---
title: Artists
framework: Apple Music API
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: applemusicapi/artists-api
---

# Artists

Get information about an artist, including the content they created and references to them in playlists and radio stations.

## Topics

### Requesting a Catalog Artist

- [Get a Catalog Artist](applemusicapi/get-a-catalog-artist.md)
- [Get a Catalog Artist's Relationship Directly by Name](applemusicapi/fetch-a-relationship-on-this-resource-by-name-5akdm.md)
- [Get a Catalog Artist’s Relationship View Directly by Name](applemusicapi/fetch-a-view-on-this-resource-by-name-4kow5.md)
- [Get Multiple Catalog Artists](applemusicapi/get-multiple-catalog-artists.md)

### Requesting a Library Artist

- [Get a Library Artist](applemusicapi/get-a-library-artist.md)
- [Get a Library Artist's Relationship Directly by Name](applemusicapi/fetch-a-relationship-on-this-resource-by-name-9dsoc.md)
- [Get Multiple Library Artists](applemusicapi/get-multiple-library-artists.md)
- [Get All Library Artists](applemusicapi/get-all-library-artists.md)

### Handling the Response

- [Artists](applemusicapi/artists.md)
- [ArtistsResponse](applemusicapi/artistsresponse.md)
- [LibraryArtists](applemusicapi/libraryartists.md)
- [LibraryArtistsResponse](applemusicapi/libraryartistsresponse.md)

## See Also

### Albums, Artists, Songs, and Videos

- [Albums](applemusicapi/albums-api.md)
- [Songs](applemusicapi/songs-api.md)
- [Music Videos](applemusicapi/music-videos-api.md)