`get_artist`

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

Artist record: name, genres, popularity, followers, images.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`artist_id`	string	yes	Spotify artist ID

Example call

Arguments

{
  "artist_id": "1Xyo4u8uISC60aNvD2MZpP"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/spotify/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_artist","arguments":{"artist_id":"1Xyo4u8uISC60aNvD2MZpP"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_artist', {
  "artist_id": "1Xyo4u8uISC60aNvD2MZpP"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Artist ID
`name`	string	Artist name
`genres`	array	Genre tags
`popularity`	number	Popularity 0-100
`followers`	object
`images`	array
`external_urls`	object

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Artist record with name, genres, popularity, followers, images",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Artist ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Artist name"
    },
    "genres": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Genre tags"
    },
    "popularity": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Popularity 0-100"
    },
    "followers": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "total": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Total followers"
        }
      }
    },
    "images": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Image URL"
          },
          "height": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Image height pixels"
          },
          "width": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Image width pixels"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "external_urls": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "spotify": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Spotify artist URL"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_artist