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Shazam

Song search via the Shazam catalog, plus per-country chart top tracks. Note: audio-fingerprint recognition is not implemented.

llms.txt

Audio Recognize

Audio fingerprint recognition (currently stub; use /search instead).

POST/v1/music:shazam/recognize5m cache1 paramchecking key…

Parameters

Response

EXAMPLE

{
  "url": "https://www.shazam.com/track/875332300/kicau-mania-akbar-chalay-remix",
  "isrc": "USA2P2626997",
  "album": "Kicau Mania (Akbar Chalay Remix) - Single",
  "genre": "Hip-Hop",
  "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/0b/7e/37/0b7e3741-4470-b10b-638f-4bb7e514e652/823375146957_Cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg",
  "label": "Glitch Haus",
  "title": "Kicau Mania (Akbar Chalay Remix)",
  "artist": "Akbar Chalay",
  "matched": true,
  "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview221/v4/54/18/37/54183732-7a1e-e54e-d3a8-011d8e92a680/mzaf_1247343445695872952.plus.aac.ep.m4a",
  "trackId": "875332300",
  "subtitle": "Akbar Chalay",
  "elapsedMs": 448,
  "appleMusic": null,
  "releaseDate": "2026",
  "appleMusicId": null,
  "matchOffsetSec": 3.896168212
}

Code

Audio Recognize

index.ts

// npm i zpi-sdk
import { ZpiClient } from "zpi-sdk";

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

const data = await client.run("music:shazam", "recognize", {
  "audio": "clip.mp3"
});
console.log(data);

Recommended · typed errors, safe retries and bulk jobsSDK reference

Full reference

4 endpoints · plain text

POST

Audio Recognize/v1/music:shazam/recognize

1 param

Audio fingerprint recognition (currently stub; use /search instead).

Parameters

audiofilerequiredin form: Audio clip (3-20s recommended). Format: mp3, wav, m4a, ogg, flac, webm. Max 25MB.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/music:shazam/recognize" \
  -H "x-api-key: zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Example response

{
  "url": "https://www.shazam.com/track/875332300/kicau-mania-akbar-chalay-remix",
  "isrc": "USA2P2626997",
  "album": "Kicau Mania (Akbar Chalay Remix) - Single",
  "genre": "Hip-Hop",
  "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/0b/7e/37/0b7e3741-4470-b10b-638f-4bb7e514e652/823375146957_Cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg",
  "label": "Glitch Haus",
  "title": "Kicau Mania (Akbar Chalay Remix)",
  "artist": "Akbar Chalay",
  "matched": true,
  "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview221/v4/54/18/37/54183732-7a1e-e54e-d3a8-011d8e92a680/mzaf_1247343445695872952.plus.aac.ep.m4a",
  "trackId": "875332300",
  "subtitle": "Akbar Chalay",
  "elapsedMs": 448,
  "appleMusic": null,
  "releaseDate": "2026",
  "appleMusicId": null,
  "matchOffsetSec": 3.896168212
}

GET

Search/v1/music:shazam/search

5 params

Search the catalog by text query.

Parameters

qstringrequired: Search term (title, artist)
typesstringoptional: Comma list: songs|artists. Default: songs,artists
countrystringoptional: 2-letter ISO country (storefront). Default: US
limitnumberoptional: Items per category (1-25). Default: 10
pagenumberoptional: Page 1-based. Default: 1

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/music:shazam/search?q=blinding+lights&types=songs%2Cartists&country=US&limit=10&page=1" \
  -H "x-api-key: zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Example response

