Music Open APIs
| Provider | Description | Commercial Use | Limits | Terms | Fees |
| Freedb.org | Get CD information through CDDB | ||||
| Rhapsody | Let's you play music through the Rhapsody website | ||||
| Webjay | Share your music playlists with the world | Yes | |||
| Yahoo | Lets you search music based on things like artist and song | No | 5000 queries/day | Yes | |
| Yahoo | Lets you play with Yahoo's Music Engine | No | Yes | ||
| Last.fm | XML and RSS feeds of user profile, artist, tag, group and forum data | No (Ask) | 1 request/sec | ||
| MusicBrainz | Look up song metadata |
Examples of sites using APIs
| Example | Description | APIs Used |
None so far
Definitions:
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Provider - Who is providing the API?
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Description - What does the API let you do?
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Commercial Use - Can you use this API for commercial use without asking?
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Limits - Are there any limitations to amount of usage?
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Terms - Link to Terms of Service