Shazam Artists Search Scraper 🎵 ## 🎯 Features - Search and scrape artist information from Shazam - Support batch keywords search - Get detailed artist profiles including name, genres, and artwork - Customizable maximum items per search - Built-in proxy support - Rate limiting and random delays for reliable scraping ## 🔍 Use Cases - Music industry research and analysis - Artist discovery and verification - Database enrichment for music applications - Market research for record labels - Music metadata collection ## 📊 Output Data Structure The actor provides detailed information about artists, including: - Artist name - Genre categories - High-quality artwork URLs - Apple Music artist page URL - Timestamp of when the data was scraped - Original search keyword ## 💡 Tips for Using This Actor - Use specific artist names for more accurate results - Adjust maxItems based on your needs (default: 30) - Enable proxy for better reliability - Consider rate limiting for large-scale scraping ## 📝 Input Parameters - keywords: Array of artist names to search for - maxItems: Maximum number of results to fetch per keyword (optional) - proxyConfiguration: Proxy settings (optional) ## 🚀 Sample Output ### Input Example A full explanation of an input example in JSON. json { "keywords": [ "u2" ], "maxItems": 30 } ### Output sample The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the Storage tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above: And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML. json [ { "scrapedAt": "2025-01-27T05:08:55.173Z", "item": { "name": "U2", "genreNames": [ "摇滚" ], "artwork": { "width": 2000, "url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/AMCArtistImages221/v4/8b/ce/d0/8bced093-1625-4d8d-d1fb-46edf19bf6ac/d03d21ce-16d2-4efc-8b8d-0307bef5d13a_ami-identity-f8d278eb0d578250c38d8a8439af325f-2024-09-30T10-31-27.500Z_cropped.png/{w}x{h}bb.jpg", "height": 2000, "textColor3": "232323", "textColor2": "191919", "textColor4": "383838", "textColor1": "000000", "bgColor": "b2b2b2", "hasP3": false }, "url": "https://music.apple.com/cn/artist/u2/78500" }, "keyword": "u2" }, ... ]