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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, requiredartist

Artist name or Apple Music artist link, for example Billie Eilish or https://music.apple.com/us/artist/billie-eilish/1065981054.

Billie Eilish

Country optionalcountry

Country name or two-letter country code, for example United Kingdom or GB.

United States (default)

Max Albums optionalmax_albums

Maximum albums to return, for example 50 (up to 200).

50 (default)

Whole number from 1 to 200.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "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"}
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.
  • 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.

    music.apple.com/get_album
  • Searches the Apple Music song catalog by title and artist words, returning matching tracks in relevance order with prices and previews when available.

    music.apple.com/search_songs
  • Lists the current top songs, albums, or music videos on Apple Music for a country, in chart order. Countries without an Apple Music chart return no results.

    music.apple.com/list_top_charts
  • Gets an Apple Podcasts show's details and its newest available episodes, by show name or Apple Podcasts link.

    podcasts.apple.com/get_podcast
  • Gets an iPhone or iPad app's public App Store listing by name or link. You can narrow it by developer and country. In-app purchases are included when the page lists them.

    apps.apple.com/get_app
  • Gets customer reviews for an iPhone or iPad app, found by name or App Store link, from the selected country's App Store.

    apps.apple.com/get_app_reviews
  • Finds Apple Podcasts shows by name or topic in a country, ordered by search relevance, with ratings when the show page provides them.

    podcasts.apple.com/search_podcasts
  • Gets current Apple Store prices and the configurations on sale for a product in one country. It includes only models sold on that country's public store.

    apple.com/get_product_prices