{
  "page": 1,
  "count": 11,
  "items": [
    {
      "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/blinding-lights/1488408555?i=1488408568",
      "isrc": "USUG11904206",
      "type": "track",
      "album": "Blinding Lights - Single",
      "genre": "R&B/Soul",
      "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/a6/6e/bf/a66ebf79-5008-8948-b352-a790fc87446b/19UM1IM04638.rgb.jpg/1000x1000bb.jpg",
      "title": "Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "The Weeknd",
      "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview211/v4/17/b4/8f/17b48f9a-0b93-6bb8-fe1d-3a16623c2cfb/mzaf_5437418013983768184.plus.aac.ep.m4a",
      "trackId": "1488408568",
      "durationMs": 201570,
      "isExplicit": false,
      "releaseDate": "2019-11-29"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/blinding-lights-remix/1542842760?i=1542842761",
      "isrc": "USUG12004507",
      "type": "track",
      "album": "Blinding Lights (Remix) - Single",
      "genre": "R&B/Soul",
      "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music115/v4/61/e7/3f/61e73f94-018d-5f50-50ec-8521952bc72e/20UM1IM11629.rgb.jpg/1000x1000bb.jpg",
      "title": "Blinding Lights (Remix)",
      "artist": "The Weeknd & ROSALÍA",
      "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview221/v4/08/fe/de/08fede6c-762e-b24f-f4ff-a9e51bbde1cc/mzaf_5710142856850334281.plus.aac.ep.m4a",
      "trackId": "1542842761",
      "durationMs": 216123,
      "isExplicit": false,
      "releaseDate": "2020-12-04"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/blinding-lights/1513133938?i=1513133940",
      "isrc": "USWB12001485",
      "type": "track",
      "album": "Blinding Lights - Single",
      "genre": "Pop",
      "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/8a/e6/47/8ae64750-3dcf-ac4d-b0f6-c70c92893494/054391934000.jpg/1000x1000bb.jpg",
      "title": "Blinding Lights",
      "artist": "Teddy Swims",
      "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview125/v4/4f/3a/c6/4f3ac6e5-50a3-2045-cd71-e51d103c1ad6/mzaf_15926875879381807489.plus.aac.ep.m4a",
      "trackId": "1513133940",
      "durationMs": 214875,
      "isExplicit": false,
      "releaseDate": "2020-05-15"
    }
  ],
  "hasMore": true,
  "nextPage": 2
}

GET

Track Detail/v1/music:shazam/track/:trackId

2 params

Fetch full metadata for a single track by ID or URL.

Parameters

trackIdstringrequiredin path: Numeric track ID
countrystringoptional: 2-letter ISO storefront. Default: US

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/music:shazam/track/559284799?country=US" \
  -H "x-api-key: zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Example response

{
  "url": "https://www.shazam.com/track/559284799/killin-it-feat-nazar-tejun",
  "alias": "killin-it-feat-nazar-tejun",
  "genre": "Pop",
  "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/12/71/eb/1271ebd4-48e4-a2c4-a500-8d0c5293d162/5059713359979_cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg",
  "share": {
    "href": "https://www.shazam.com/track/559284799/killin-it-feat-nazar-tejun",
    "text": "Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun) by Danny Ricch & Busy",
    "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/12/71/eb/1271ebd4-48e4-a2c4-a500-8d0c5293d162/5059713359979_cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg",
    "subject": "Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun) - Danny Ricch & Busy",
    "twitter": "I used @Shazam to discover Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun) by Danny Ricch & Busy.",
    "snapchat": "https://www.shazam.com/partner/sc/track/559284799"
  },
  "title": "Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun)",
  "artist": "Danny Ricch & Busy",
  "artists": [
    {
      "id": "42",
      "alias": "danny-ricch",
      "appleMusicId": "1555066250"
    },
    {
      "id": "42",
      "alias": "busy",
      "appleMusicId": "1578742019"
    }
  ],
  "trackId": "559284799",
  "isExplicit": false,
  "imageBackground": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/12/71/eb/1271ebd4-48e4-a2c4-a500-8d0c5293d162/5059713359979_cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg"
}

GET

Top Charts/v1/music:shazam/top

2 params

Top chart tracks by country.

