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Apple Music Search API

The Search API from Apple Music — 2 operation(s) for search.

Apple Music Search API is one of 6 APIs that Apple Music publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.music.apple.com/v1.

2 operations 2 paths 0 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.music.apple.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Apple Music Search API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (DeveloperToken). An API key is passed in the header as Music-User-Token (MusicUserToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • DeveloperToken — Apple Music developer token (JWT) generated from a Music Key in the Apple Developer account.
  • MusicUserToken — Music User Token obtained via MusicKit on a signed-in device. Required for user-library endpoints.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Search 2
GET
/catalog/{storefront}/search
Search the catalog
5 params → 200
GET
/catalog/{storefront}/search/hints
Get search hints for the catalog
2 params → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

apple-music-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Apple Music publishes across the network.

Apple Music API
Apple Music Catalog API
Apple Music Charts API
Apple Music Library API
Apple Music Storefronts API
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