aid: acoustid
name: AcoustID
description: AcoustID is an open-source audio fingerprinting service providing a REST API for identifying music tracks by audio fingerprint and linking results to MusicBrainz metadata records. Built on the Chromaprint library, it offers a crowdsourced fingerprint database free for non-commercial use, with commercial plans available through AcoustID OÜ.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/acoustid/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Audio
  - Fingerprinting
  - Music
  - MusicBrainz
  - Open Source
  - Identification
apis:
  - aid: acoustid:acoustid-api
    name: AcoustID Web Service API
    description: REST API for audio fingerprint lookup and submission. Accepts Chromaprint-generated fingerprints and returns AcoustID track identifiers along with linked MusicBrainz metadata including recordings, artists, and releases.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://acoustid.org/webservice
    baseURL: https://api.acoustid.org/v2
    tags:
      - Audio
      - Fingerprinting
      - Music
      - Lookup
      - Submission
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://acoustid.org/webservice
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://acoustid.org/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://acoustid.org/webservice
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/acoustid
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.acoustid.org/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://acoustid.biz/
  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/acoustid
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/acoustid-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/acoustid-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/acoustid-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com