Parameters

countrystringoptional: 2-letter ISO country (US, ID, GB) or 'WORLD' for global. Default: WORLD
limitnumberoptional: Max rows (1-200). Default: 50

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/music:shazam/top?country=US&limit=20" \
  -H "x-api-key: zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Example response

{
  "count": 20,
  "items": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Janice STFU",
      "artist": "Drake"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Choosin' Texas",
      "artist": "Ella Langley"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Spend Dat",
      "artist": "Yung Miami"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Chicago",
      "artist": "Michael Jackson"
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "So Easy (To Fall In Love)",
      "artist": "Olivia Dean"
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Go",
      "artist": "The Chemical Brothers"
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Freakin’ Out",
      "artist": "Dexter and The Moonrocks"
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Ran To Atlanta",
      "artist": "Drake, Future & Molly Santana"
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Risk It All",
      "artist": "Bruno Mars"
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Man I Need",
      "artist": "Olivia Dean"
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "worry (Instrumental Ultra Slowed)",
      "artist": "LONOWN & riserayss"
    },
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Shabang",
      "artist": "Drake"
    },
    {
      "rank": 13,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Self Aware",
      "artist": "Temper City"
    },
    {
      "rank": 14,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "2 Hard 4 The Radio",
      "artist": "Drake"
    },
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Superpowers",
      "artist": "Daniel Caesar"
    },
    {
      "rank": 16,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Raindance",
      "artist": "Dave & Tems"
    },
    {
      "rank": 17,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)",
      "artist": "Mac Miller"
    },
    {
      "rank": 18,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Die On This Hill",
      "artist": "SIENNA SPIRO"
    },
    {
      "rank": 19,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Be Her",
      "artist": "Ella Langley"
    },
    {
      "rank": 20,
      "type": "track",
      "title": "Dracula",
      "artist": "Tame Impala"
    }
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "chartDate": "Tuesday, 26 May 2026 [performance over the past 7 days]"
}

{ "url": "https://www.shazam.com/track/875332300/kicau-mania-akbar-chalay-remix", "isrc": "USA2P2626997", "album": "Kicau Mania (Akbar Chalay Remix) - Single", "genre": "Hip-Hop", "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/0b/7e/37/0b7e3741-4470-b10b-638f-4bb7e514e652/823375146957_Cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg", "label": "Glitch Haus", "title": "Kicau Mania (Akbar Chalay Remix)", "artist": "Akbar Chalay", "matched": true, "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview221/v4/54/18/37/54183732-7a1e-e54e-d3a8-011d8e92a680/mzaf_1247343445695872952.plus.aac.ep.m4a", "trackId": "875332300", "subtitle": "Akbar Chalay", "elapsedMs": 448, "appleMusic": null, "releaseDate": "2026", "appleMusicId": null, "matchOffsetSec": 3.896168212 }

// npm i zpi-sdk import { ZpiClient } from "zpi-sdk"; const client = new ZpiClient({ apiKey: "zpi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" }); const data = await client.run("music:shazam", "recognize", { "audio": "clip.mp3" }); console.log(data);

{ "page": 1, "count": 11, "items": [ { "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/blinding-lights/1488408555?i=1488408568", "isrc": "USUG11904206", "type": "track", "album": "Blinding Lights - Single", "genre": "R&B/Soul", "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/a6/6e/bf/a66ebf79-5008-8948-b352-a790fc87446b/19UM1IM04638.rgb.jpg/1000x1000bb.jpg", "title": "Blinding Lights", "artist": "The Weeknd", "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview211/v4/17/b4/8f/17b48f9a-0b93-6bb8-fe1d-3a16623c2cfb/mzaf_5437418013983768184.plus.aac.ep.m4a", "trackId": "1488408568", "durationMs": 201570, "isExplicit": false, "releaseDate": "2019-11-29" }, { "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/blinding-lights-remix/1542842760?i=1542842761", "isrc": "USUG12004507", "type": "track", "album": "Blinding Lights (Remix) - Single", "genre": "R&B/Soul", "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music115/v4/61/e7/3f/61e73f94-018d-5f50-50ec-8521952bc72e/20UM1IM11629.rgb.jpg/1000x1000bb.jpg", "title": "Blinding Lights (Remix)", "artist": "The Weeknd & ROSALÍA", "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview221/v4/08/fe/de/08fede6c-762e-b24f-f4ff-a9e51bbde1cc/mzaf_5710142856850334281.plus.aac.ep.m4a", "trackId": "1542842761", "durationMs": 216123, "isExplicit": false, "releaseDate": "2020-12-04" }, { "url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/blinding-lights/1513133938?i=1513133940", "isrc": "USWB12001485", "type": "track", "album": "Blinding Lights - Single", "genre": "Pop", "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/8a/e6/47/8ae64750-3dcf-ac4d-b0f6-c70c92893494/054391934000.jpg/1000x1000bb.jpg", "title": "Blinding Lights", "artist": "Teddy Swims", "preview": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview125/v4/4f/3a/c6/4f3ac6e5-50a3-2045-cd71-e51d103c1ad6/mzaf_15926875879381807489.plus.aac.ep.m4a", "trackId": "1513133940", "durationMs": 214875, "isExplicit": false, "releaseDate": "2020-05-15" } ], "hasMore": true, "nextPage": 2 }

