Search Genius by type: song, lyric, artist, album or all. Each hit carries id, title, artists, release date, annotation count, page views, artwork and the Genius URL. Lyric search returns the matching songs with a lyric_match flag, never the lyric text. Type all returns up to 5 hits per section, including videos, articles and users.
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Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
3 optional filters available.
string
Required
Search text. Example: humble.
coffee shops
string
Optional
song, lyric, artist, album or all. Default: song.
example
integer
Optional
Page number, starting at 1. Default: 1.
1
integer
Optional
Results per page, 1-50. Default: 20.
10
Response Schema
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Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"sections": [
{
"hits": [
{
"type": "song",
"result": {
"id": 3039923,
"url": "https://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-humble-lyrics",
"stats": {
"pageviews": 12358095
},
"title": "HUMBLE.",
"full_title": "HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar",
"lyrics_url": "https://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-humble-lyrics",
"artist_names": "Kendrick Lamar",
"lyrics_state": "complete",
"annotation_count": 21,
"song_art_image_url": "https://images.genius.com/483306c535608c27f9e3781b854dc91d.1000x1000x1.png",
"release_date_for_display": "March 30, 2017"
}
}
],
"type": "song"
}
],
"next_page": 2
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"proxy_tier": "mobile-proxies",
"technology": "http",
"endpoint_family": "search"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Not Found
Genius has no resource for this id or path. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested Genius resource was not found."
},
"success": false
}Validation Error
A parameter is missing or invalid. No upstream request is made. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"id": [
"The id field is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Genius Temporarily Unavailable
Genius did not answer in time or the request was blocked. Retry after a short pause. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Genius is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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