Free Music APIs with no API key

11 Music APIs that need no API key, account or credit card. 1 of them also allow CORS, so you can call them straight from browser JavaScript. Listed by uptime and ease of use.

1. 1

   MusicBrainz API

   Online · 390 ms

   Music. A free music API by MusicBrainz.

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 390 ms response
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
2. 2R

   Radio Browser API

   Online · 629 ms

   List of internet radio stations.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Openwhyd API

   Online · 321 ms

   Download curated playlists of streaming tracks (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc...).

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 321 ms response
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSNo CORS
4. 4

   Genrenator API

   Online · 1177 ms

   What is the Binary Jazz genrenator?

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
5. 5

   JioSaavn API

   Online · 1095 ms

   API to retrieve song information, album meta data and many more from JioSaavn.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
6. 6

   Songsterr API

   Online · 1082 ms

   Provides guitar, bass and drums tabs and chords.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
7. 7

   Verome API

   Online · 1176 ms

   Music API for searching, streaming and exploring music data from YouTube Music, YouTube, and Last.fm.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
8. 8

   Gaana API

   Online · 1269 ms

   API to retrieve song information from Gaana.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
9. 9

   Lyrics.ovh API

   Online · 1719 ms

   Simple API to retrieve the lyrics of a song.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
10. 10B

    Bandsintown API

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    Music Events. A free music API by app.swaggerhub.com.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
11. 11I

    iTunes Search API

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    Software products. A free music API by affiliate.itunes.apple.com.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?

Keyless Music APIs compared

Music APIs with no API key

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
MusicBrainz	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	390 ms	Not rated
RRadio Browser	No	Yes	Yes	Up	629 ms	Not rated
Openwhyd	No	Yes	No	Up	321 ms	Not rated
Genrenator	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1177 ms	Not rated
JioSaavn	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1095 ms	Not rated
Songsterr	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1082 ms	Not rated
Verome	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1176 ms	Not rated
Gaana	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1269 ms	Not rated
Lyrics.ovh	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1719 ms	Not rated
BBandsintown	No	Yes	Unknown	Down	–	Not rated
IiTunes Search	No	Yes	Unknown	Down	–	Not rated

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