: Search audio
Description
Search for openly-licensed audio files. Supports full-text search and filtering by license, source, creator, category, and more.
Parameters (12)
category
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated categories: audiobook, music, news, podcast, pronunciation, sound_effect
creator
(string, query, optional)
Filter by creator name
length
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated lengths: long, medium, short, shortest
license
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of licenses: by, by-nc, by-nc-nd, by-nc-sa, by-nd, by-sa, cc0, pdm
license_type
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list: all, all-cc, commercial, modification
mature
(boolean, query, optional, default: False)
Include sensitive/mature content
page
(integer, query, optional, default: 1)
Page number of results
Constraints: {'minimum': 1}
page_size
(integer, query, optional, default: 20)
Number of results per page
Constraints: {'minimum': 1}
q
(string, query, optional)
Search query string (max 200 chars)
source
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of data sources
tags
(string, query, optional)
Search by tags
title
(string, query, optional)
Search by title only
Examples (1)
Curl
Python Requests
Zingu Apis
Javascript Fetch
curl 'https://api.openverse.org/v1/audio/?page=1&page_size=20&mature=False'
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.openverse.org/v1/audio/",
params={
'page': '1',
'page_size': '20',
'mature': 'False',
},
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis
api = zingu_apis.api("creativecommons")
result = api.fetch("v1/audio/", page=1, page_size=20, mature="False")
for item in result:
print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.openverse.org/v1/audio/?page=1&page_size=20&mature=False");
const data = await resp.json();
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