Spotify

Get Spotify artist

Get a Spotify artist by id or profile URL.

GET/v1/spotify/artist
1credit
x-api-keystringheader

API key (`sfk_...`)

Parameters
2
artistIdstringquery

Optional Spotify artist id for the request.

min 1 chars · max 128 chars

urlstringquery

Optional Spotify artist URL for the request.

min 1 chars · max 4096 chars

Response fields
67

Endpoint-specific response payload.

datalookupStatus
string

Whether the artist was found.

one of: found, not_found

Artist details when available.

dataartistplatform
string

Platform for this artist.

one of: spotify

dataartistartistId
string

Stable Spotify artist identifier.

min 1 chars

dataartistdisplayName
string

Public display name for the artist.

min 1 chars

dataartistbio
stringnullable

Artist biography text when available.

dataartistavatarUrl
stringnullable

Best available square avatar image URL when available.

dataartistprofileUrl
string

Canonical public Spotify artist profile URL.

min 1 chars

dataartistverified
boolean

Whether the artist is marked as verified on Spotify.

Outbound profile links when available.

dataartistexternalLinks[]name
string

Link label as shown on the artist profile.

min 1 chars

dataartistexternalLinks[]url
string

Outbound URL for this link.

min 1 chars

Artist metrics when available.

datametricsfollowers
integer

Follower count for the artist.

≥ 0

datametricsmonthlyListeners
integeroptional

Monthly listener count when available.

≥ 0

datametricsworldRank
integeroptional

Global popularity rank when available.

≥ 0

Top listener cities when available.

datametricstopCities[]city
string

City name.

min 1 chars

datametricstopCities[]country
string

ISO country code when available.

min 1 chars

datametricstopCities[]listeners
integer

Monthly listener count for this city when available.

≥ 0

datametricstopCities[]region
stringoptional

Region code within the country when available.

Related artists when available (may be empty).

datarelatedArtists[]artistId
string

Related artist Spotify id.

min 1 chars

datarelatedArtists[]displayName
string

Related artist display name.

min 1 chars

datarelatedArtists[]avatarUrl
stringnullable

Best available avatar URL for the related artist.

datarelatedArtists[]profileUrl
string

Canonical public Spotify URL for the related artist.

min 1 chars

Discography counts when available.

datadiscographySummaryalbumCount
integer

Number of albums on the artist page, up to 10. Not a catalogue total: check moreAlbumsMayExist.

≥ 0

datadiscographySummarysingleCount
integer

Number of singles and EPs on the artist page, up to 10. Not a catalogue total: check moreSinglesMayExist.

≥ 0

datadiscographySummarycompilationCount
integer

Number of compilations on the artist page, up to 10. Not a catalogue total: check moreCompilationsMayExist.

≥ 0

datadiscographySummarymoreAlbumsMayExist
boolean

True when the album list reached the page limit, so the artist may have more albums than listed.

datadiscographySummarymoreSinglesMayExist
boolean

True when the singles list reached the page limit, so the artist may have more singles than listed.

datadiscographySummarymoreCompilationsMayExist
boolean

True when the compilation list reached the page limit, so the artist may have more compilations than listed.

Releases on the artist page when available.

Albums on the artist page, newest first, up to 10.

datadiscographyalbums[]albumId
string

Spotify album id. Pass it to the Spotify album endpoint for per-track play counts.

min 1 chars

datadiscographyalbums[]title
string

Release title.

min 1 chars

datadiscographyalbums[]albumType
string

Release type (album, single, compilation, etc.).

one of: album, single, compilation, ep, unknown

datadiscographyalbums[]releaseDate
stringnullable

Release date as ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM or YYYY, matching releaseDatePrecision) when available.

datadiscographyalbums[]releaseDatePrecision
stringoptional

Precision of the release date when available.

one of: day, month, year

datadiscographyalbums[]trackCount
integernullable

Number of tracks on the release when available.

≥ 0

datadiscographyalbums[]coverArtUrl
stringnullable

Best available square cover image URL when available.

datadiscographyalbums[]albumUrl
string

Public Spotify album URL.

min 1 chars

Singles and EPs on the artist page, newest first, up to 10.

datadiscographysingles[]albumId
string

Spotify album id. Pass it to the Spotify album endpoint for per-track play counts.

min 1 chars

datadiscographysingles[]title
string

Release title.

min 1 chars

datadiscographysingles[]albumType
string

Release type (album, single, compilation, etc.).

one of: album, single, compilation, ep, unknown

datadiscographysingles[]releaseDate
stringnullable

Release date as ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM or YYYY, matching releaseDatePrecision) when available.

datadiscographysingles[]releaseDatePrecision
stringoptional

Precision of the release date when available.

one of: day, month, year

datadiscographysingles[]trackCount
integernullable

Number of tracks on the release when available.

≥ 0

datadiscographysingles[]coverArtUrl
stringnullable

Best available square cover image URL when available.

datadiscographysingles[]albumUrl
string

Public Spotify album URL.

min 1 chars

Compilations on the artist page, newest first, up to 10.

datadiscographycompilations[]albumId
string

Spotify album id. Pass it to the Spotify album endpoint for per-track play counts.

min 1 chars

datadiscographycompilations[]title
string

Release title.

min 1 chars

datadiscographycompilations[]albumType
string

Release type (album, single, compilation, etc.).

one of: album, single, compilation, ep, unknown

datadiscographycompilations[]releaseDate
stringnullable

Release date as ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM or YYYY, matching releaseDatePrecision) when available.

datadiscographycompilations[]releaseDatePrecision
stringoptional

Precision of the release date when available.

one of: day, month, year

datadiscographycompilations[]trackCount
integernullable

Number of tracks on the release when available.

≥ 0

datadiscographycompilations[]coverArtUrl
stringnullable

Best available square cover image URL when available.

datadiscographycompilations[]albumUrl
string

Public Spotify album URL.

min 1 chars

Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.

metarequestId
string

Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.

min 1 chars

metacreditsCharged
integer

Credits charged for this request.

≥ 0

metaversion
string

Public API version that served the response.

one of: v1

metacached
booleanoptional

True when served from shared response cache. Credits still apply (full endpoint price); Age header may be present.

Code example

curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/spotify/artist?artistId=1uNFoZAHBGtllmzznpCI3s" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Responses

Artist lookup result.