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Spotify Artists API

The Artists API from Spotify — 7 operation(s) for artists.

Spotify Artists API is one of 15 APIs that Spotify publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Artists. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, rate-limit docs, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

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

5 operations 5 paths 15 schemas 5 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.spotify.com/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Spotify Artists API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth_2_0) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 19 scopes.

  • oauth_2_0 — Spotify supports OAuth 2.0 for authenticating all API requests.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Artists 5
GET
/artists/{id}
Get Artist
get-an-artist 1 param → 200401403429
GET
/artistsdeprecated
Get Several Artists
get-multiple-artists 1 param → 200401403429
GET
/artists/{id}/albums
Get Artist's Albums
get-an-artists-albums 5 params → 200401403429
GET
/artists/{id}/top-tracksdeprecated
Get Artist's Top Tracks
get-an-artists-top-tracks 2 params → 200401403429
GET
/artists/{id}/related-artistsdeprecated
Get Artist's Related Artists
get-an-artists-related-artists 1 param → 200401403429

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TrackObject (20 properties), AlbumBase (13 properties), ArtistObject (10 properties), SimplifiedArtistObject (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ArtistDiscographyAlbumObject
AlbumBase
object
13 properties 12 required
TrackRestrictionObject
object
1 property
PagingArtistDiscographyAlbumObject
object
ExternalUrlObject
object
1 property
FollowersObject
object
2 properties
TrackObject
object
20 properties
AlbumRestrictionObject
object
1 property
ArtistObject
object
10 properties
ImageObject
object
3 properties 3 required
SimplifiedAlbumObject
ErrorObject
object
2 properties 2 required
SimplifiedArtistObject
object
6 properties
ExternalIdObject
object
3 properties
PagingObject
object
6 properties 7 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

spotify-artists-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Spotify publishes across the network.

Spotify Albums API
Spotify Audiobooks API
Spotify Categories API
Spotify Chapters API
Spotify Episodes API
Spotify Genres API
Spotify Library API
Spotify Markets API
Spotify Player API
Spotify Playlists API
Spotify Search API
Spotify Shows API
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