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# MusicBrainz API
Available at ```http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2```
## Most useful queries
* artist by name
```
/artist/?query=artist:$artist_name&inc=releases
```
* albums of artist
```
/artist/$artist_id?inc=releases
```
* songs of album
```
/release/$album_id?inc=recordings
```
* song by name, album and artist
```
/recording?query="$song_name" AND artist:"$artist_name" AND release:"$release_name"
```
## Misc
* enable JSON response: ```&fmt=json```
## See also
* [Web Service](https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Development/JSON_Web_Service)
* [Web Service/Search](https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Development/XML_Web_Service/Version_2/Search)