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MusicBrainz API

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The open music-metadata database as an API — artists, release-groups (albums), releases, recordings and labels, identified by stable MusicBrainz IDs (MBIDs), returned as clean JSON. Search any entity by name or Lucene query; look up an artist with their external links and tags, an album, a release with its full track list, a recording with its ISRCs, or a label; and browse an artist's complete discography. Live data with MBIDs, disambiguations, types, countries, life spans, ISRCs, barcodes, catalogue numbers and relations — the canonical identifiers that link and de-duplicate music data across services. Ideal for metadata enrichment and matching, music catalogues, tagging and library tools, and research. 11 data endpoints. Authenticated with an x-oanor-key; fair-use rate limits per plan.

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api.oanor.com/musicbrainz-api
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Machine-readable spec so AI agents can integrate this API.

/api/musicbrainz-api/openapi.json
/api/musicbrainz-api/llms.txt

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Avg latency
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Total calls
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Free

Free

  • 3,000 calls / month
  • 5 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 3,000 calls/month
  • 5 req/sec
  • All 11 data endpoints
  • No credit card
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Starter

€8.90 /month

  • 75,000 calls / month
  • 15 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 75,000 calls/month
  • 15 req/sec
  • Search & MBID lookups
  • Email support
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Pro

€29.00 /month

  • 400,000 calls / month
  • 30 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 400,000 calls/month
  • 30 req/sec
  • Metadata enrichment pipelines
  • Priority support
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Mega

€99.00 /month

  • 2,000,000 calls / month
  • 80 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 2,000,000 calls/month
  • 80 req/sec
  • Platform & catalogue scale
  • Dedicated SLA
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.

How do I get an API key for MusicBrainz API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call MusicBrainz API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for MusicBrainz API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does MusicBrainz API cost?
MusicBrainz API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €8.90 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is MusicBrainz API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to MusicBrainz API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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curl https://api.oanor.com/musicbrainz-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/musicbrainz-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/musicbrainz-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/musicbrainz-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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