Deezer API

Beginner's Pick Music / OAuth Advanced HTTPS
58 C
Measured Score 0 50 100 Speed 14/30 Consistency 20/20 Security 20/20 Browser access 0/15 Transparency 4/15 TESTED 2026-08-10

Overview

Deezer is a global music streaming API that gives you access to a catalog of over 90 million tracks, playlists, albums, and artist information. Public endpoints like search and chart lookups work without authentication, while personalized features such as user playlists use OAuth. It is a great choice for building music apps with rich metadata and editorial playlist support.

Beginner Tip

Start with the public search endpoint which requires no OAuth token — just call the URL directly to explore the catalog. When you need user-specific data such as favorites or personal playlists, implement OAuth 2.0 and request only the permissions your app actually needs.

Measurement Record

What actually happened when we called this API from our own infrastructure. Every value below was recorded by the request, not copied from the provider's documentation.

Request
GET https://api.deezer.com/search?q=artist:daftpunk&limit=5
Result
HTTP 200 · application/json · 21 bytes
Response time
278 ms (median of 3) · fastest 267 ms
Transport
TLSv1.3 · TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 · certificate issued by Gandi
Browser CORS
No Access-Control-Allow-Origin header — call it from a server, not the browser
Served by
Apache
Recorded
2026-08-10

Fields Returned

Top-level fields present in the response we captured, with the type and value we actually received.

Field Type Value received
data array [0 items]
total integer 0

Captured Response

Captured from a real request to https://api.deezer.com/search?q=artist:daftpunk&limit=5 on 2026-08-10. Long arrays and nested objects are truncated to keep the shape readable.

JSON Response · Captured
{
  "data": [],
  "total": 0
}

Field Reference

data List of search results such as tracks, albums, or artists.
total Total number of results matching the query across all pages.

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://developers.deezer.com/api";
// 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.

Quota exceeded Your IP or app has hit the API rate limit (50 requests per 5 seconds).
Add a short delay between requests and cache repeated lookups like artist or album details.
403 on user endpoints Attempting to access personal data without a valid OAuth access token.
Complete the Deezer OAuth 2.0 flow to obtain an access_token and append it as ?access_token=YOUR_TOKEN.
Empty search results Search syntax is too restrictive or artist/track name is misspelled.
Use simple keyword queries without field filters first (e.g., q=daft+punk) to verify results exist.

Measured Score Breakdown

Live HTTP request to the API endpoint

Speed 14/30
Consistency 20/20
Security 20/20
Browser access 0/15
Transparency 4/15
Endpoint Response Time 278ms

Fully tested on Aug 10, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth OAuth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Music
Difficulty Advanced
Endpoint last called: 2026-08-10

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