node-itunes-search

A wrapper around the iTunes Search API

"The Search API allows you to place search fields in your website to search for content within the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store and Mac App Store."

Installation

npm install node-itunes-search

npx jsr add @nullbitme/search-itunes

Usage

This module exposes 2 functions searchItunes and lookupItunes which can be used to search and lookup content using the Itunes Search API respectively. Both functions return a promise for a ItunesResults object with the following structure:

interface ItunesResults {
  resultCount: number;

  // Results of search/lookup
  results: (ItunesResult & { [key: string]: unknown })[];
}

interface ItunesResults {
  wrapperType?: ItunesWrapperType;
  kind?: ItunesKind;
  artistId?: number;
  collectionId?: number;
  trackId?: number;
  artistName?: string;
  collectionName: string;
  trackName?: string;
  collectionCensoredName?: string;
  trackCensoredName?: string;
  collectionArtistId?: string;
  collectionArtistViewUrl?: string;
  artistViewUrl?: string;
  collectionViewUrl?: string;
  trackViewUrl?: string;
  previewUrl?: string;
  artworkUrl30?: string;
  artworkUrl60?: string;
  artworkUrl100?: string;
  trackRentalPrice?: number;
  trackHdRentalPrice?: number;
  collectionPrice?: number;
  trackPrice?: number;
  releaseDate?: string;
  collectionExplicitness?: ItunesExplicitness;
  trackExplicitness?: ItunesExplicitness;
  discCount?: number;
  discNumber?: number;
  trackCount?: number;
  trackNumber?: number;
  trackTimeMillis?: number;
  country?: string;
  currency?: string;
  primaryGenreName?: string;
  contentAdvisoryRating?: string;
  shortDescription?: string;
  longDescription?: string;
  isStreamable?: boolean;
  hasITunesExtras?: boolean;
}

This is not an exhaustive list of all possible properties on an ItunesResult due to the limited api documentation. ItunesResult contains many of the most common properties that could be on a result after reading the documentation and a bit of experimentation.

Search

Search for content using the Itunes Search API. This function requires a term string to perform a search.

async function searchItunes(
  options: ItunesSearchOptions
): Promise<ItunesResults>;

Lookup

"You can also create a lookup request to search for content in the stores based on iTunes IDs, UPCs/ EANs, and All Music Guide (AMG) IDs. ID-based lookups are faster and contain fewer false-positive results."

async function lookupItunes(
  options: ItunesLookupOptions
): Promise<ItunesResults>;

Examples

Song Search

// npm
import { searchItunes } from "node-itunes-search";
// jsr
import { searchItunes } from "@nullbitme/search-itunes";

const results = await searchItunes({
  // Search Query
  term: "Queen Bohemian Rhapsody",

  // Setting max number of results to 2
  limit: 2,
});

console.log(results);

