# MusicBrainz Artist & Discography Search

> MusicBrainz Artist & Discography Search is a paid API for AI agents from dt0ur.online, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).

Queries the open MusicBrainz music encyclopedia to retrieve artist discographies, release groups, ISRC codes, and ISNI identifiers for a given artist or group name.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://dt0ur.online/api/music/search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/musicbrainz-artist-discography-search-df54fc9a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__09DgcrZCJYkF1uSoFTuV

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability musicbrainz-artist-discography-search-df54fc9a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Look up the full MusicBrainz discography for Radiohead, including their release groups and any ISRC or ISNI identifiers you can find.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need standardized music metadata (ISRC, ISNI, release groups) sourced from the open MusicBrainz encyclopedia, especially for music licensing, catalog enrichment, rights management, or music industry workflows. Prefer this over general web search when structured, machine-readable discography data or official music identifiers are required.

## Known failure modes

- Artist name not found in MusicBrainz — returns empty result or error if spelling is incorrect or artist is unlisted
- Ambiguous artist name matching multiple entries — may return unexpected or multiple candidates
- MusicBrainz upstream unavailability causing lookup failure
- Incomplete MusicBrainz records — some artists may have sparse ISRC or ISNI data in the open database
- Payment required error (402) if x402 payment header is missing or USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

Queries the open MusicBrainz music encyclopedia for artist discographies, release groups, ISRC codes, and ISNI identifiers.

## Output

Returns structured MusicBrainz data for the queried artist including their discography, release groups (albums, EPs, singles, compilations), ISRC codes (International Standard Recording Codes for individual recordings), and ISNI identifiers (International Standard Name Identifiers), pulled from the open MusicBrainz encyclopedia.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "artist": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Musical artist or group name to search"
  },
  "force_live": {
   "type": "boolean",
   "default": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/musicbrainz-artist-discography-search-df54fc9a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from dt0ur.online](https://www.zero.xyz/host/dt0ur.online/llms.txt)