TERMS
LAST UPDATED 2026-10-17
THE SERVICE
EVERYSONG IS A READ-ONLY API OVER MUSIC METADATA: RECORDINGS, IDENTIFIERS, CREDITS, CHARTS, SAMPLES, PRESS AND ARCHIVES. EVERY ROUTE IS A GET AND ANSWERS JSON (A FEW RETURN IMAGES). THE ROUTES ARE DOCUMENTED AT /DEVELOPERS.
KEYS
- EVERY CALL NEEDS A KEY. KEYS ARE TIED TO ONE EMAIL ADDRESS AND ARE SENT TO THAT ADDRESS, NEVER SHOWN ON SCREEN.
- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CALLS MADE WITH YOUR KEY. KEEP IT PRIVATE.
- ONE KEY PER PERSON OR PROJECT. DO NOT CREATE KEYS TO GET AROUND LIMITS.
LIMITS
- KEYS ARE FREE: 1,000 REQUESTS PER DAY AND 60 PER MINUTE. THE DAILY COUNT RESETS AT MIDNIGHT UTC.
- EVERY SECTION HAS A CAP ON SIMULTANEOUS REQUESTS AND A TIMEOUT, SO THAT ONE CALLER CANNOT SLOW THE SERVICE FOR EVERYONE.
ACCEPTABLE USE
- DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT, OVERLOAD OR BYPASS THE SERVICE, ITS LIMITS OR ITS AUTHENTICATION.
- DO NOT RESELL OR REDISTRIBUTE THE API ITSELF OR A BULK COPY OF ITS RESPONSES AS A COMPETING DATA SERVICE. THIS LIMIT DOES NOT APPLY TO TEXT LICENSED CC BY-SA 4.0 (SEE LICENSES).
- KEYS USED IN BREACH OF THESE TERMS MAY BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED.
THE DATA
- THE DATA DESCRIBES MUSIC; IT IS NOT THE MUSIC. NO AUDIO IS HOSTED. LINKS POINT TO THE PAGES WHERE RECORDINGS ALREADY LIVE.
- PRESS IS LISTED BY TITLE, PUBLICATION AND LINK. ARTICLE TEXT IS NOT SERVED.
- RIGHTS IN SONGS, RECORDINGS, ARTWORK, PHOTOS AND ARTICLES BELONG TO THEIR OWNERS. YOUR USE OF THAT MATERIAL IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
- DATA IS GATHERED FROM MANY PUBLIC SOURCES AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS OR GAPS.
LICENSES
- ARTIST AND SONG SUMMARIES MARKED
license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" ARE TEXT FROM WIKIPEDIA, MAY BE SHORTENED, AND ARE LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE 4.0. EACH COMES WITH A LINK TO ITS SOURCE ARTICLE. IF YOU REUSE THAT TEXT, CREDIT WIKIPEDIA, LINK THE SOURCE AND THE LICENSE, AND SHARE IT UNDER THE SAME LICENSE.
- IMAGE LINKS POINT TO FILES HOSTED ELSEWHERE. EACH IMAGE KEEPS ITS OWN RIGHTS AND LICENSE.
COPYRIGHT AND TAKEDOWN
- DESIGNATED DMCA AGENT REGISTERED WITH THE U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, REGISTRATION DMCA-1083345. NOTICES: KEYS@EVERYSONG.SITE.
- IF YOU OWN RIGHTS IN SOMETHING THE SERVICE SERVES OR LINKS TO AND WANT IT REMOVED, EMAIL KEYS@EVERYSONG.SITE WITH: WHAT THE WORK IS, THE ROUTE OR URL WHERE IT APPEARS, YOUR CONTACT DETAILS, AND A STATEMENT THAT YOU OWN OR ACT FOR THE OWNER OF THE RIGHTS.
- VALID NOTICES ARE ACTED ON PROMPTLY: THE RECORD OR LINK IS REMOVED OR DISABLED.
- THE SAME ADDRESS TAKES REQUESTS TO CORRECT OR REMOVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU.
PRIVACY
- WHAT IS KEPT: THE EMAIL ADDRESS EACH KEY IS TIED TO, THE KEY, ITS DAILY REQUEST COUNT AND LAST-USE DATE, AND WHICH ROUTES ARE CALLED (COUNTED PER DAY, NOT PER PERSON). PAGE VIEWS ON THIS SITE ARE COUNTED WITH A ONE-WAY HASH OF THE IP ADDRESS AND DATE, NOT THE ADDRESS ITSELF. FOR PAST PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS, THE BILLING CUSTOMER AND SUBSCRIPTION IDS.
- WHY: TO SEND YOUR KEY, ENFORCE LIMITS, KEEP THE SERVICE RUNNING AND, FOR PAST SUBSCRIPTIONS, MANAGE BILLING.
- WHO HANDLES IT: HETZNER (HOSTING, FINLAND), RESEND (KEY EMAILS), STRIPE (PAST BILLING). IT IS NOT SOLD OR SHARED FOR ADVERTISING.
- HOW LONG: WHILE YOUR KEY EXISTS. EMAIL KEYS@EVERYSONG.SITE TO SEE, CORRECT OR DELETE YOUR DATA; DELETING IT REVOKES THE KEY.
NO WARRANTY
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PURPOSE. ROUTES MAY CHANGE OR GO OFFLINE. TO THE EXTENT THE LAW ALLOWS, EVERYSONG IS NOT LIABLE FOR LOSSES ARISING FROM USE OF THE SERVICE, AND ANY LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO WHAT YOU PAID IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
CHANGES
THESE TERMS MAY BE UPDATED. THE DATE AT THE TOP SHOWS THE LATEST VERSION. CONTINUING TO USE A KEY AFTER A CHANGE MEANS YOU ACCEPT IT.