Musixmatch
Lyrics and music metadata
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Musixmatch lyrics API with chart and track search. Free developer tier after signup.
CHECK TIER · REACHABILITY
We probe without your API key. A 401/403 auth wall means the server is up — not a full health pass.
Uptime history
—%90d reachable
—%30d reachable
43mLast check · since JUL 8 · server OK
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.musixmatch.com/ws/1.1/chart.tracks.get?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY
{
"message": {
"header": {
"status_code": 401,
"execute_time": 0.036763906478882
},
"body": []
}
}Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.musixmatch.com/ws/1.1/chart.tracks.get?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"const res = await fetch("https://api.musixmatch.com/ws/1.1/chart.tracks.get?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://api.musixmatch.com/ws/1.1/chart.tracks.get?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY")
print(res.json())BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET
On schedule — auth-wall reachability checks pending
GET
/ws/1.1/chart.tracks.get?apikey=YOUR_API_KEYPROBEDCurrent chart tracks.
GET
/ws/1.1/track.search?q_track=hello&apikey=YOUR_API_KEYSearch tracks by title.
GET
/ws/1.1/artist.search?q_artist=adele&apikey=YOUR_API_KEYSearch artists by name.
GET
/ws/1.1/matcher.lyrics.get?q_track=hello&q_artist=adele&apikey=YOUR_API_KEYLyrics for a track/artist match.
Machine-readable spec
We probe without your API key. A 401/403 auth wall means the server is up — not a full health pass. 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.
Musixmatch: common questions
Is Musixmatch free to use?
Yes — Musixmatch is a free media API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Musixmatch need an API key?
Yes — Musixmatch needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.
Can I call Musixmatch from the browser?
Not directly — Musixmatch doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.
Is Musixmatch up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Musixmatch is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.