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7digital Artists API

Browse, search, chart, and resolve 7digital artists and their releases.

7digital Artists API is one of 23 APIs that 7digital publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Artists. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a JSON-LD context, code examples, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 10 operations across 10 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.7digital.com/1.2.

10 operations 10 paths 11 schemas 10 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.2
Base URL
https://api.7digital.com/1.2
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

7digital Artists API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as oauth_consumer_key (oauth1). An API key is passed in the query as oauth_consumer_key (oauth1_two_legged). An API key is passed in the query as oauth_consumer_key (oauth1_three_legged). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth1 — 7digital uses OAuth 1.0 signing. Every request MUST include oauthconsumerkey as either a query parameter or in the Authorization header. Sensitive operations r…
  • oauth1_two_legged — 2-legged OAuth 1.0 (partner-scoped — consumer key + secret only).
  • oauth1_three_legged — 3-legged OAuth 1.0 (consumer key + secret plus a user access token + secret).

Paths & Operations 10

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 10 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Artists 10

Browse, search, chart, and resolve 7digital artists and their releases.

GET
/artist/browse
7digital Browse Artists
browseArtists 3 params → 200
GET
/artist/chart
7digital Get Artist Chart
getArtistChart 4 params → 200
GET
/artist/details
7digital Get Artist Details
getArtistDetails 1 param → 200404
GET
/artist/releases
7digital Get Artist Releases
getArtistReleases 4 params → 200
GET
/artist/similar
7digital Get Similar Artists
getSimilarArtists 3 params → 200
GET
/artist/search
7digital Search Artists
searchArtists 3 params → 200
GET
/artist/topTracks
7digital Get Artist Top Tracks
getArtistTopTracks 3 params → 200
GET
/artist/tags
7digital Get Artist Tags
getArtistTags 1 param → 200
GET
/artist/match/byId
7digital Match Artist By Id
matchArtistById 1 param → 200
GET
/artist/bytag/top
7digital Get Top Artists By Tags
getTopArtistsByTags 4 params → 200

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Release (12 properties), Track (11 properties), Artist (6 properties), TrackListResponse (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Tag
object
A genre/tag label.
3 properties
Release
object
A 7digital release (album, single, EP, compilation).
12 properties
Track
object
A 7digital track.
11 properties
ArtistDetailsResponse
object
2 properties
TagListResponse
object
2 properties
ErrorResponse
object
Standard 7digital error envelope.
2 properties
ReleaseListResponse
object
5 properties
Artist
object
A 7digital artist.
6 properties
Price
object
A price quoted in the requested territory's currency.
3 properties
TrackListResponse
object
5 properties
ArtistListResponse
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

7digital-artists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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