1

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Warner Music Group Scopes

3 scopes · authorizationCode

3 scopes

SCOPES

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Warner Music Group Agentic Access

6 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Press 5

Recent news and press coverage referencing this provider.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Portal

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Documentation 1

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Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

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AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

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GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

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DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

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Company 5

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Website

Website

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Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: warner-music-group
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/warner-music-group/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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
created: '2026-03-24'
modified: '2026-05-19'
name: Warner Music Group
tags:
- Music
- Entertainment
- Streaming
- Licensing
- Publishing
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/warner-music-group.png
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consumer
description: Warner Music Group is one of the major record labels in the music industry, with recorded music and music publishing
  operations spanning a roster of artists, songwriters, and labels around the world. WMG includes Warner Records, Atlantic
  Records, Elektra Records, and Warner Chappell Music (one of the world's largest music publishing companies). WMG provides
  music licensing APIs and developer tools for integrating licensed music into applications.
apis:
- aid: warner-music-group:warner-music-group-artists-api
  name: Warner Music Group Artists API
  description: Artist information
  humanURL: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  baseURL: https://api.wmg.com
  tags:
  - Artists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/warner-music-group-artists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/warner-music-group-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/warner-music-group-license-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/warner-music-group-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/warner-music-group-vocabulary.yml
- aid: warner-music-group:warner-music-group-catalog-api
  name: Warner Music Group Catalog API
  description: Music catalog search and discovery
  humanURL: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  baseURL: https://api.wmg.com
  tags:
  - Catalog
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/warner-music-group-catalog-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/warner-music-group-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/warner-music-group-license-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/warner-music-group-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/warner-music-group-vocabulary.yml
- aid: warner-music-group:warner-music-group-licenses-api
  name: Warner Music Group Licenses API
  description: License request and management
  humanURL: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  baseURL: https://api.wmg.com
  tags:
  - Licenses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/warner-music-group-licenses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/warner-music-group-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/warner-music-group-license-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/warner-music-group-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/warner-music-group-vocabulary.yml
- aid: warner-music-group:warner-music-group-tracks-api
  name: Warner Music Group Tracks API
  description: Track and recording details
  humanURL: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  baseURL: https://api.wmg.com
  tags:
  - Tracks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/warner-music-group-tracks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/warner-music-group-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/warner-music-group-license-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/warner-music-group-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/warner-music-group-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/warner-music-group-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/warner-music-group-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/warner-music-group-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/warner-music-group-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/warner-music-group
- url: https://www.wmg.com/
  name: Warner Music Group
  type: Website
- url: https://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/
  name: WMG Music Licensing Portal
  type: Portal
- url: https://warnerchappell.com/
  name: Warner Chappell Music
  type: Website
- url: https://warnerchappell.com/music-licensing
  name: Warner Chappell Music Licensing
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.warnerchappellpm.com/
  name: Warner Chappell Production Music
  type: Website
- url: https://developer.wmg.com/
  name: WMG Developer Portal
  type: Portal
- url: https://github.com/wmg
  name: WMG GitHub Organization
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://www.wmg.com/feed
  type: Blog
labels:
- Warner Records
- Atlantic Records
- Elektra Records
- Reprise Records
- Parlophone
- Sire Records
publishers:
- Warner Chappell Music
- Warner Chappell Production Music
features:
- Sync Licensing (film, TV, advertising, gaming)
- Mechanical Licensing
- Digital Licensing (streaming, download)
- Production Music Library
- Artist and Release Catalog Search
- License Status Tracking
useCases:
- License music for film and television productions
- Clear music rights for advertising and brand campaigns
- Integrate licensed music into apps and digital products
- Access production music for video content creation
- Discover and license music from major artists
integrations:
- Adaptr (music licensing SDK)
- Feed Media Group
- Spotify (content delivery)
- Apple Music (content delivery)
- YouTube Content ID
solutions:
- Music Licensing
- Sync Licensing
- Music Publishing
- Artist Management Data
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'

Warner Music Group

APIs 4

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2

JSON Schema 1

JSON Structure 1

Examples 1

Security Posture 2

Scopes 1

Agentic Access 1

Press 5

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Get Started 2

Documentation 1

Agent Surfaces 1

Build 1

Access & Security 3

Company 5

Source (apis.yml)