musicbrainz.artist_releases

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Releases by a MusicBrainz artist.

GET /v1/musicbrainz/artist_releases

What you get#

A list of Musicbrainz results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

What it costs#

Advanced · 5 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Default	What it is	Constraints
`mbid`	string	yes	(required)	MusicBrainz id (UUID)	max 36 chars; must match `[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}`; trimmed, lowercased

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/musicbrainz/artist_releases?mbid=a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real Musicbrainz response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "entity": {
        "id": "07aab296-9a40-42a9-8d1f-6b06aa032e8a",
        "name": "Pablo Honey",
        "status": "Official",
        "releaseDate": "1993-02-22",
        "country": "GB"
      },
      "author": {
        "displayName": null
      },
      "listing": {
        "barcode": "077778140924"
      }
    },
    {
      "entity": {
        "id": "117cc2ee-4eba-4f28-90cb-91121ca747bf",
        "name": "Drill",
        "status": "Official",
        "releaseDate": "1992-05-05",
        "country": "GB"
      },
      "author": {
        "displayName": null
      },
      "listing": {
        "barcode": "0724388000529"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "musicbrainz",
    "endpoint": "artist_releases",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`id`	`entity.id`	-
`title`	`entity.name`	-
`status`	`entity.status`	-
`date`	`entity.releaseDate`	-
`country`	`entity.country`	-
`artist-credit.0.name`	`author.displayName`	-
`barcode`	`listing.barcode`	-

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 1 hour. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 1 hour and 1 day the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 3 days more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 5 minutes and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	Unknown endpoint path.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).