`get_artist`

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

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_artist for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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