> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.recoupable.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search

> Search for artists, albums, tracks, and playlists using the Spotify API. This endpoint is a proxy to the official Spotify Search API.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi/social.json GET /api/spotify/search
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Recoup API - Social
  description: >-
    API documentation for the Recoup platform - an AI agent platform for the
    music industry
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.recoupable.dev
security: []
paths:
  /api/spotify/search:
    get:
      description: >-
        Search for artists, albums, tracks, and playlists using the Spotify API.
        This endpoint is a proxy to the official Spotify Search API.
      parameters:
        - name: q
          in: query
          description: The search query keywords and optional field filters
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: type
          in: query
          description: >-
            A comma-separated list of item types to search across: album,
            artist, playlist, track, show, episode, audiobook
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: market
          in: query
          description: An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code or 'from_token'
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: limit
          in: query
          description: 'Maximum number of results to return (default: 20, min: 1, max: 50)'
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 20
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 50
        - name: offset
          in: query
          description: 'The index of the first result to return (default: 0, max: 10000)'
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 0
            maximum: 10000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpotifySearchResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - missing required parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpotifyErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    SpotifySearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        artists:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpotifyArtistsPaginated'
          description: Search results for artists (if type includes artist)
        albums:
          type: object
          description: Search results for albums (if type includes album)
        tracks:
          type: object
          description: Search results for tracks (if type includes track)
        playlists:
          type: object
          description: Search results for playlists (if type includes playlist)
    SpotifyErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            status:
              type: integer
              description: HTTP status code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Error message
          description: Error details
    SpotifyArtistsPaginated:
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          description: A link to the Web API endpoint returning the full result
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpotifyArtistObject'
          description: List of artist objects
        limit:
          type: integer
          description: The maximum number of items in the response
        next:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: URL to the next page of items
        offset:
          type: integer
          description: The offset of the items returned
        previous:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: URL to the previous page of items
        total:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of items available
    SpotifyArtistObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        external_urls:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpotifyExternalUrls'
        followers:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpotifyFollowers'
        genres:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: A list of the genres the artist is associated with
        href:
          type: string
          description: A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details
        id:
          type: string
          description: The Spotify ID for the artist
        images:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpotifyImage'
          description: Images of the artist in various sizes
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the artist
        popularity:
          type: integer
          description: The popularity of the artist (0-100)
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - artist
          description: The object type, always 'artist'
        uri:
          type: string
          description: The Spotify URI for the artist
    SpotifyExternalUrls:
      type: object
      properties:
        spotify:
          type: string
          description: The Spotify URL for the object
    SpotifyFollowers:
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: This will always be set to null
        total:
          type: integer
          description: The total number of followers
    SpotifyImage:
      type: object
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          description: The source URL of the image
        height:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The image height in pixels
        width:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The image width in pixels

````