MusicBrainz
FreemiumLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Open music encyclopedia covering artists, releases, recordings and labels with stable MBIDs.
Example request
curl -s -A 'WildAPIsResearch/0.1 (+https://wildapis.com)' 'https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/artist/5b11f4ce-a62d-471e-81fc-a69a8278c7da?fmt=json'
Free tier, in plain English
Non-commercial lookups are free without a key, limited to about one request per second. Commercial data access starts at $100/month.
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