`get_audio`

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

Fetch full metadata for a single Openverse audio record by UUID (license, duration, attribution, source). Use after search_audio for licensing details.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-47g8-h9i0-j1k2l3m4n5o6"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openverse/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_audio","arguments":{"id":"a1b2c3d4-e5f6-47g8-h9i0-j1k2l3m4n5o6"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_audio', {
  "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-47g8-h9i0-j1k2l3m4n5o6"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Audio unique identifier
`title`	string	Audio title
`creator`	string	Audio creator name
`creator_url`	string	Creator profile URL
`url`	string	Audio URL
`download_url`	string	Download URL
`foreign_landing_url`	string	Original source URL
`license`	string	License type
`license_url`	string	License details URL
`license_version`	string	License version
`provider`	string	Source provider
`source`	string	Source identifier
`category`	string	Audio category
`duration`	integer	Duration in milliseconds
`filesize`	integer	File size in bytes
`filetype`	string	File format
`bit_rate`	integer	Bit rate in kbps
`sample_rate`	integer	Sample rate in Hz
`tags`	array	Associated tags

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Audio unique identifier"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Audio title"
    },
    "creator": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Audio creator name"
    },
    "creator_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Creator profile URL"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Audio URL"
    },
    "download_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Download URL"
    },
    "foreign_landing_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Original source URL"
    },
    "license": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "License type"
    },
    "license_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "License details URL"
    },
    "license_version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "License version"
    },
    "provider": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Source provider"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Source identifier"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Audio category"
    },
    "duration": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Duration in milliseconds"
    },
    "filesize": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "File size in bytes"
    },
    "filetype": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "File format"
    },
    "bit_rate": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Bit rate in kbps"
    },
    "sample_rate": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Sample rate in Hz"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Associated tags",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Tag name"
          },
          "accuracy": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Tag accuracy score"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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