Apple API: Get artist
Gets an Apple Music artist profile by name or artist link. The profile includes the latest release, top songs and albums.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.
- Artist, required
artist Artist name or Apple Music artist link, for example Billie Eilish or https://music.apple.com/us/artist/billie-eilish/1065981054.
Billie Eilish
- Country optional
country Country name or two-letter country code, for example United Kingdom or GB.
United States (default)
- Max Albums optional
max_albums Maximum albums to return, for example 50 (up to 200).
50 (default)
Whole number from 1 to 200.
Input as JSON
{ "artist": "Billie Eilish"}Output
{ "albums": [ { "link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/hit-me-hard-and-soft/1739659134" , "title": "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT", "release_year": 2024, "number_of_tracks": 11 }, { "link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/happier-than-ever/1564530719" , "title": "Happier Than Ever", "release_year": 2021, "number_of_tracks": 16 }, { "link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-we-all-fall-asleep-where-do-we-go/1450695723" , "title": "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?", "release_year": 2019, "number_of_tracks": 14 } ], "top_songs": [ { "album": "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?", "title": "when the party's over", "song_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-the-partys-over/1450695723?i=1450695872" , "preview_link": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview221/v4/1d/8b/6e/1d8b6e95-d71a-e542-e43b-e820fdbd0504/mzaf_10441316218194274283.plus.aac.p.m4a" }, { "album": "Beautiful Pop", "title": "lovely", "song_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/lovely/1589507510?i=1589507515" , "preview_link": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview211/v4/69/86/19/69861943-607c-3e30-3773-3f0afec94910/mzaf_10184117871002856468.plus.aac.p.m4a" }, { "album": "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT", "title": "BIRDS OF A FEATHER", "song_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/birds-of-a-feather/1739659134?i=1739659142" , "preview_link": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview211/v4/34/31/d3/3431d34e-847f-5d66-df83-0bce688d997e/mzaf_18106743962423782018.plus.aac.p.m4a" } ], "main_genre": "Alternative", "artist_name": "Billie Eilish", "latest_release": { "title": "INTRO (HIT ME HARD AND SOFT TOUR) - Single", "release_date": "2026-04-24" }, "apple_artist_id": "1065981054", "apple_music_link": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/billie-eilish/1065981054" , "artist_image_link": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages211/v4/e1/f3/6a/e1f36a60-9897-162d-3697-7501eeafbc3b/a1d41336-49bd-4212-8787-57547ca3f87e_ami-identity-ef10a72d4764d04743b17fa13520b756-2024-04-08T15-24-54.609Z_cropped.png/486x486bb.png" }Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"music.apple.com/get_artist","input":{"artist":"Billie Eilish"}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "music.apple.com/get_artist" , "input": { "artist": "Billie Eilish" }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "music.apple.com/get_artist" , "input": { "artist": "Billie Eilish" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run music.apple.com/get_artist# with {"artist":"Billie Eilish"}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "artist" ], "properties": { "artist": { "type": "string", "description": "Artist name or Apple Music artist link, for example Billie Eilish or https://music.apple.com/us/artist/billie-eilish/1065981054." }, "country": { "type": "string", "default": "United States", "description": "Country name or two-letter country code, for example United Kingdom or GB." }, "max_albums": { "type": "integer", "default": 50, "maximum": 200, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum albums to return, for example 50 (up to 200)." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "artist_name", "apple_music_link", "top_songs", "albums", "apple_artist_id" ], "properties": { "albums": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "title": { "type": "string" }, "release_year": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "number_of_tracks": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] } } } }, "top_songs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "album": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "song_link": { "type": "string" }, "preview_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } }, "main_genre": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "artist_name": { "type": "string" }, "latest_release": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "title": { "type": "string" }, "release_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } }, "apple_artist_id": { "type": "string" }, "apple_music_link": { "type": "string" }, "artist_image_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
music.apple.com/get_artist- Returns
- artist name, genre, image, link, latest release, top songs, albums
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method music.apple.com/get_artist with the inputs above.
Ask your agent
- Show me the Apple Music profile for Billie Eilish, including her latest release and top songs.
- Can you pull up the artist page at https://music.apple.com/us/artist/billie-eilish/1065981054 and list her albums?
- Look up Taylor Swift on Apple Music in the United Kingdom and give me her genre and top songs.
- I need the Apple Music artist details for Radiohead from GB, limited to the first 20 albums.
- Find the artist profile for Bad Bunny on apple.com, with his image and most recent release.
See more
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