Yes. The Free tier is 600 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, across every endpoint in the catalogue, with no credit card. Nothing about it expires.

What happens when I hit the quota?

Requests return 429 with the limit, what you have used, and which window you tripped — nothing is queued, and nothing is charged. The monthly quota resets on the 1st (UTC). There is no rollover: unused requests do not carry into the next month.

Do failed requests use up my quota?

A 5xx does not. If a source breaks on our side, the request is excluded from your monthly count. A 4xx does count — a wrong parameter is still a request we answered. Per-minute throttling counts everything, so a retry loop is still throttled.

Which tier do I need?

Start on Free. Every response carries the remaining quota in its headers, and the dashboard reads the same number enforcement uses, so you will see the ceiling coming rather than discovering it.

How is Zapi different from RapidAPI or Apify?

Zapi focuses on a consistent REST contract — one API key, one response format, one error pattern for every source. No need to learn per-provider quirks like on traditional marketplaces, and no need to set up scraping workflows like on Apify.

What about the legality of accessing public data?

Zapi only accesses data that is publicly available without a login. Responsibility for how it is ultimately used stays with the developer — make sure your use case complies with the original source's ToS and the regulations in your operating region.

Is there an official SDK?

One: zpi-sdk, for TypeScript and JavaScript. It carries a typed error hierarchy, retries only what is safe to retry, submits bulk jobs, and verifies webhook signatures. Everything else is plain REST — cURL or any HTTP client works.

Can I request a source that isn’t in the catalogue yet?

Yes, through the community Discord, on any tier.

Genius

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

2 endpoints9 calls

Get API key

Search

Search the catalog by text query.

GET/v1/music:genius/search

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Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
q	string	query	Search query (song/artist/album). Required.
perPage	number	query	Results per page (1-20). Default 10.

Example response

{"project":"music:genius",  "data": {"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"  },"timestamp":"2026-05-27T13:27:15Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Lyrics

Fetch full song lyrics by URL or ID.

GET/v1/music:genius/lyrics

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Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
url	string	query	Full song URL OR path (/The-weeknd-blinding-lights-lyrics). Provide this OR id.
id	number	query	Song ID from search results. Provide this OR url.

Example response

{"project":"music:genius",  "data": {"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"  },"timestamp":"2026-05-27T13:27:15Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Try it

Live request with your key

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

Genius

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

2 endpoints9 calls

Get API key

Search the catalog by text query.

GET/v1/…genius/search

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Try it

Parameters

string · query · required

Search query (song/artist/album).

perPage

number · query · optional

Results per page (1-20). Default 10.

Example response

{"project":"music:genius",  "data": {"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"  },"timestamp":"2026-05-27T13:27:15Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Code

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