Overview
7digital is a music platform API that lets you search a large catalog of licensed tracks, albums, and artists and retrieve streaming previews or purchase links. It uses OAuth for authentication, which ensures user actions are properly authorized. Developers use it to build music discovery apps, playlist tools, or music retail integrations.
Beginner Tip
Use the /track/search endpoint with a simple keyword to explore the catalog before implementing OAuth — some read-only endpoints accept just your app key. Always check the clip URL in results to play a 30-second preview rather than the full track.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"name": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
"artist": "Queen",
"album": "A Night at the Opera",
"duration_ms": 354000,
"popularity": 92,
"preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/..."
} Field Reference
searchResults.searchResult List of matching tracks or releases with metadata. searchResult[].track.title Title of the matching track. searchResult[].track.artist.name Name of the artist who recorded the track. searchResult[].track.release.title Album or release name that contains the track. searchResult[].track.url URL to the track page on 7digital for purchase or preview. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://docs.7digital.com/reference";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.
Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested
Technical Specifications
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