Search⌘ K
AI Features
Home
Courses
Getting Started with the Deezer API in JavaScript

Search for Anything on Deezer

Explore how to use the Deezer API to search for tracks, albums, and artists. Understand basic and advanced search techniques to retrieve specific music content and improve your app's user experience.

We'll cover the following...

Searching is always an integral part of any application’s user experience. We can search for tracks, artists, albums, and playlists on Deezer.

The base URL for this endpoint is:

https://api.deezer.com/search

Search tracks on Deezer

We can search for any track on Deezer using the base URL with parameter q=track: "track name".

Search tracks on Deezer
Search tracks on Deezer

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Category

Description

q

String

Mandatory

  • To search for a track, use q=track: "track name"
  • To search for an album, use q=album: "album name"
  • More fields can be added to q to make more advanced searches

Let’s search for a popular song, “Something Just Like This” by Coldplay and The Chainsmokers.

Click the ...

Ask