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Genius

Search songs and fetch full lyrics from Genius. Returns clean text with section markers preserved.

2 endpoints2 endpoints on this scraper7 calls7 calls so farupdated 4 months agoLast updated 5/27/2026, 1:27:15 PMllms.txt
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Search

Search the catalog by text query.

GET/v1/music:genius/search5m cache2 paramschecking key…
Parameters
qstringrequired

Search query (song/artist/album)

perPagenumber

Results per page (1-20). Default 10

·
Response
EXAMPLE
{
  "count": 10,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 817859,
      "url": "https://genius.com/albums/The-weeknd/Heartless-blinding-lights",
      "type": "album",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/b0d113a7edc6cbed3a8bec9ef3140e4e.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Heartless / Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Heartless / Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 5049949,
      "url": "https://genius.com/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "path": "/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/34c1c35ca27a735e6e5f18611acb1c16.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 7809032,
      "url": "https://genius.com/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "path": "/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/256c3f06b722a602d21f7a2ea48bde67.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum)",
      "artist": "Bladee",
      "fullTitle": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum) by Bladee & Ecco2k"
    },
    {
      "id": 5049949,
      "url": "https://genius.com/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "path": "/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/34c1c35ca27a735e6e5f18611acb1c16.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 7809032,
      "url": "https://genius.com/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "path": "/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/256c3f06b722a602d21f7a2ea48bde67.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum)",
      "artist": "Bladee",
      "fullTitle": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum) by Bladee & Ecco2k"
    },
    {
      "id": 3043085,
      "url": "https://genius.com/artists/Blinding-lights",
      "type": "artist",
      "image": "https://assets.genius.com/images/default_banner.png?1779461979",
      "title": "Blinding Lights"
    },
    {
      "id": 817859,
      "url": "https://genius.com/albums/The-weeknd/Heartless-blinding-lights",
      "type": "album",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/b0d113a7edc6cbed3a8bec9ef3140e4e.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Heartless / Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Heartless / Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 18938,
      "url": "https://genius.com/videos/The-weeknds-heartless-explained",
      "type": "video",
      "title": "The Weeknd Goes On A Drug-Fueled Vegas Bender In His “Heartless” Video"
    },
    {
      "id": 12581,
      "url": "https://genius.com/a/the-weeknd-s-blinding-lights-is-the-first-song-in-history-to-spend-a-full-year-in-the-top-10",
      "type": "article",
      "title": "The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is The First Song In History To Spend A Full Year In The Top 10"
    },
    {
      "id": 19457664,
      "url": "https://genius.com/BlindingLights41524",
      "type": "user",
      "image": "https://assets.genius.com/images/default_banner.png?1779461979",
      "title": "BlindingLights41524"
    }
  ],
  "query": "blinding lights"
}

Code

Search
index.ts
// npm i zpi-sdk
import { ZpiClient } from "zpi-sdk";

const client = new ZpiClient({ apiKey: "zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" });

const data = await client.run("music:genius", "search", {
  "q": "blinding lights"
});
console.log(data);
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Full reference

2 endpoints · plain text
GET
Search/v1/music:genius/search
2 params

Search the catalog by text query.

Parameters

qstringrequired
Search query (song/artist/album)
perPagenumberoptional
Results per page (1-20). Default 10

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/music:genius/search?q=blinding+lights&perPage=" \
  -H "x-api-key: zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Example response

