# 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/music.apple.com/get-artist - Method: `music.apple.com/get_artist`, version 1 - Website: music.apple.com - Returns: artist name, genre, image, link, latest release, top songs, albums - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `artist` | string | yes | `"Billie Eilish"` | Artist name or Apple Music artist link, for example Billie Eilish or https://music.apple.com/us/artist/billie-eilish/1065981054. | | `country` | string | no | | Country name or two-letter country code, for example United Kingdom or GB. Default "United States". | | `max_albums` | integer | no | | Maximum albums to return, for example 50 (up to 200). Default 50. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "artist": "Billie Eilish" } ``` Its output: ```json { "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" } ``` ## 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_artist","input":{"artist":"Billie Eilish"}}' ``` 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 - 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. ## Input schema ```json { "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 ```json { "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" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [Apple API: Get album](https://fous.com/methods/music.apple.com/get-album.md): 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. - [Apple API: Search songs](https://fous.com/methods/music.apple.com/search-songs.md): Searches the Apple Music song catalog by title and artist words, returning matching tracks in relevance order with prices and previews when available. - [Apple API: List top charts](https://fous.com/methods/music.apple.com/list-top-charts.md): 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. - [Apple API: Get podcast](https://fous.com/methods/podcasts.apple.com/get-podcast.md): Gets an Apple Podcasts show's details and its newest available episodes, by show name or Apple Podcasts link. - [Apple API: Get App Store app](https://fous.com/methods/apps.apple.com/get-app.md): 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. - [Apple API: Get app reviews](https://fous.com/methods/apps.apple.com/get-app-reviews.md): Gets customer reviews for an iPhone or iPad app, found by name or App Store link, from the selected country's App Store. - [Apple API: Search podcasts](https://fous.com/methods/podcasts.apple.com/search-podcasts.md): Finds Apple Podcasts shows by name or topic in a country, ordered by search relevance, with ratings when the show page provides them. - [Apple API: Get Apple Store product prices](https://fous.com/methods/apple.com/get-product-prices.md): 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. - [All Apple methods](https://fous.com/methods/apple.com.md)