search: Search iTunes Store

API: apple.com:itunes-search-api
Endpoint: /search
Response format: unknown
Auth: unknown
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 131ms

Description

Search for content in the iTunes Store by keyword. Supports filtering by media type, entity type, country, and more. Returns metadata, artwork URLs, pricing, and preview links.

Parameters (8)

country (string, query, optional, default: US)

The two-letter country code for the store to search. Default is US.

Constraints: {'pattern': '^[A-Z]{2}$'}

entity (string, query, optional)

The type of results to return, relative to the specified media type. Default varies by media type.

Constraints: {'enum': ['movieArtist', 'movie', 'podcastAuthor', 'podcast', 'musicArtist', 'musicTrack', 'album', 'musicVideo', 'mix', 'song', 'audiobookAuthor', 'audiobook', 'shortFilmArtist', 'shortFilm', 'tvEpisode', 'tvSeason', 'software', 'iPadSoftware', 'macSoftware', 'ebook', 'allArtist', 'allTrack']}

explicit (string, query, optional, default: Yes)

Whether to include explicit content in results.

Constraints: {'enum': ['Yes', 'No']}

lang (string, query, optional, default: en_us)

Language to use for result strings.

Constraints: {'enum': ['en_us', 'ja_jp']}

limit (integer, query, optional, default: 50)

Number of search results to return (1-200).

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 200}

media (string, query, optional, default: all)

The media type to search for. Default is 'all'.

Constraints: {'enum': ['movie', 'podcast', 'music', 'musicVideo', 'audiobook', 'shortFilm', 'tvShow', 'software', 'ebook', 'all']}

term (string, query, required)

The text string to search for. URL-encode spaces as '+' or '%20'.

version (integer, query, optional, default: 2)

API version to use.

Constraints: {'enum': [1, 2]}

Examples (2)

Search iTunes Store openapi-spec

curl 'https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=jack%2Bjohnson&country=US&media=music&entity=song&limit=25&lang=en_us&version=2&explicit=Yes'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://itunes.apple.com/search",
    params={
        'term': 'jack+johnson',
        'country': 'US',
        'media': 'music',
        'entity': 'song',
        'limit': '25',
        'lang': 'en_us',
        'version': '2',
        'explicit': 'Yes',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("itunes-search")
result = api.fetch("search", term="jack+johnson", country="US", media="music", entity="song", limit=25, lang="en_us", version=2, explicit="Yes")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=jack%2Bjohnson&country=US&media=music&entity=song&limit=25&lang=en_us&version=2&explicit=Yes");
const data = await resp.json();

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Search iTunes Store probe-gate

curl 'https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=jack%2Bjohnson&country=US&media=music&entity=song&limit=25&lang=en_us&version=2&explicit=Yes'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://itunes.apple.com/search",
    params={
        'term': 'jack+johnson',
        'country': 'US',
        'media': 'music',
        'entity': 'song',
        'limit': '25',
        'lang': 'en_us',
        'version': '2',
        'explicit': 'Yes',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("itunes-search")
result = api.fetch("search", term="jack+johnson", country="US", media="music", entity="song", limit=25, lang="en_us", version=2, explicit="Yes")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=jack%2Bjohnson&country=US&media=music&entity=song&limit=25&lang=en_us&version=2&explicit=Yes");
const data = await resp.json();

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Probe History

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Time	Status	Latency
2026-04-16 02:09:39.898135	200	131ms
2026-04-16 00:55:41.774724	200	483ms
2026-04-15 03:59:05.489969	200	547ms
2026-04-15 02:26:52.367451	200	705ms
2026-04-14 02:52:55.756914	200	724ms
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2026-04-10 00:31:56.046969	200	488ms
2026-04-09 03:49:57.272165	200	517ms
2026-04-09 03:10:00.405117	200	433ms
2026-04-03T13:17:47.470330	200	842ms