{
  "resultCount": 2,
  "results": [
    {
      "wrapperType": "track",
      "kind": "song",
      "artistId": 3296287,
      "collectionId": 1434899831,
      "trackId": 1434899925,
      "artistName": "Queen",
      "collectionName": "Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)",
      "trackName": "Killer Queen",
      "collectionCensoredName": "Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)",
      "trackCensoredName": "Killer Queen (2011 Remaster)",
      "artistViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/queen/3296287?uo=4",
      "collectionViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/killer-queen-2011-remaster/1434899831?i=1434899925&uo=4",
      "trackViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/killer-queen-2011-remaster/1434899831?i=1434899925&uo=4",
      "previewUrl": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview122/v4/e3/06/0d/e3060d43-122a-06f1-0727-046d2fd3d00c/mzaf_10838572092136278634.plus.aac.p.m4a",
      "artworkUrl30": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/54/0b/ef540ba4-bbe7-0809-aa55-97ce32e0e13d/18UMGIM55763.rgb.jpg/30x30bb.jpg",
      "artworkUrl60": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/54/0b/ef540ba4-bbe7-0809-aa55-97ce32e0e13d/18UMGIM55763.rgb.jpg/60x60bb.jpg",
      "artworkUrl100": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/54/0b/ef540ba4-bbe7-0809-aa55-97ce32e0e13d/18UMGIM55763.rgb.jpg/100x100bb.jpg",
      "collectionPrice": 11.99,
      "trackPrice": 1.29,
      "releaseDate": "1974-10-11T12:00:00Z",
      "collectionExplicitness": "notExplicit",
      "trackExplicitness": "notExplicit",
      "discCount": 1,
      "discNumber": 1,
      "trackCount": 21,
      "trackNumber": 5,
      "trackTimeMillis": 179356,
      "country": "USA",
      "currency": "USD",
      "primaryGenreName": "Rock",
      "isStreamable": true
    },
    {
      "wrapperType": "track",
      "kind": "song",
      "artistId": 3296287,
      "collectionId": 1434899831,
      "trackId": 1434899929,
      "artistName": "Queen",
      "collectionName": "Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)",
      "trackName": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
      "collectionCensoredName": "Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)",
      "trackCensoredName": "Bohemian Rhapsody (2011 Remaster)",
      "artistViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/queen/3296287?uo=4",
      "collectionViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/bohemian-rhapsody-2011-remaster/1434899831?i=1434899929&uo=4",
      "trackViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/bohemian-rhapsody-2011-remaster/1434899831?i=1434899929&uo=4",
      "previewUrl": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview122/v4/f6/46/00/f6460056-3685-6c72-f440-dde90e2f52a8/mzaf_7470643542683708752.plus.aac.p.m4a",
      "artworkUrl30": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/54/0b/ef540ba4-bbe7-0809-aa55-97ce32e0e13d/18UMGIM55763.rgb.jpg/30x30bb.jpg",
      "artworkUrl60": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/54/0b/ef540ba4-bbe7-0809-aa55-97ce32e0e13d/18UMGIM55763.rgb.jpg/60x60bb.jpg",
      "artworkUrl100": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/54/0b/ef540ba4-bbe7-0809-aa55-97ce32e0e13d/18UMGIM55763.rgb.jpg/100x100bb.jpg",
      "collectionPrice": 11.99,
      "trackPrice": 1.29,
      "releaseDate": "1975-10-31T12:00:00Z",
      "collectionExplicitness": "notExplicit",
      "trackExplicitness": "notExplicit",
      "discCount": 1,
      "discNumber": 1,
      "trackCount": 21,
      "trackNumber": 7,
      "trackTimeMillis": 354947,
      "country": "USA",
      "currency": "USD",
      "primaryGenreName": "Rock",
      "isStreamable": true
    }
  ]
}

Lookup Song by ID

// npm
import { lookupItunes } from "node-itunes-search";
// jsr
import { lookupItunes } from "@nullbitme/search-itunes";

const results = await lookupItunes({
  id: "1440660665", // This can optionally be an array of known string ids
});

console.log(results);

{
  "resultCount": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "wrapperType": "track",
      "kind": "song",
      "artistId": 857919,
      "collectionId": 1440660649,
      "trackId": 1440660665,
      "artistName": "Queens of the Stone Age",
      "collectionName": "Era Vulgaris",
      "trackName": "River In the Road",
      "collectionCensoredName": "Era Vulgaris",
      "trackCensoredName": "River In the Road",
      "artistViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/artist/queens-of-the-stone-age/857919?uo=4",
      "collectionViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/river-in-the-road/1440660649?i=1440660665&uo=4",
      "trackViewUrl": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/river-in-the-road/1440660649?i=1440660665&uo=4",
      "previewUrl": "https://audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com/itunes-assets/AudioPreview125/v4/fe/d4/ce/fed4ce08-e3b7-70a5-f532-829aa76ed8be/mzaf_620311569877156662.plus.aac.p.m4a",
      "artworkUrl30": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/d4/60/efd46037-fa6d-7fe3-5ff6-03a48e011744/00602517401488.rgb.jpg/30x30bb.jpg",
      "artworkUrl60": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/d4/60/efd46037-fa6d-7fe3-5ff6-03a48e011744/00602517401488.rgb.jpg/60x60bb.jpg",
      "artworkUrl100": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/ef/d4/60/efd46037-fa6d-7fe3-5ff6-03a48e011744/00602517401488.rgb.jpg/100x100bb.jpg",
      "collectionPrice": 10.99,
      "trackPrice": 1.29,
      "releaseDate": "2007-01-01T12:00:00Z",
      "collectionExplicitness": "notExplicit",
      "trackExplicitness": "notExplicit",
      "discCount": 1,
      "discNumber": 1,
      "trackCount": 12,
      "trackNumber": 10,
      "trackTimeMillis": 199080,
      "country": "USA",
      "currency": "USD",
      "primaryGenreName": "Rock",
      "isStreamable": true
    }
  ]
}

Contributing

Feel free to make an issue or pull request and i'll try to review it as soon as I can.