# Apple Music Track Downloader (`codingfrontend/apple-music-track-downloader`) Actor

Extract Apple Music track metadata, 30-second preview URLs, and high-quality artwork. Search by artist, song, or album name.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/codingfrontend/apple-music-track-downloader.md
- **Developed by:** [Coding Frontned](https://apify.com/codingfrontend) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Apple Music Track Downloader 🎵

Extract comprehensive Apple Music track metadata including **30-second preview URLs**, high-resolution artwork, and full track information using the official iTunes Search API.

> ⚠️ **Note**: This actor extracts track metadata and 30-second preview clips provided by Apple's public API. Full-track downloads require Apple Music subscription and are DRM-protected — this actor cannot bypass Apple's DRM.

### Features

- **30-second preview URLs** — direct `.m4a` audio preview links (no DRM)
- **High-resolution artwork** — 512×512 and 3000×3000 album art
- **Rich metadata** — artist, album, genre, release date, track number, duration, price
- **Multi-query support** — batch search multiple artists/songs
- **Entity types** — search for songs, albums, artists separately
- **Multi-country** — uses iTunes country-specific catalogs
- **Deduplication** — removes duplicate tracks across queries

### Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `queries` | array | *(required)* | Search terms (e.g. `Ed Sheeran Shape of You`, `Taylor Swift`) |
| `entity` | string | `"song"` | Search focus: `song`, `album`, `musicArtist`, `musicTrack` |
| `country` | string | `"us"` | iTunes country code |
| `maxTracksPerQuery` | integer | `10` | Max tracks per query (1–200) |

#### Example INPUT.json

```json
{
    "queries": ["Ed Sheeran Shape of You", "Taylor Swift"],
    "entity": "song",
    "country": "us",
    "maxTracksPerQuery": 10
}
```

### Output Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `trackId` | string | iTunes track ID |
| `trackName` | string | Song title |
| `artistName` | string | Artist name |
| `albumName` | string | Album name |
| `genre` | string | Primary genre |
| `releaseDate` | string | Release date (ISO 8601) |
| `releaseYear` | string | Release year |
| `durationMs` | integer | Duration in milliseconds |
| `durationFormatted` | string | Duration as `mm:ss` |
| `trackNumber` | integer | Track number in album |
| `trackPrice` | number | Track purchase price |
| `currency` | string | Price currency code |
| `**previewUrl**` | string | **30-second preview `.m4a` URL** |
| `artworkUrl` | string | Album artwork (100×100) |
| `artworkUrl512` | string | Album artwork (512×512) |
| `artworkUrl3000` | string | Album artwork (3000×3000) |
| `trackViewUrl` | string | Apple Music URL |
| `artistViewUrl` | string | Artist page URL |
| `isExplicit` | boolean | Explicit content flag |
| `country` | string | iTunes country |
| `searchQuery` | string | Query that found this track |

### Preview URLs

Preview URLs are direct `.m4a` files hosted on Apple's CDN. They contain the first 30 seconds of the track and can be downloaded directly without authentication:

```bash
curl -o preview.m4a "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/..."
```

### Use Cases

- **Music apps** — build playlist preview features
- **Content creation** — find music metadata for video productions
- **Market research** — analyze pricing across music catalogs
- **Playlist curation** — discover top tracks by genre/artist
- **Podcast production** — find royalty-free preview clips (check licensing)

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Search terms to find tracks on Apple Music (e.g. 'Ed Sheeran Shape of You', 'Taylor Swift', 'Eminem Lose Yourself').

## `entity` (type: `string`):

Type of music content to search for.

## `country` (type: `string`):

iTunes country code (e.g. 'us', 'gb', 'in', 'fr').

## `maxTracksPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Maximum tracks to fetch per search query (1–200).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "Ed Sheeran Shape of You",
    "Taylor Swift Shake It Off"
  ],
  "entity": "song",
  "country": "us",
  "maxTracksPerQuery": 10
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "Ed Sheeran Shape of You"
    ],
    "country": "us",
    "maxTracksPerQuery": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("codingfrontend/apple-music-track-downloader").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "queries": ["Ed Sheeran Shape of You"],
    "country": "us",
    "maxTracksPerQuery": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("codingfrontend/apple-music-track-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "Ed Sheeran Shape of You"
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "maxTracksPerQuery": 10
}' |
apify call codingfrontend/apple-music-track-downloader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=codingfrontend/apple-music-track-downloader",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/DQ3ykpOzQXexezsul/builds/e5HDqe4FwJrrSzgFD/openapi.json