`artist_search`

Pack: setlist-fm · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/setlist-fm/mcp

Search setlist.fm for artists by name, MusicBrainz ID, or Ticketmaster ID. Returns a paginated list of matching artist records with name, MBID, and sort name.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required
`artistMbid`	string	no
`artistName`	string	no
`artistTmid`	number	no
`sort`	string	no
`p`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "artistName": "The Beatles"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/setlist-fm/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"artist_search","arguments":{"artistName":"The Beatles"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

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

More examples

{
  "artistName": "Pink Floyd",
  "sort": "relevance",
  "p": 1
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`itemsPerPage`	number	Items per page
`page`	number	Current page
`total`	number	Total results
`item`	array	Search result items

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "itemsPerPage": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Items per page"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Current page"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total results"
    },
    "item": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Search result items",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "mbid": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Music Brainz ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Artist name"
          },
          "sortName": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Sort name"
          },
          "disambiguation": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Disambiguation"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "URL"
          },
          "image": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Image URL"
          },
          "tmid": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Ticketmaster ID"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "setlist-fm": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/setlist-fm/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

artist_search