`search_artists`

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

Search for music artists by name. Returns artist IDs, names, types, and countries. Use get_artist to fetch full discography and biographical details.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Artist name or search query.
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 10.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "The Beatles"
}

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":"search_artists","arguments":{"query":"The Beatles"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_artists', {
  "query": "The Beatles"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "David Bowie",
  "limit": 5
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, artists

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of matching artists
`artists`	array	List of matching artists

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching artists"
    },
    "artists": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of matching artists",
      "items": {
        "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"
          },
          "disambiguation": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Disambiguation comment"
          },
          "score": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Search result relevance score"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "artists"
  ]
}

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.

search_artists