TheAudioDB
Artist, album and track metadata with artwork
TheAudioDB is a community music-metadata database with the free test key `2` in the path. Search artists, list albums and tracks, and pull banners, logos and biographies. Sister site to TheSportsDB and TheMealDB.
GET https://www.theaudiodb.com/api/v1/json/2/search.php?s=coldplay
{
"artists": [
{
"idArtist": "111239",
"strArtist": "Coldplay",
"strArtistStripped": null,
"strArtistAlternate": "",
"strLabel": "Parlophone",
"idLabel": "45114",
"intFormedYear": "1996",
"intBornYear": "1996"
}
]
}curl "https://www.theaudiodb.com/api/v1/json/2/search.php?s=coldplay"const res = await fetch("https://www.theaudiodb.com/api/v1/json/2/search.php?s=coldplay");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://www.theaudiodb.com/api/v1/json/2/search.php?s=coldplay")
print(res.json())/search.php?s=coldplayPROBEDArtist, album and track metadata with artwork
/search.php?limit=5Search Php — documented GET route.
/search.php?page=1Search Php — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
TheAudioDB: common questions
Is TheAudioDB free to use?
Yes — TheAudioDB is a free media API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does TheAudioDB need an API key?
No — TheAudioDB needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).
Can I call TheAudioDB from the browser?
Yes — TheAudioDB 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 TheAudioDB up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, TheAudioDB is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 195 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.