iTunes Music Scraper

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Search over 8 million tracks on Apple's iTunes catalog and Apple Music charts. This actor uses Apple's free, public iTunes REST API — no API key, no login, no proxy required.

What can it do?

• Search tracks, music videos, podcasts, and audiobooks by any keyword
• Trending charts — Apple Music top 200 most-played songs for any country
• Artist lookup — get an artist's top songs by their Apple Music ID
• Album lookup — list all tracks in an album by its Apple Music ID
• Track by ID — fetch specific tracks directly by their Apple Music track ID

Data Source

Uses Apple's public iTunes Search API (itunes.apple.com/search, itunes.apple.com/lookup) and the Apple Music Marketing RSS API (rss.marketingtools.apple.com). Both are free, unauthenticated, and accessible from any IP — no proxy required.

Input

Finding Apple Music IDs

Open any track, artist, or album on music.apple.com — the numeric ID is the last segment of the URL:

• Artist: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/queen/**3296287**
• Album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/greatest-hits/**1440650428**

Output

Each record is a JSON object. Fields vary by record type (track, artist, collection).

Track fields

Artist fields

artistId, artistName, artistType, primaryGenreName, artistViewUrl, amgArtistId, scrapedAt

Album/Collection fields

collectionId, artistId, collectionName, artistName, collectionViewUrl, artistViewUrl, artworkUrl100, releaseDate, primaryGenreName, country, currency, collectionPrice, trackCount, contentAdvisoryRating, scrapedAt

Example Input

{
"mode":"search",
"searchQuery":"bohemian rhapsody",
"mediaType":"music",
"country":"us",
"maxItems":10
}

Example Output

{
"wrapperType":"track",
"kind":"song",
"trackId":1440650711,
"artistId":3296287,
"collectionId":1440650428,
"trackName":"Bohemian Rhapsody",
"artistName":"Queen",
"collectionName":"Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection",
"trackViewUrl":"https://music.apple.com/us/album/bohemian-rhapsody/1440650428?i=1440650711",
"artworkUrl100":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/.../600x600bb.jpg",
"previewUrl":"https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/.../preview.m4a",
"releaseDate":"1975-10-31T12:00:00Z",
"primaryGenreName":"Rock",
"trackTimeMillis":355145,
"country":"USA",
"currency":"USD",
"trackPrice":1.29,
"isStreamable":true,
"scrapedAt":"2026-05-23T10:00:00Z"
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this require an API key? No. The iTunes Search API is completely free and public.

How many results can I get? Up to 200 per run (iTunes API limit per request). Use the maxItems input to control it.

Which countries are supported? 46 countries are available in the country dropdown — from US, UK, Germany, Japan, Brazil and more. Affects pricing and trending charts.

Can I get podcast data? Yes — set mediaType to podcast in search mode.

How current are the trending charts? The Apple Music RSS feed is updated daily.

Are the audio preview URLs free to use? Apple provides 30-second preview clips (.m4a). They are publicly accessible.

What is the artworkUrl100 field? The artwork image URL, automatically upscaled to 600×600 pixels (the iTunes API returns 100×100 by default).