{
  "count": 10,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 817859,
      "url": "https://genius.com/albums/The-weeknd/Heartless-blinding-lights",
      "type": "album",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/b0d113a7edc6cbed3a8bec9ef3140e4e.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Heartless / Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Heartless / Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 5049949,
      "url": "https://genius.com/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "path": "/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/34c1c35ca27a735e6e5f18611acb1c16.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 7809032,
      "url": "https://genius.com/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "path": "/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/256c3f06b722a602d21f7a2ea48bde67.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum)",
      "artist": "Bladee",
      "fullTitle": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum) by Bladee & Ecco2k"
    },
    {
      "id": 5049949,
      "url": "https://genius.com/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "path": "/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/34c1c35ca27a735e6e5f18611acb1c16.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 7809032,
      "url": "https://genius.com/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "path": "/Bladee-and-ecco2k-5-star-crest-4-vattenrum-lyrics",
      "type": "song",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/256c3f06b722a602d21f7a2ea48bde67.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum)",
      "artist": "Bladee",
      "fullTitle": "5 Star Crest (4 Vattenrum) by Bladee & Ecco2k"
    },
    {
      "id": 3043085,
      "url": "https://genius.com/artists/Blinding-lights",
      "type": "artist",
      "image": "https://assets.genius.com/images/default_banner.png?1779461979",
      "title": "Blinding Lights"
    },
    {
      "id": 817859,
      "url": "https://genius.com/albums/The-weeknd/Heartless-blinding-lights",
      "type": "album",
      "image": "https://images.genius.com/b0d113a7edc6cbed3a8bec9ef3140e4e.1000x1000x1.png",
      "title": "Heartless / Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "fullTitle": "Heartless / Blinding Lights by The Weeknd"
    },
    {
      "id": 18938,
      "url": "https://genius.com/videos/The-weeknds-heartless-explained",
      "type": "video",
      "title": "The Weeknd Goes On A Drug-Fueled Vegas Bender In His “Heartless” Video"
    },
    {
      "id": 12581,
      "url": "https://genius.com/a/the-weeknd-s-blinding-lights-is-the-first-song-in-history-to-spend-a-full-year-in-the-top-10",
      "type": "article",
      "title": "The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is The First Song In History To Spend A Full Year In The Top 10"
    },
    {
      "id": 19457664,
      "url": "https://genius.com/BlindingLights41524",
      "type": "user",
      "image": "https://assets.genius.com/images/default_banner.png?1779461979",
      "title": "BlindingLights41524"
    }
  ],
  "query": "blinding lights"
}
GET
Lyrics/v1/music:genius/lyrics
2 params

Fetch full song lyrics by URL or ID.

Parameters

urlstringoptional
Full song URL OR path (/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics). Provide this OR id.
idnumberoptional
Song ID from search results. Provide this OR url.

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/music:genius/lyrics?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgenius.com%2FThe-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics&id=5193845" \
  -H "x-api-key: zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Example response

{
  "id": 5193845,
  "url": "https://genius.com/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics",
  "image": "https://images.genius.com/34c1c35ca27a735e6e5f18611acb1c16.1000x1000x1.png",
  "title": "Blinding Lights",
  "artist": "The Weeknd",
  "lyrics": "[Intro]\nYeah\n\n[Verse 1]\nI've been tryna call\nI've been on my own for long enough\nMaybe you can show me how to love, maybe\nI'm goin' through withdrawals\nYou don't even have to do too much\nYou can turn me on with just a touch, baby\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nI look around and\nSin City's cold and empty (Oh)\nNo one's around to judge me (Oh)\nI can't see clearly when you're gone\n\n[Chorus]\nI said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights\nNo, I can't sleep until I feel your touch (Touch)\nI said, ooh, I'm drowning in the night\nOh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust\nHey, hey, hey\n\n[Verse 2]\nI'm running out of time\n'Cause I can see the sun light up the sky\nSo I hit the road in overdrive, baby, oh\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nThe city's cold and empty (Oh)\nNo one's around to judge me (Oh)\nI can't see clearly when you're gone\n\n[Chorus]\nAnd I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights\nNo, I can't sleep until I feel your touch (Touch)\nI said, ooh, I'm drowning in the night\nOh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust\n\n[Bridge]\nI'm just coming back to let you know (Back to let you know)\nI could never say it on the phone (Say it on the phone)\nWill never let you go this time (Ooh)\n\n[Chorus]\nI said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights\nNo, I can't sleep until I feel your touch (Touch)\nHey, hey, hey\n\n[Post-Chorus]\nHey, hey, hey\n\n[Outro]\nI said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights\nNo, I can't sleep until I feel your touch",
  "description": "“Blinding Lights” serves as the second single for The Weeknd’s fourth studio album, After Hours. It follows the record’s lead single, “Heartless,” which was released two days prior"
}

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