Overview
Discogs is the world's largest music database and marketplace API, covering vinyl records, CDs, and tapes with detailed release data, artist biographies, and pricing. You can search the catalog and read artist or release data without authentication; user collection management and marketplace actions require OAuth. It is ideal for building record collection apps, price guides, or music history tools.
Beginner Tip
Anonymous requests are rate-limited to 25 per minute, but authenticating with a personal access token (from your Discogs Settings > Developers page) raises the limit to 60 per minute — always use a token even for read-only use. Include a descriptive User-Agent header (e.g., MyApp/1.0) to avoid 403 errors from their bot filter.
Available Data
Example Response
{
"name": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
"artist": "Queen",
"album": "A Night at the Opera",
"duration_ms": 354000,
"popularity": 92,
"preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/..."
} Field Reference
id Unique Discogs release ID. title Title of the release (album or single name). artists List of artists credited on this release. year Original release year of the record. genres Music genres associated with the release (e.g., Rock, Electronic). lowest_price Lowest marketplace listing price for this release in USD. Implementation Example
const url = "https://www.discogs.com/developers/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Matrix Score Breakdown
Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026
Technical Specifications
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