Discontinued

This API no longer responds. Our last check on 2026-07-31 found no working endpoint — the service appears to have shut down or moved. The documentation, code samples and score below are kept for reference only; do not build against this API. See working Music APIs →

JioSaavn API

Music / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS

Free to Use

0 F

Metadata Score Metadata estimate · not endpoint-tested

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Overview

JioSaavn is an unofficial API wrapper for the popular Indian music streaming service JioSaavn. It provides song search, album details, and playlist data without any authentication. Like all unofficial wrappers, it may break without notice when JioSaavn changes their internal APIs.

Beginner Tip

Use the /api/search/songs endpoint for quick song searches—no account needed. Build in error handling and a fallback message since unofficial APIs can go offline unexpectedly.

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.

track name and artist

album metadata

audio preview URLs

popularity score

genre classification

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.

JSON Response · Illustrative

{
  "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

status "SUCCESS" or "FAILED" indicating the outcome of the request.

data.results List of song objects matching the search query.

data.results[].name Song title returned by the search.

data.results[].primaryArtists Comma-separated primary artist names for the track.

data.results[].downloadUrl Array of objects with quality levels (96kbps to 320kbps) and their download URLs.

Implementation Example

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

Request

const url = "https://saavn.dev/api/search/songs?query=arijit+singh&page=1&limit=5";
const response = await fetch(url);
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.

502 Bad Gateway or timeout The unofficial server is overloaded or temporarily down.

✓ Retry after a few minutes. Consider hosting the wrapper yourself using the GitHub source.

Unexpected response structure JioSaavn updated their internal API and the wrapper has not been patched yet.

✓ Check the GitHub repo for open issues or recent commits that address the change.

CORS blocked in browser The API does not include CORS headers for browser origins.

✓ Proxy the request through your own backend server to avoid browser CORS restrictions.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

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