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iTunes Search API (Apple)

Search Apple's catalogue of music, podcasts, apps and movies with no key at all

Apple's iTunes Search API lets you search the iTunes Store and Apple Books Store for music, podcasts, apps, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and music videos, plus an ID-based lookup endpoint for exact mapping. It is completely keyless and returns JSON. It is the de-facto free source for podcast feed URLs and album/track artwork.

Free tier

Free, no key, no signup

Rate limits

Approximately 20 calls per minute (subject to change, per Apple)

Auth

No key

Base URL

https://itunes.apple.com

What you'd build with it

  • Resolve a podcast's RSS feed URL from its name (feedUrl field)
  • Fetch album/track artwork and metadata for a music app
  • Enrich app or movie references in an automation

Key endpoints

  • GET/searchSearch the store by term, media type, and limit
  • GET/lookupLook up an item by iTunes ID, UPC, or AMG ID
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Tags

musicpodcastsappsmediasearch