# Setlist.fm Scraper (`hoholabs/setlistfm-scraper`) Actor Fetch setlists, artists, and venues from Setlist.fm — track concert history and song choices for any artist. - **URL**: https://apify.com/hoholabs/setlistfm-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Hoho](https://apify.com/hoholabs) (community) - **Categories:** Other - **Stats:** 11 total users, 2 monthly users, 92.8% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use 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 ## Setlist.fm Scraper Fetch concert setlists, artist discographies, and venue information from [Setlist.fm](https://www.setlist.fm/) — the world's largest community-maintained database of live concert setlists. ### What it does This scraper gives you programmatic access to Setlist.fm's database of millions of live concert setlists. You can: - Search setlists by artist name, city, venue, or year - Look up every song an artist has played live - Find all artists who have played in a specific city or venue - Pull the full setlist history for any artist using their MusicBrainz ID ### Why use it **Concert tracking** — Find out exactly what songs an artist played on a specific tour date. **Setlist history** — Research an artist's full live catalogue: which songs get played most often, which are rarities, how setlists evolved over years. **Venue research** — See every act that has performed at a venue and when. **Fan data** — Build apps for concert-goers: "did they play my favourite song?", set length averages, tour route maps. --- ### Setup You need a free Setlist.fm API key. Register at [api.setlist.fm](https://api.setlist.fm/). Provide it as the `apiKey` input field or set the `SETLISTFM_API_KEY` environment variable. --- ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `apiKey` | string | Yes (or env var) | Your Setlist.fm API key | | `queryType` | string | No (default: `search-setlists`) | What to fetch — see options below | | `artistName` | string | Depends | Artist/band name. Required for `search-artists`. Filter for `search-setlists`. | | `mbid` | string | For `artist-setlists` | Artist MusicBrainz ID (e.g. `3bd6bf59-a9ad-4e2c-b7ef-81c1e62a78ec`) | | `venueName` | string | No | Filter `search-setlists` by venue name | | `name` | string | For `search-venues` | Venue name to search | | `cityName` | string | No | Filter by city (e.g. `New York`, `London`) | | `countryCode` | string | No | ISO country code filter for `search-venues` (e.g. `US`, `GB`) | | `year` | integer | No | Filter `search-setlists` by year (e.g. `2024`) | | `sort` | string | No | Sort order for artist results: `sortName` or `relevance` | | `page` | integer | No (default: `1`) | Page number for pagination | #### Query types | `queryType` | What it fetches | |---|---| | `search-setlists` | Setlists matching artist, venue, city, and/or year filters | | `search-artists` | Artists matching a name (requires `artistName`) | | `search-venues` | Venues matching a name or city | | `artist-setlists` | All setlists for a specific artist by MBID | --- ### Output Each dataset item is a setlist, artist, or venue record depending on `queryType`. #### Setlist fields (search-setlists, artist-setlists) | Field | Description | |---|---| | `queryType` | The query type used | | `eventDate` | Concert date in DD-MM-YYYY format | | `artist` | Object with `name`, `mbid`, `url` | | `venue` | Object with `name`, `city` (name, state, coords), `country` | | `sets` | Object containing `set` array — each set has `song` array with `name`, `tape`, `cover` | | `url` | Direct link to this setlist on Setlist.fm | #### Artist fields (search-artists) | Field | Description | |---|---| | `name` | Artist name | | `mbid` | MusicBrainz ID — use this for `artist-setlists` queries | | `url` | Artist page on Setlist.fm | #### Venue fields (search-venues) | Field | Description | |---|---| | `name` | Venue name | | `city` | City object with `name`, `state`, `stateCode`, `coords`, `country` | | `url` | Venue page on Setlist.fm | --- ### Usage examples #### Find Radiohead setlists from 2016 ```json { "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY", "queryType": "search-setlists", "artistName": "Radiohead", "year": 2016 } ```` #### Find all setlists at Madison Square Garden ```json { "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY", "queryType": "search-setlists", "venueName": "Madison Square Garden" } ``` #### Get Radiohead's MBID first, then pull their full setlist history Step 1: ```json { "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY", "queryType": "search-artists", "artistName": "Radiohead" } ``` Step 2 (using the mbid from step 1): ```json { "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY", "queryType": "artist-setlists", "mbid": "3bd6bf59-a9ad-4e2c-b7ef-81c1e62a78ec" } ``` #### Find venues in Berlin ```json { "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY", "queryType": "search-venues", "cityName": "Berlin", "countryCode": "DE" } ``` *** ### Use cases - **Concert apps** — Let users browse past shows for their favourite artists - **Tour research** — Map every city an artist visited on a specific tour - **Setlist statistics** — Calculate song frequency, average set length, opening/closing songs - **Ticket buyer research** — See what songs to expect before attending a show - **Music journalism** — Pull historical setlist data for artist profiles and retrospectives # Actor input Schema ## `queryType` (type: `string`): What to fetch: search setlists, search artists, search venues, or all setlists for a specific artist. ## `artistName` (type: `string`): Artist or band name to search for (e.g. Radiohead). Required for search-artists. Optional filter for search-setlists. ## `mbid` (type: `string`): MusicBrainz identifier for the artist (e.g. 3bd6bf59-a9ad-4e2c-b7ef-81c1e62a78ec). Required for queryType=artist-setlists. Find it at https://musicbrainz.org or via search-artists. ## `venueName` (type: `string`): Filter setlists by venue name (e.g. Madison Square Garden). Optional for search-setlists. ## `name` (type: `string`): Venue name to search for. Used for queryType=search-venues. ## `cityName` (type: `string`): Filter by city (e.g. New York, London). Used for search-setlists and search-venues. ## `countryCode` (type: `string`): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code filter for venue search (e.g. US, GB, DE). ## `year` (type: `integer`): Filter setlists by year (e.g. 2024). Used for search-setlists. ## `sort` (type: `string`): Sort order for artist search results. ## `page` (type: `integer`): Page number for pagination (1-based, default 1). ## Actor input object example ```json { "queryType": "search-setlists", "artistName": "Radiohead", "sort": "", "page": 1 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("hoholabs/setlistfm-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("hoholabs/setlistfm-scraper").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 '{}' | apify call hoholabs/setlistfm-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hoholabs/setlistfm-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Setlist.fm Scraper", "description": "Fetch setlists, artists, and venues from Setlist.fm — track concert history and song choices for any artist.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "kujTkdbljuWrTkkJ4" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/hoholabs~setlistfm-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-hoholabs-setlistfm-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/hoholabs~setlistfm-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-hoholabs-setlistfm-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/hoholabs~setlistfm-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-hoholabs-setlistfm-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "queryType": { "title": "Query Type", "enum": [ "search-setlists", "search-artists", "search-venues", "artist-setlists" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch: search setlists, search artists, search venues, or all setlists for a specific artist.", "default": "search-setlists" }, "artistName": { "title": "Artist Name", "type": "string", "description": "Artist or band name to search for (e.g. Radiohead). Required for search-artists. Optional filter for search-setlists.", "default": "Radiohead" }, "mbid": { "title": "Artist MusicBrainz ID (MBID)", "type": "string", "description": "MusicBrainz identifier for the artist (e.g. 3bd6bf59-a9ad-4e2c-b7ef-81c1e62a78ec). Required for queryType=artist-setlists. Find it at https://musicbrainz.org or via search-artists." }, "venueName": { "title": "Venue Name", "type": "string", "description": "Filter setlists by venue name (e.g. Madison Square Garden). Optional for search-setlists." }, "name": { "title": "Venue Search Name", "type": "string", "description": "Venue name to search for. Used for queryType=search-venues." }, "cityName": { "title": "City Name", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by city (e.g. New York, London). Used for search-setlists and search-venues." }, "countryCode": { "title": "Country Code", "type": "string", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code filter for venue search (e.g. US, GB, DE)." }, "year": { "title": "Year", "type": "integer", "description": "Filter setlists by year (e.g. 2024). Used for search-setlists." }, "sort": { "title": "Sort Order", "enum": [ "", "sortName", "relevance" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for artist search results.", "default": "" }, "page": { "title": "Page Number", "type": "integer", "description": "Page number for pagination (1-based, default 1).", "default": 1 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```