Shazam REST API (RapidAPI)

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Shazam REST API
  description: >
    The Shazam REST API (reverse-engineered, also available via RapidAPI) provides
    song recognition from audio signatures, music charts by country/city/genre,
    artist profiles, track metadata, search, and listening-counter statistics.
    Base URL variants: amp.shazam.com (recognition), www.shazam.com (catalog/charts),
    cdn.shazam.com (related tracks).
  version: 5.0.0
  contact:
    name: Shazam Developer (via Apple / ShazamKit)
    url: https://developer.apple.com/shazamkit/
  x-rapidapi-provider: apidojo
  x-rapidapi-hub: https://rapidapi.com/apidojo/api/shazam
servers:
  - url: https://www.shazam.com
    description: Primary Shazam web API
  - url: https://amp.shazam.com
    description: Shazam recognition endpoint
  - url: https://cdn.shazam.com
    description: Shazam CDN (related tracks)

paths:
  /discovery/v5/{language}/{endpoint_country}/{device}/-/tag/{uuid_1}/{uuid_2}:
    post:
      operationId: recognizeTrack
      summary: Recognize a track from an audio fingerprint
      description: >
        Submit an audio fingerprint (encoded URI signature) to the Shazam recognition
        engine. Returns track metadata including title, artist, album, genre, artwork,
        ISRC, and streaming platform links when a match is found.
      servers:
        - url: https://amp.shazam.com
      tags:
        - Recognition
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/language'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: device
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            enum: [iphone, android, web]
          description: Client device type
        - name: uuid_1
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: Random UUID (session identifier)
        - name: uuid_2
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: Random UUID (request identifier)
        - name: sync
          in: query
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: true
        - name: webv3
          in: query
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: true
        - name: sampling
          in: query
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: true
        - name: shazamapiversion
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: v3
        - name: video
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: v3
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecognizeRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Recognition result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecognizeResponse'

  /discovery/v5/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/-/track/{track_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getTrack
      summary: Get track metadata by track ID
      description: >
        Retrieve full metadata for a Shazam track by its numeric ID, including
        title, artist, album, genre, artwork URL, ISRC, and streaming links.
      tags:
        - Tracks
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/language'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: track_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 549952578
          description: Shazam numeric track ID
        - name: shazamapiversion
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: v3
        - name: video
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: v3
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Track metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Track'

  /services/amapi/v1/catalog/{endpoint_country}/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks:
    get:
      operationId: getPlaylistTracks
      summary: Get tracks from a chart playlist
      description: >
        Retrieve the tracks in a Shazam chart playlist. Used for top world tracks,
        top country tracks, top city tracks, and genre charts. The playlist_id is
        obtained from the chart locations service.
      tags:
        - Charts
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: playlist_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Shazam playlist identifier for the chart
        - name: limit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 200
            maximum: 200
          description: Maximum number of tracks to return
        - name: offset
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 0
          description: Pagination offset
        - name: l
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: en-US
          description: Language code
        - name: relate[songs]
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: artists,music-videos
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of chart tracks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlaylistTracksResponse'

  /services/charts/locations:
    get:
      operationId: getChartLocations
      summary: Get chart location and genre playlist IDs
      description: >
        Returns the full catalog of chart playlist IDs organized by country, city,
        and genre. Use the returned IDs with the playlist tracks endpoint.
      tags:
        - Charts
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chart locations and playlist IDs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationsResponse'

  /services/search/v4/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchArtists
      summary: Search for artists
      description: Search Shazam's catalog for artists by name or prefix.
      tags:
        - Search
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/language'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: term
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Artist name or search prefix
        - name: limit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 10
          description: Maximum number of results
        - name: offset
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 0
        - name: types
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: artists
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Artist search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArtistSearchResponse'

  /services/search/v3/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/search:
    get:
      operationId: searchTracks
      summary: Search for tracks
      description: Full-text search across Shazam's catalog for songs by title or prefix.
      tags:
        - Search
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/language'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: query
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Track title or search prefix
        - name: numResults
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 10
          description: Maximum number of results
        - name: offset
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 0
        - name: types
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            default: songs
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Track search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrackSearchResponse'

  /services/amapi/v1/catalog/{endpoint_country}/artists/{artist_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getArtist
      summary: Get artist profile
      description: >
        Retrieve an artist's profile including biography, top tracks, related artists,
        and streaming metadata.
      tags:
        - Artists
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: artist_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 203347991
          description: Shazam numeric artist ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Artist profile
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Artist'

  /services/amapi/v1/catalog/{endpoint_country}/artists/{artist_id}/albums:
    get:
      operationId: getArtistAlbums
      summary: Get albums by artist
      description: Retrieve a paginated list of albums for a given artist.
      tags:
        - Artists
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: artist_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 203347991
        - name: limit
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 10
        - name: offset
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of albums
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlbumsResponse'

  /services/amapi/v1/catalog/{endpoint_country}/albums/{album_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getAlbum
      summary: Get album info
      description: Retrieve metadata for an album by its Shazam ID.
      tags:
        - Albums
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: album_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 1234567890
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Album metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Album'

