`search_releases`

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

Search for albums and releases by title or artist name. Returns release IDs, titles, artists, release dates, and formats.

Parameters

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

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Abbey Road"
}

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_releases","arguments":{"query":"Abbey Road"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_releases', {
  "query": "Abbey Road"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Pink Floyd The Wall",
  "limit": 15
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, releases

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

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of matching releases"
    },
    "releases": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of matching releases",
      "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"
          },
          "artist_credit": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Artist credits for release",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "name": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Artist name as credited"
                },
                "artist_id": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "MusicBrainz artist ID"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "score": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Search result relevance score"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "title"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "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.

search_releases