# MusicBrainz API

> 2 public methods for MusicBrainz (musicbrainz.org), each 1 credit per completed run.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MusicBrainz.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/musicbrainz.org

## Methods

### [Get artist by name](https://fous.com/methods/musicbrainz.org/get-artist.md)

`musicbrainz.org/get_artist`, read. Looks up an artist or band on MusicBrainz by name, optionally narrowed by country, and returns reference details, recorded members, aliases, genres and official links.

Returns: name, type, country, home area, dates, members, aliases, genres, official links, MusicBrainz and ISNI/IPI ids

### [Get song identifiers](https://fous.com/methods/musicbrainz.org/get-song-identifiers.md)

`musicbrainz.org/get_song_identifiers`, read. Finds the best-matching studio recording on MusicBrainz for a song title and artist. Returns its ISRCs, first release date and up to 25 of its earliest releases.

Returns: title, artist, length, ISRCs, first release date, recording link, earliest releases