SYNK
GET/artist/info

Returns full metadata for an artist: their image, fan count, genres, top tracks, and a list of similar artists. Pair it with /artistimage if you just need a photo.

Rate limit
60 req/min
Caching
Cached in the internal database per artist for 1 hour.
Authentication
Send a User-Agent header containing a contact email. See authentication.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
artiststringoptionalArtist name. Needed if you are not passing an id.
idstringoptionalInternal artist ID from the track/info endpoint. Faster than a name lookup as it skips a search round trip.

Request

curl 'https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artist/info' \
  -H 'User-Agent: [email protected]'

Try it

GETTry it
Sends a real request
https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artist/info?artist=Daft%20Punk

Response

200 application/json
{
  "id": 369056,
  "name": "Bicep",
  "image": "https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artistimage?id=369056",
  "fans": 359631,
  "albumCount": 34,
  "topTracks": [
    {
      "id": 389034231,
      "name": "Glue",
      "album": "Glue",
      "albumId": 45442201,
      "durationMs": 269000,
      "explicit": false,
      "cover": "https://api.synkradio.co.uk/cover?artist=Bicep&title=Glue"
    },
    {
      "id": 1080089202,
      "name": "Apricots",
      "album": "Apricots",
      "albumId": 173244772,
      "durationMs": 246000,
      "explicit": false,
      "cover": "https://api.synkradio.co.uk/cover?artist=Bicep&title=Apricots"
    }
  ],
  "relatedArtists": [
    {
      "id": 1576244,
      "name": "Kölsch",
      "image": "https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artistimage?id=1576244",
      "fans": 78727
    },
    {
      "id": 6377,
      "name": "Paul Kalkbrenner",
      "image": "https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artistimage?id=6377",
      "fans": 710923
    }
  ]
}

Response schema

FieldTypeExampleDescription
idnumber369056Provider identifier for the resource.
namestring"Bicep"Display name of the entity.
imagestring"https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artistimage?…"
fansnumber359631
albumCountnumber34
topTracksarray<object>2 items
relatedArtistsarray<object>2 items