MusicBrainz

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Music Data · Vendor site 2026-10-04

MusicBrainz is a community-maintained open music encyclopedia operated by the MetaBrainz Foundation. Anyone can contribute artist, release, and recording metadata, and developers can query the database through documented web services.

Updated 2026-10-04View sources

Official website

Category: Music Data
Free access: Public music metadata project open to community editing and API access subject to usage policies.
API access: MusicBrainz API documentation provides REST lookups and searches in XML or JSON with rate limiting rules.

Is MusicBrainz right for you?

A good fit for

Developers of media players, taggers, and music research tools needing open canonical music metadata.

Before you choose

Web service rate limiting applies to client traffic; the rate limiting guide warns against excessive request volume.

Open music metadata

MusicBrainz collects canonical music information from community editors and exposes it to applications through documented web service APIs.

What it can do

Features & capabilities

Unknown is different from unavailable. Each fact carries its own evidence.

Capability	Value	Evidence	Checked
Community database	About page describes MusicBrainz as a community-maintained open music encyclopedia accepting broad genre coverage.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
REST API	API documentation targets media players and taggers with HTTP access in XML or JSON.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04
Rate limits	Rate limiting guide explains throttling to protect site health when API demand exceeds capacity.	Facts sourced	2026-10-04

Understand the total cost

MusicBrainz pricing & plans

Free

Public music metadata project open to community editing and API access subject to usage policies.

Access: Public music metadata project open to community editing and API access subject to usage policies.

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The practical questions

Frequently asked questions

What is MusicBrainz used for?

Does MusicBrainz have a free plan?

Public music metadata project open to community editing and API access subject to usage policies.. This record lists ongoing free access; check the plan limits before starting.

How much does MusicBrainz cost?

No paid monthly price is listed; this record treats the product as free to start. See the plan cards for entitlements, billing commitments and seat minimums.

Can I use MusicBrainz through an API?

MusicBrainz API documentation provides REST lookups and searches in XML or JSON with rate limiting rules.. API access and subscription access may have different terms; consult the linked sources.

What should I check before choosing it?

Web service rate limiting applies to client traffic; the rate limiting guide warns against excessive request volume.

Price history

No retained pricing changes yet. A current price alone does not establish a historical trend.

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