  /shazam/v3/{language}/{endpoint_country}/web/-/tracks/track-similarities-id-{track_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getRelatedTracks
      summary: Get related tracks
      description: >
        Discover songs similar to a given track based on Shazam's similarity engine.
      servers:
        - url: https://cdn.shazam.com
      tags:
        - Tracks
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/language'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/endpoint_country'
        - name: track_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 546891609
        - name: startFrom
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 0
          description: Pagination offset
        - name: pageSize
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 20
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Related tracks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RelatedTracksResponse'

  /services/count/v2/web/track/{track_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getListeningCounter
      summary: Get listening counter for a track
      description: Returns the total Shazam identification count for a single track.
      tags:
        - Tracks
      parameters:
        - name: track_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 559284007
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Listening counter data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListeningCounterResponse'

  /services/count/v2/web/track:
    get:
      operationId: getListeningCounterMany
      summary: Get listening counters for multiple tracks
      description: Returns the total Shazam identification counts for multiple tracks.
      tags:
        - Tracks
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: integer
          style: form
          explode: true
          description: One or more track IDs
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Listening counter data for multiple tracks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListeningCounterResponse'

components:
  parameters:
    language:
      name: language
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: en-US
        example: en-US
      description: BCP-47 language tag (e.g. en-US, de-DE, ja-JP)
    endpoint_country:
      name: endpoint_country
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: GB
        example: US
      description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for localized results

  schemas:
    RecognizeRequest:
      type: object
      description: Audio fingerprint payload for track recognition
      properties:
        timezone:
          type: string
          example: Europe/Moscow
        signature:
          type: object
          properties:
            uri:
              type: string
              description: Base64-encoded audio signature URI
            samplems:
              type: integer
              description: Duration of the audio sample in milliseconds
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the capture was taken
        context:
          type: object
          description: Additional context metadata
        geolocation:
          type: object
          properties:
            altitude:
              type: number
            latitude:
              type: number
            longitude:
              type: number

    RecognizeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        matches:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              offset:
                type: number
              timeskew:
                type: number
              frequencyskew:
                type: number
        location:
          type: object
        timestamp:
          type: integer
        timezone:
          type: string
        track:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Track'
        tagid:
          type: string

    Track:
      type: object
      properties:
        layout:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          example: MUSIC
        key:
          type: string
          description: Shazam track ID
          example: "549952578"
        title:
          type: string
          example: "Blinding Lights"
        subtitle:
          type: string
          description: Artist name
          example: "The Weeknd"
        images:
          type: object
          properties:
            background:
              type: string
              format: uri
            coverart:
              type: string
              format: uri
            coverarthq:
              type: string
              format: uri
        share:
          type: object
          properties:
            subject:
              type: string
            text:
              type: string
            href:
              type: string
              format: uri
            image:
              type: string
              format: uri
            twitter:
              type: string
            html:
              type: string
              format: uri
            avatar:
              type: string
              format: uri
            snapchat:
              type: string
              format: uri
        hub:
          type: object
          description: Streaming platform links (Apple Music, Spotify, etc.)
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
            image:
              type: string
              format: uri
            actions:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                  type:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: string
                  uri:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
            options:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
            providers:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  caption:
                    type: string
                  images:
                    type: object
                  actions:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
        sections:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              metapages:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
              tabname:
                type: string
              metadata:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    title:
                      type: string
                    text:
                      type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Shazam web URL for this track
        isrc:
          type: string
          description: International Standard Recording Code
          example: USUG12004076

    Artist:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: "203347991"
        type:
          type: string
          example: artists
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            genreNames:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            artwork:
              type: object
              properties:
                url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                width:
                  type: integer
                height:
                  type: integer
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
        relationships:
          type: object

    Album:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          example: albums
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            artistName:
              type: string
            releaseDate:
              type: string
              format: date
            trackCount:
              type: integer
            genreNames:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            artwork:
              type: object
              properties:
                url:
                  type: string
                  format: uri

    AlbumsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Album'
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri

    PlaylistTracksResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Track'
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri

    RelatedTracksResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        tracks:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Track'

    ArtistSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        artists:
          type: object
          properties:
            hits:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  artist:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Artist'

    TrackSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        tracks:
          type: object
          properties:
            hits:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  track:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Track'

    LocationsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Chart locations indexed by country and genre
      properties:
        countries:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              listid:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
              cities:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    id:
                      type: string
                    listid:
                      type: string
                    name:
                      type: string
        genres:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              listid:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string

    ListeningCounterResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        trackId:
          type: string
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of times this track has been Shazam'd

  securitySchemes:
    RapidAPIKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-RapidAPI-Key
      description: RapidAPI key for the apidojo/shazam endpoint on rapidapi.com
    ShazamPlatformHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Shazam-Platform
      description: Internal Shazam platform identifier (e.g. IPHONE)

security:
  - RapidAPIKey: []

tags:
  - name: Recognition
    description: Audio fingerprint recognition against the Shazam catalog
  - name: Tracks
    description: Track metadata, related tracks, and listening counters
  - name: Artists
    description: Artist profiles and albums
  - name: Albums
    description: Album metadata
  - name: Charts
    description: Music charts by country, city, and genre
  - name: Search
    description: Full-text search across Shazam's track and artist catalog