Genius
FreemiumLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Song lyrics, artist and community-annotation data from Genius; commercial use needs a paid license.
Example request
curl -s 'https://api.genius.com/search?q=Kendrick%20Lamar' -H 'Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY'
Free tier, in plain English
Free to register an API client and use a client access token for read-only, non-user-scoped requests; no published quota found.
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