SYNK
GET/search/artist

Searches for artists by name. Returns a list of matching artists with images proxied through the API. Pair it with /artist/info to get the full picture on whoever you find.

Rate limit
60 req/min
Caching
Cached per query in the internal database for 30 minutes.
Authentication
Send a User-Agent header containing a contact email. See authentication.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringrequiredArtist name to search for. e.g. bicep.
limitintegeroptionalHow many results to return. Between 1 and 50. Defaults to 20.

Request

curl 'https://api.synkradio.co.uk/search/artist?query=around%20the%20world' \
  -H 'User-Agent: [email protected]'

Try it

GETTry it
Sends a real request
https://api.synkradio.co.uk/search/artist?query=daft%20punk

Response

200 application/json
[
  {
    "id": 4860761,
    "name": "Bicep",
    "image": "https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artistimage?id=4860761",
    "fans": 892341
  },
  {
    "id": 27,
    "name": "Daft Punk",
    "image": "https://api.synkradio.co.uk/artistimage?id=27",
    "fans": 6394668
  }
]