# Apple API: Get album > Finds an Apple Music album by title and optional artist, or by album link, and returns its matched release, purchase details and tracks in order. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/music.apple.com/get-album - Method: `music.apple.com/get_album`, version 1 - Website: music.apple.com - Returns: album title, artist, release date, genre, record label, copyright, price, cover art, tracks - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `album` | string | yes | `"Rumours"` | Album name or Apple Music album link, for example Rumours or https://music.apple.com/us/album/rumours/594061854. | | `artist` | string | no | `"Fleetwood Mac"` | Artist to match, for example Fleetwood Mac. Default "". | | `country` | string | no | | Country name or two-letter code for the music catalog, for example United States or GB. Default "United States". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "album": "Rumours", "artist": "Fleetwood Mac" } ``` Its output: ```json { "genre": "Rock", "artist": "Fleetwood Mac", "tracks": [ { "title": "Second Hand News", "length": "2:56", "track_id": 594061855, "preview_link": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview211/v4/4f/69/e6/4f69e68c-224c-39ce-e80c-6015940fb338/mzaf_8292619002307513028.plus.aac.p.m4a", "track_number": 1, "apple_music_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/second-hand-news/594061854?i=594061855", "length_milliseconds": 176307 }, { "title": "Dreams", "length": "4:18", "track_id": 594061856, "preview_link": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview211/v4/d4/37/e7/d437e72a-c41b-332c-f196-bee295a9d673/mzaf_11574904347171701919.plus.aac.p.m4a", "track_number": 2, "apple_music_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/dreams/594061854?i=594061856", "length_milliseconds": 257800 }, { "title": "Never Going Back Again", "length": "2:14", "track_id": 594061857, "preview_link": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview211/v4/cc/40/a3/cc40a34c-abd6-9d92-0550-334961e8d97f/mzaf_3772783327912029759.plus.aac.p.m4a", "track_number": 3, "apple_music_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/never-going-back-again/594061854?i=594061857", "length_milliseconds": 134400 } ], "album_id": 594061854, "explicit": "no", "copyright": "℗ 2004 Warner Records Inc.", "album_title": "Rumours", "itunes_price": 10.99, "record_label": "Warner Records Inc.", "release_date": "1977-02-04", "total_length": "39 minutes 57 seconds", "currency_code": "USD", "cover_art_link": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/4d/13/ba/4d13bac3-d3d5-7581-2c74-034219eadf2b/081227970949.jpg/1200x1200bb.jpg", "apple_music_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/rumours/594061854", "number_of_tracks": 11, "total_length_milliseconds": 2396893 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"music.apple.com/get_album","input":{"album":"Rumours","artist":"Fleetwood Mac"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find the Apple Music album Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and list its tracks in order - What is the release date, label and price of Abbey Road by The Beatles on Apple Music? - Look up the album at https://music.apple.com/us/album/rumours/594061854 and tell me the genre and copyright - Get the cover art and track listing for Lemonade by Beyoncé in the UK catalog (GB) - Which record label released Thriller by Michael Jackson, and what does the album cost in the United States? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "album" ], "properties": { "album": { "type": "string", "description": "Album name or Apple Music album link, for example Rumours or https://music.apple.com/us/album/rumours/594061854." }, "artist": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Artist to match, for example Fleetwood Mac." }, "country": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "Country name or two-letter code for the music catalog, for example United States or GB." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "album_title", "artist", "release_date", "genre", "record_label", "copyright", "number_of_tracks", "total_length", "explicit", "itunes_price", "currency_code", "cover_art_link", "apple_music_link", "album_id", "total_length_milliseconds", "tracks" ], "properties": { "genre": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Album genre." }, "artist": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Matched performing artist." }, "tracks": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "track_number", "title", "length", "preview_link", "apple_music_link", "track_id", "length_milliseconds" ], "properties": { "title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Track title." }, "length": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Track duration in m:ss." }, "track_id": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Apple Music track ID.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "preview_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "30-second preview link, if available." }, "track_number": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Track number on its disc." }, "apple_music_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Apple Music track page link." }, "length_milliseconds": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Track duration in milliseconds.", "x-fous-developer": true } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Tracks in disc and track order." }, "album_id": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Apple Music album ID.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "explicit": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Whether the album is marked explicit: yes or no." }, "copyright": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Album copyright notice." }, "album_title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Matched album title." }, "itunes_price": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Album purchase price in iTunes, if available." }, "record_label": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Record label when the listed rights holder names a recording label." }, "release_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Release date, YYYY-MM-DD." }, "total_length": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Total duration of the listed tracks." }, "currency_code": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Currency of the iTunes price." }, "cover_art_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Cover art image link." }, "apple_music_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Apple Music album page link." }, "number_of_tracks": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Number of album tracks." }, "total_length_milliseconds": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Total duration in milliseconds.", "x-fous-developer": true } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Apple API: Get artist](https://fous.com/methods/music.apple.com/get-artist.md): Gets an Apple Music artist profile by name or artist link. 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