GET /artist/wikidata · SYNK Radio API

GET/artist/wikidata

Structured facts about an artist from Wikidata: formation and split dates, full member list, record labels, genres, instruments, plus IDs and official links across every major platform.

Rate limit

60 req/min

Caching

Cached 7 days.

Notes

Band name disambiguation is handled for you, so single-word names like Queen, Genesis, Chicago and Boston resolve to the band rather than the place.
ids gives you the identifiers this artist has on the major music platforms, which makes cross-referencing other services straightforward.
Members are returned in Wikidata order and include past members, not just the current lineup.
Deprecated Wikidata statements are ignored.

Authentication

Send a User-Agent header containing a contact email. See authentication.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
artist	string	optional	Artist name. One of artist, id or qid is required.
id	integer	optional	Numeric artist id, resolved to a name first.
qid	string	optional	Wikidata entity id such as Q15862. Skips the lookup entirely, so it is the fastest and most precise option.
lang	string	optional	Language for labels and descriptions. Defaults to en.

Request

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

Try it

GETTry it

Sends a real request

artist · stringid · integerqid · stringlang · stringUser-Agent · header

https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artist/wikidata?artist=Nirvana

Response

200 application/json

{
  "artist": "Daft Punk",
  "wikipediaTitle": "Daft Punk",
  "wikipediaUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk",
  "qid": "Q185828",
  "label": "Daft Punk",
  "description": "French electronic music band",
  "aliases": [],
  "facts": {
    "formedDate": "1993",
    "dissolvedDate": "2021",
    "formedIn": "Paris",
    "genres": [
      "house music",
      "electronic music",
      "French house",
      "synth-pop",
      "electronic rock",
      "electronica",
      "nu-disco",
      "dance music",
      "leftfield house"
    ],
    "labels": [
      "Soma Quality Recordings",
      "Virgin Records",
      "Columbia Records",
      "Walt Disney Records"
    ],
    "instruments": [
      "Q507314"
    ],
    "members": [
      "Q471656",
      "Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo"
    ],
    "musicbrainzId": "056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56",
    "discogsArtistId": "1289",
    "spotifyArtistId": "4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi",
    "appleMusicArtistId": "5468295",
    "workPeriodStart": "1993",
    "workPeriodEnd": "2021-02-22",
    "imageFile": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Daft_Punk_in_2013.jpg",
    "logoFile": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Daft_Punk_logo.svg"
  },
  "ids": {
    "musicbrainz": "056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56",
    "upstream": "5468295",
    "discogs": "1289"
  },
  "links": {
    "website": "https://daftpunk.com",
    "instagram": "https://instagram.com/daftpunk",
    "twitter": "https://x.com/daftpunk_music",
    "facebook": "https://facebook.com/daftpunk",
    "youtube": "https://youtube.com/channel/UC_kRDKYrUlrbtrSiyu5Tflg",
    "soundcloud": "https://soundcloud.com/daftpunkofficialmusic",
    "upstream": "https://music.apple.com/artist/5468295",
    "discogs": "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1289",
    "musicbrainz": "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56"
  },
  "wikipediaLangs": 67
}

Response schema

Field	Type	Example	Description
artist	string	"Daft Punk"	Primary artist, either as a string or nested object.
wikipediaTitle	string	"Daft Punk"
wikipediaUrl	string	"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk"
qid	string	"Q185828"
label	string	"Daft Punk"	Record label name.
description	string	"French electronic music band"
aliases	array	0 items
facts	object	15 fields
ids	object	3 fields
links	object	9 fields
wikipediaLangs	number	67

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