{ "url": "https://www.shazam.com/track/559284799/killin-it-feat-nazar-tejun", "alias": "killin-it-feat-nazar-tejun", "genre": "Pop", "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/12/71/eb/1271ebd4-48e4-a2c4-a500-8d0c5293d162/5059713359979_cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg", "share": { "href": "https://www.shazam.com/track/559284799/killin-it-feat-nazar-tejun", "text": "Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun) by Danny Ricch & Busy", "image": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/12/71/eb/1271ebd4-48e4-a2c4-a500-8d0c5293d162/5059713359979_cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg", "subject": "Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun) - Danny Ricch & Busy", "twitter": "I used @Shazam to discover Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun) by Danny Ricch & Busy.", "snapchat": "https://www.shazam.com/partner/sc/track/559284799" }, "title": "Killin It (feat. Nazar & Tejun)", "artist": "Danny Ricch & Busy", "artists": [ { "id": "42", "alias": "danny-ricch", "appleMusicId": "1555066250" }, { "id": "42", "alias": "busy", "appleMusicId": "1578742019" } ], "trackId": "559284799", "isExplicit": false, "imageBackground": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music114/v4/12/71/eb/1271ebd4-48e4-a2c4-a500-8d0c5293d162/5059713359979_cover.jpg/400x400cc.jpg" }

{ "count": 20, "items": [ { "rank": 1, "type": "track", "title": "Janice STFU", "artist": "Drake" }, { "rank": 2, "type": "track", "title": "Choosin' Texas", "artist": "Ella Langley" }, { "rank": 3, "type": "track", "title": "Spend Dat", "artist": "Yung Miami" }, { "rank": 4, "type": "track", "title": "Chicago", "artist": "Michael Jackson" }, { "rank": 5, "type": "track", "title": "So Easy (To Fall In Love)", "artist": "Olivia Dean" }, { "rank": 6, "type": "track", "title": "Go", "artist": "The Chemical Brothers" }, { "rank": 7, "type": "track", "title": "Freakin’ Out", "artist": "Dexter and The Moonrocks" }, { "rank": 8, "type": "track", "title": "Ran To Atlanta", "artist": "Drake, Future & Molly Santana" }, { "rank": 9, "type": "track", "title": "Risk It All", "artist": "Bruno Mars" }, { "rank": 10, "type": "track", "title": "Man I Need", "artist": "Olivia Dean" }, { "rank": 11, "type": "track", "title": "worry (Instrumental Ultra Slowed)", "artist": "LONOWN & riserayss" }, { "rank": 12, "type": "track", "title": "Shabang", "artist": "Drake" }, { "rank": 13, "type": "track", "title": "Self Aware", "artist": "Temper City" }, { "rank": 14, "type": "track", "title": "2 Hard 4 The Radio", "artist": "Drake" }, { "rank": 15, "type": "track", "title": "Superpowers", "artist": "Daniel Caesar" }, { "rank": 16, "type": "track", "title": "Raindance", "artist": "Dave & Tems" }, { "rank": 17, "type": "track", "title": "Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)", "artist": "Mac Miller" }, { "rank": 18, "type": "track", "title": "Die On This Hill", "artist": "SIENNA SPIRO" }, { "rank": 19, "type": "track", "title": "Be Her", "artist": "Ella Langley" }, { "rank": 20, "type": "track", "title": "Dracula", "artist": "Tame Impala" } ], "country": "US", "chartDate": "Tuesday, 26 May 2026 [performance over the past 7 days]" }

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