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Spotify artist API

Followers, monthly listeners, world rank, top cities, bio, links, top tracks, albums, singles, related artists and playlists (in `extra`).

GET /v1/spotify/artist

GET /v1/spotify/artist

Followers, monthly listeners, world rank, top cities, bio, links, top tracks, albums, singles, related artists and playlists (in extra). Spotify has no handles: id is the 22 character id.

  • Cost: 1 credit
  • Cache: Results are kept up to 30 days; send max_age_days to reuse them for free.
  • Timeout: A request still running after about 25 seconds answers 202 with a job to poll (Batch and jobs).

Parameters#

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlURLone ofSpotify artist URL. Accepted hosts: open.spotify.com, spotify.com, spotify.link.
idstringone ofSpotify artist id.

Send at least one of url, id. If you send several, the first listed is used and the rest are ignored.

Every request also accepts:

  • trim: true for a smaller response without null fields and extra.
  • raw: true to also get the platform's original object as raw.
  • max_age_days: accept a cached result up to this many days old, for 0 credits (Caching).

Example request#

Set your key in the environment first (see Authentication).

1curl -G "https://api.socialscrape.dev/v1/spotify/artist" \2  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALSCRAPE_API_KEY" \3  --data-urlencode "id=06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02"

Example response#

This is a sample from a recorded response, lists and long text are shortened. Status 200.

