What the response contains
Try The Beatles, Taylor Swift, and Bad Bunny and use the returned fields to identify the right record.
Fields worth checking
- Track or album
- Artist
- Cover art
- Release date and genre
iTunes Search
Track or album · Artist · Cover art · Release date and genre
Live lookup
Type a real query, scan the cards and confirm the key details before opening the full source.
Quick examples
Identifier, type, and storefront prevent mix-ups between track, album, and artist
The search returns resultCount and a results list. A music result can include wrapperType, kind, artistId, collectionId, trackId, artistName, collectionName, trackName, releaseDate, country, currency, price, artwork, previewUrl, and trackViewUrl. Start with wrapperType and kind: a track, album, and artist can match the same term but have different identifiers and links. Compare artistId, collectionId, or trackId for the item you need, and use releaseDate, discNumber, and trackNumber to separate versions, reissues, and same-named tracks. The country parameter selects the storefront; without it, search uses the United States storefront. Price, previews, availability, streaming, and explicitness can change by storefront and time, so a record does not guarantee purchase, playback, or licensing where you live.
- resultCount tells you how many items were returned, not how many works exist under that name.
- Open trackViewUrl, collectionViewUrl, or artistViewUrl to check the storefront record before deciding.
