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MusicBrainz API: Get song identifiers

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.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Song, requiredsong

Song title, for example Bohemian Rhapsody.

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Artist, requiredartist

Performing artist, for example Queen.

Nirvana

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "title": "Smells Like Teen Spirit",  "artist": "Nirvana",  "length": "4:39",  "releases": [    {      "date": "1991",      "label": "DGC Records",      "format": "12\" Vinyl",      "barcode": null,      "country": "United States",      "release_id": "d57797a6-b862-3e01-8a6c-9d5dd42a1ef0",      "release_title": "Smells Like Teen Spirit",      "musicbrainz_link": "https://musicbrainz.org/release/d57797a6-b862-3e01-8a6c-9d5dd42a1ef0"    },    {      "date": "1991",      "label": "DGC Records",      "format": "12\" Vinyl",      "barcode": "720642171219",      "country": "Germany",      "release_id": "e272dc1c-fe22-3653-87ea-d4e4fef00b4d",      "release_title": "Smells Like Teen Spirit",      "musicbrainz_link": "https://musicbrainz.org/release/e272dc1c-fe22-3653-87ea-d4e4fef00b4d"    },    {      "date": "1991",      "label": "DGC Records",      "format": "Vinyl",      "barcode": "720642171219",      "country": "France",      "release_id": "f2a55fcb-ccc5-3a59-9214-d080af2c5911",      "release_title": "Smells Like Teen Spirit",      "musicbrainz_link": "https://musicbrainz.org/release/f2a55fcb-ccc5-3a59-9214-d080af2c5911"    }  ],  "isrc_codes": [],  "recording_id": "0ef2f43e-51d4-4930-9052-3820358044d5",  "musicbrainz_link": "https://musicbrainz.org/recording/0ef2f43e-51d4-4930-9052-3820358044d5",  "first_release_date": "1991-09-10",  "length_milliseconds": 279933}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
musicbrainz.org/get_song_identifiers
Returns
title, artist, length, ISRCs, first release date, recording link, earliest releases

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 musicbrainz.org/get_song_identifiers with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

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    musicbrainz.org/get_artist
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    discogs.com/get_release
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