API reference
Spotify Artist Details API
One Spotify artist: followers, monthly listeners, world rank, top cities, biography and top tracks with play counts.
Endpoint
/v1/spotify/artistlive · proven2 creditsParameters
Query parameters
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
id | yes | Spotify artist id, from spotify/search. | 0cGUm45nv7Z6M6qdXYQGTX |
dry_run | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. | 1 |
Examples
Make the request
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/spotify/artist?id=0cGUm45nv7Z6M6qdXYQGTX" \ -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/spotify/artist?id=0cGUm45nv7Z6M6qdXYQGTX",
{ headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();
if (!body.success) {
// one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}
console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);Python
import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/spotify/artist?id=0cGUm45nv7Z6M6qdXYQGTX",
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()
if not body["success"]:
# one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")
print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])Response
Response fields and example
This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "spotify",
"endpoint": "/v1/spotify/artist",
"data": {
"biography": "example",
"followers": 0,
"id": "example",
"monthly_listeners": 0,
"name": "example",
"platform": "example",
"popularity": 0,
"top_cities": [
{
"city": "example",
"country": "example",
"listeners": 0
}
],
"top_tracks": [
{
"id": "example",
"name": "example",
"playcount": 0,
"popularity": 0,
"url": "https://example.com/example"
}
],
"url": "https://example.com/example",
"verified": false,
"world_rank": 0
},
"credits_used": 2,
"credits_remaining": 99,
"request_id": "req_…",
"cached": false
}The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.
Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.
Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.
| Field inside data | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
biography | string | null | Optional biography supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
followers | number | null | Optional followers supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
monthly_listeners | number | null | Optional monthly listeners supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
name | string | null | Optional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
platform | string | null | Optional platform supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
popularity | number | null | Optional popularity supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_cities | array | null | Optional top cities supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_cities[].city | string | null | Optional city supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_cities[].country | string | null | Optional country supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_cities[].listeners | number | null | Optional listeners supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_tracks | array | null | Optional top tracks supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_tracks[].id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
top_tracks[].name | string | null | Optional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_tracks[].playcount | number | null | Optional playcount supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_tracks[].popularity | number | null | Optional popularity supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
top_tracks[].url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
verified | boolean | null | Optional verified supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
world_rank | number | null | Optional world rank supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.
The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.
Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference