`get_artist`

Pack: musicbrainz · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/musicbrainz/mcp

Get artist details including biography, country, founding date, and complete release list. Requires artist ID from search_artists.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	MusicBrainz artist ID (UUID).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/musicbrainz/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_artist","arguments":{"id":"b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_artist', {
  "id": "b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d"
});

Response shape

Always returns: id, name, releases

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	MusicBrainz artist ID
`name`	string	Artist name
`type`	string \| null	Artist type (e.g., Person, Group)
`country`	string \| null	Country code
`life_span`	object \| null	Artist life span information
`releases`	array	List of releases by artist

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MusicBrainz artist ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Artist name"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Artist type (e.g., Person, Group)"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Country code"
    },
    "life_span": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Artist life span information",
      "properties": {
        "begin": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Birth/formation date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
        },
        "end": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Death/dissolution date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
        },
        "ended": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the artist's life span has ended"
        }
      }
    },
    "releases": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of releases by artist",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "MusicBrainz release ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Release title"
          },
          "date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Release date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Release status"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "title"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id",
    "name",
    "releases"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "musicbrainz": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/musicbrainz/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_artist