200 OKSample response
1{2  "ok": true,3  "credits_charged": 1,4  "credits_remaining": 4999,5  "cached": false,6  "cached_at": null,7  "request_id": "req_3ddfd4e1fcccd90820f62478",8  "data": {9    "object": "profile",10    "platform": "spotify",11    "id": "06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",12    "handle": null,13    "name": "Taylor Swift",14    "headline": null,15    "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",16    "kind": "artist",17    "bio": "And, baby, that’s sh0w business f0r y0u ❤️‍🔥",18    "avatar_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb12184bdd29403de54cb9d9c7",19    "banner_url": "https://image-cdn-fa.spotifycdn.com/image/ab6761860000eab13b4424dc244fb1e1f454ca2b",20    "verified": true,21    "is_private": null,22    "external_url": null,23    "links": [24      {25        "title": "Facebook",26        "url": "https://facebook.com/TaylorSwift"27      },28      {29        "title": "Instagram",30        "url": "https://instagram.com/taylorswift"31      },32      {33        "title": "Twitter",34        "url": "https://twitter.com/taylorswift13"35      }36    ],37    "location": null,38    "category": null,39    "created_at": null,40    "stats": {41      "followers": 165980697,42      "following": null,43      "posts": null,44      "likes": null,45      "views": null46    },47    "extra": {48      "albums": [49        {50          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273cf3de6b538d8b1ed73a4d5d1",51          "id": "4hF2gTGuPYlykYuphDxi8J",52          "label": "Taylor Swift",53          "release_date": "2026-09-25",54          "release_date_precision": "DAY",55          "title": "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore",56          "track_count": 16,57          "type": "album",58          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/4hF2gTGuPYlykYuphDxi8J"59        },60        {61          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273f756bdc2c11a985dc0c06d94",62          "id": "6QNMhoV8V0u7cFuhhUBOn7",63          "label": "Taylor Swift",64          "release_date": "2025-11-07",65          "release_date_precision": "DAY",66          "title": "The Life of a Showgirl + Acoustic Collection",67          "track_count": 19,68          "type": "album",69          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/6QNMhoV8V0u7cFuhhUBOn7"70        },71        {72          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273d7812467811a7da6e6a44902",73          "id": "4a6NzYL1YHRUgx9e3YZI6I",74          "label": "Taylor Swift",75          "release_date": "2025-10-03",76          "release_date_precision": "DAY",77          "title": "The Life of a Showgirl",78          "track_count": 12,79          "type": "album",80          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/4a6NzYL1YHRUgx9e3YZI6I"81        }82      ],83      "appears_on": [84        {85          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2731dac3694b3289cd903cb3acf",86          "id": "0hBRqPYPXhr1RkTDG3n4Mk",87          "release_date": "2024",88          "release_date_precision": "YEAR",89          "title": "The Secret of Us (Deluxe)",90          "type": "album",91          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/0hBRqPYPXhr1RkTDG3n4Mk"92        },93        {94          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2736e2101520787791370f4a96b",95          "id": "56bdWeO40o3WfAD2Lja4dl",96          "release_date": "2024",97          "release_date_precision": "YEAR",98          "title": "The Secret of Us",99          "type": "album",100          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/56bdWeO40o3WfAD2Lja4dl"101        },102        {103          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2730e8ba185f3e9f15630a7b5fb",104          "id": "1fc8tPf36cZhNYpNFrWh7o",105          "release_date": "2009",106          "release_date_precision": "YEAR",107          "title": "Hannah Montana The Movie",108          "type": "compilation",109          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/1fc8tPf36cZhNYpNFrWh7o"110        }111      ],112      "appears_on_count": 149,113      "artist_playlists": [114        {115          "id": "65uAjFTt4N8sEJeonhNOBL",116          "name": "And, baby, that’s sh0w business f0r y0u ❤️‍🔥",117          "owner": "Taylor Swift",118          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/65uAjFTt4N8sEJeonhNOBL"119        },120        {121          "description": "Everything Taylor Swift Right Here",122          "id": "4GtQVhGjAwcHFz82UKy3Ca",123          "name": "Taylor Swift Complete Collection",124          "owner": "Taylor Swift",125          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4GtQVhGjAwcHFz82UKy3Ca"126        },127        {128          "description": "Songs From Lover Performed Live In Paris",129          "id": "1Ew1IbrHjmNedkANLw1jdr",130          "name": "Live From Paris",131          "owner": "Taylor Swift",132          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Ew1IbrHjmNedkANLw1jdr"133        }134      ],135      "compilations": [136        {137          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273c246cd7fb142b383672627c8",138          "id": "30gDvYhEgyTbGEdCIY8FWV",139          "label": "Taylor Swift",140          "release_date": "2024-10-03",141          "release_date_precision": "DAY",142          "title": "THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | TS The Eras Tour Setlist",143          "track_count": 7,144          "type": "compilation",145          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/30gDvYhEgyTbGEdCIY8FWV"146        }147      ],148      "concerts_count": 0,149      "discovered_on_playlists": [150        {151          "description": "The essential tracks, all in one playlist.",152          "id": "37i9dQZF1DX5KpP2LN299J",153          "name": "This Is Taylor Swift",154          "owner": "Spotify",155          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX5KpP2LN299J"156        },157        {158          "description": "ALL TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS in order. All taylors versions included. 🤍",159          "id": "1mwIluT6YC7UOrVfMNoowr",160          "name": "All Taylor Swift Songs",161          "owner": "Giselle ⸆⸉",162          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mwIluT6YC7UOrVfMNoowr"163        },164        {165          "description": "Everything Taylor Swift Right Here",166          "id": "4GtQVhGjAwcHFz82UKy3Ca",167          "name": "Taylor Swift Complete Collection",168          "owner": "Taylor Swift",169          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4GtQVhGjAwcHFz82UKy3Ca"170        }171      ],172      "featuring_playlists": [173        {174          "description": "The essential tracks, all in one playlist.",175          "id": "37i9dQZF1DX5KpP2LN299J",176          "name": "This Is Taylor Swift",177          "owner": "Spotify",178          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX5KpP2LN299J"179        },180        {181          "description": "The hottest 50. Cover: Tate McRae",182          "id": "37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M",183          "name": "Today’s Top Hits",184          "owner": "Spotify",185          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M"186        },187        {188          "description": "The biggest Christmas songs of all time.",189          "id": "37i9dQZF1DX0Yxoavh5qJV",190          "name": "Christmas Hits",191          "owner": "Spotify",192          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX0Yxoavh5qJV"193        }194      ],195      "gallery_urls": [196        "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd42bf054eaed60a69249718908",197        "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd464d14cdfef28e4d6f1662b92",198        "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd4cfb500c2d2059c6cf61f507c"199      ],200      "is_registered": true,201      "latest_release": {202        "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27316bc19366517944ef91c6654",203        "id": "3rU7c934ngxDXPfjgXyzyu",204        "label": "Taylor Swift",205        "release_date": "2026-10-16",206        "release_date_precision": "DAY",207        "title": "Patient Zero",208        "track_count": 3,209        "type": "single",210        "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/3rU7c934ngxDXPfjgXyzyu"211      },212      "monthly_listeners": 101565168,213      "pinned_item": {214        "comment": "And, baby, thats sh0w business f0r y0u",215        "id": "4hF2gTGuPYlykYuphDxi8J",216        "image_url": "https://image-cdn-fa.spotifycdn.com/image/ab67616d000075a0cf3de6b538d8b1ed73a4d5d1",217        "subtitle": "Album • New Release",218        "title": "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore",219        "type": "album",220        "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/4hF2gTGuPYlykYuphDxi8J"221      },222      "playlists_count": 4,223      "popular_releases": [224        {225          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273cf3de6b538d8b1ed73a4d5d1",226          "id": "4hF2gTGuPYlykYuphDxi8J",227          "label": "Taylor Swift",228          "release_date": "2026-09-25",229          "release_date_precision": "DAY",230          "title": "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore",231          "track_count": 16,232          "type": "album",233          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/4hF2gTGuPYlykYuphDxi8J"234        },235        {236          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273d7812467811a7da6e6a44902",237          "id": "4a6NzYL1YHRUgx9e3YZI6I",238          "label": "Taylor Swift",239          "release_date": "2025-10-03",240          "release_date_precision": "DAY",241          "title": "The Life of a Showgirl",242          "track_count": 12,243          "type": "album",244          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/4a6NzYL1YHRUgx9e3YZI6I"245        },246        {247          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273e787cffec20aa2a396a61647",248          "id": "1NAmidJlEaVgA3MpcPFYGq",249          "label": "Taylor Swift",250          "release_date": "2019-08-23",251          "release_date_precision": "DAY",252          "title": "Lover",253          "track_count": 18,254          "type": "album",255          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/1NAmidJlEaVgA3MpcPFYGq"256        }257      ],258      "related_artists": [259        {260          "avatar_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebb14eb4dcfd2f3858bed06e44",261          "id": "1McMsnEElThX1knmY4oliG",262          "name": "Olivia Rodrigo",263          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1McMsnEElThX1knmY4oliG"264        },265        {266          "avatar_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb78e45cfa4697ce3c437cb455",267          "id": "74KM79TiuVKeVCqs8QtB0B",268          "name": "Sabrina Carpenter",269          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/74KM79TiuVKeVCqs8QtB0B"270        },271        {272          "avatar_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb18e3675ebfda9c29cfb2b57e",273          "id": "4tuJ0bMpJh08umKkEXKUI5",274          "name": "Gracie Abrams",275          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4tuJ0bMpJh08umKkEXKUI5"276        }277      ],278      "release_counts": {279        "albums": 34,280        "compilations": 1,281        "singles": 80282      },283      "singles": [284        {285          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27316bc19366517944ef91c6654",286          "id": "3rU7c934ngxDXPfjgXyzyu",287          "label": "Taylor Swift",288          "release_date": "2026-10-16",289          "release_date_precision": "DAY",290          "title": "Patient Zero",291          "track_count": 3,292          "type": "single",293          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/3rU7c934ngxDXPfjgXyzyu"294        },295        {296          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273e8852f06eca817333d20e60b",297          "id": "4Ii9whWXI1O1H01ziECRaG",298          "label": "Walt Disney Records / Pixar",299          "release_date": "2026-06-12",300          "release_date_precision": "DAY",301          "title": "I Knew It, I Knew You (From \"Toy Story 5\")",302          "track_count": 3,303          "type": "single",304          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ii9whWXI1O1H01ziECRaG"305        },306        {307          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273dc6e4c7774e0c77c210d3a31",308          "id": "71GTik4z9bbKKY2EmUvkDI",309          "label": "Taylor Swift",310          "release_date": "2026-03-31",311          "release_date_precision": "DAY",312          "title": "Elizabeth Taylor",313          "track_count": 3,314          "type": "single",315          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/71GTik4z9bbKKY2EmUvkDI"316        }317      ],318      "top_cities": [319        {320          "city": "London",321          "country": "GB",322          "listeners": 1554218,323          "region": "ENG"324        },325        {326          "city": "Quezon City",327          "country": "PH",328          "listeners": 1396271,329          "region": "00"330        },331        {332          "city": "Jakarta",333          "country": "ID",334          "listeners": 1154672,335          "region": "JK"336        }337      ],338      "top_tracks": [339        {340          "artists": [341            "Taylor Swift"342          ],343          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02cf3de6b538d8b1ed73a4d5d1",344          "duration_seconds": 225.868,345          "explicit": false,346          "id": "11hcBLPtbMp4aQI6zGQLub",347          "plays": 128062746,348          "title": "Patient Zero",349          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/11hcBLPtbMp4aQI6zGQLub"350        },351        {352          "artists": [353            "Taylor Swift"354          ],355          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02d7812467811a7da6e6a44902",356          "duration_seconds": 226.073,357          "explicit": false,358          "id": "53iuhJlwXhSER5J2IYYv1W",359          "plays": 1758871992,360          "title": "The Fate of Ophelia",361          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/53iuhJlwXhSER5J2IYYv1W"362        },363        {364          "artists": [365            "Taylor Swift"366          ],367          "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e029abdf14e6058bd3903686148",368          "duration_seconds": 231.826,369          "explicit": false,370          "id": "1p80LdxRV74UKvL8gnD7ky",371          "plays": 2652610587,372          "title": "Blank Space",373          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/1p80LdxRV74UKvL8gnD7ky"374        }375      ],376      "uri": "spotify:artist:06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",377      "world_rank": 5378    }379  },380  "cursor": null,381  "has_more": null382}

Response#

A Profile object in data.

See Data models for every field. The envelope around data is described in Responses.

Errors#

Failures are free: credits_charged is 0. Branch on error.code, never on the message.

CodeHTTPRetryMeaning
invalid_params400noA parameter is missing, unknown or has the wrong type.
unsupported_url400noThe URL is not one this endpoint accepts (wrong platform or form).
not_found404noThe platform says this profile, post or item does not exist.

Every request can also fail with the account and platform errors listed on the Errors page.

Example error:

1{2  "ok": false,3  "error": {4    "code": "invalid_params",5    "message": "A parameter is missing, unknown or has the wrong type.",6    "retryable": false7  },8  "credits_charged": 0,9  "request_id": "req_42365f8a488ca7fefd9024d1"10}