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Lyrics.ovh

Fetch a song's lyrics from just artist and title

🎬 MediaHEALTHYchecked 12h ago
AUTH NONECORS ✓AGENT ✓HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

Lyrics.ovh takes an artist and song title in the URL path and returns the lyrics as a single JSON field. It's keyless with open CORS, which makes it a common first stop for lyric-fetching side projects. The lyrics themselves are third-party copyrighted text, so mind reuse.

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Uptime history
100%90 days
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1241P50 · ms
2725P95 · ms
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Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 92 ms, slowest 2268 ms, most recent 122 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.lyrics.ovh/v1/Coldplay/Adventure%20of%20a%20Lifetime

{
  "lyrics": "Turn your magic on, umi, she'd say\nEverything you want's a dream away\nAnd we are legends every day\nThat's what she told me\n..."
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.lyrics.ovh/v1/Coldplay/Adventure%20of%20a%20Lifetime"
const res = await fetch("https://api.lyrics.ovh/v1/Coldplay/Adventure%20of%20a%20Lifetime");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.lyrics.ovh/v1/Coldplay/Adventure%20of%20a%20Lifetime")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /v1/Coldplay/Adventure%20of%20a%20Lifetime1241 mschecked 12h ago
GET/v1/Coldplay/Adventure%20of%20a%20LifetimePROBED

Fetch a song's lyrics from just artist and title

GET/v1

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/1

V1 details by ID (example: 1).

GET/v1?limit=10

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/v1/

V1 — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Lyrics.ovh: common questions

Is Lyrics.ovh free to use?

Yes — Lyrics.ovh is a free media API. Free tier: Free — no key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Lyrics.ovh need an API key?

No — Lyrics.ovh needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Lyrics.ovh from the browser?

Yes — Lyrics.ovh returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is Lyrics.ovh up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Lyrics.ovh is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 1241 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.