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Shazam Tracks API

Track metadata, related tracks, and listening counters

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

Tagged areas include Tracks. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, pricing, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 5.0.0.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://www.shazam.com, https://amp.shazam.com, https://cdn.shazam.com.

4 operations 4 paths 3 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
5.0.0
Base URL
https://developer.apple.com/shazamkit/
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Shazam Tracks API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-RapidAPI-Key (RapidAPIKey). An API key is passed in the header as X-Shazam-Platform (ShazamPlatformHeader). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • RapidAPIKey — RapidAPI key for the apidojo/shazam endpoint on rapidapi.com
  • ShazamPlatformHeader — Internal Shazam platform identifier (e.g. IPHONE)

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tracks 4

Track metadata, related tracks, and listening counters

GET
/discovery/v5/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/-/track/{track_id}
Get track metadata by track ID
getTrack 5 params → 200
GET
/shazam/v3/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/-/tracks/track-similarities-id-{track_id}
Get related tracks
getRelatedTracks 5 params → 200
GET
/services/count/v2/web/track/{track_id}
Get listening counter for a track
getListeningCounter 1 param → 200
GET
/services/count/v2/web/track
Get listening counters for multiple tracks
getListeningCounterMany 1 param → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Track (11 properties), ListeningCounterResponse (2 properties), RelatedTracksResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ListeningCounterResponse
object
2 properties
Track
object
11 properties
RelatedTracksResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

shazam-tracks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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