---
title: "🛡️ Query music artists."
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/music/artists"
tags: ["Music"]
---

# 🛡️ Query music artists.

`GET /api/v1/music/artists`

<h3>🛡️ Requires Capabilities: <code>MusicArtists.Read</code></h3>

## Query parameters

- `tracks` boolean
- `metadata` boolean
- `releases` boolean
- `libraries` string[]
- `orderBy` 'createdAt' | 'updatedAt' | 'name' | 'sortName'
- `take` number
- `skip` number
- `order` 'ASC' | 'DESC'

## Response `200`

## Other responses

- `401` — Possible reasons: The authorization token is invalid.
- `403` — Possible reasons: The user does not have sufficent capabilities.

## Changes

- **2026-03-13** `b09fd4df42df` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `libraries`
- **2026-03-10** `1ec5a2e9d039` — 1 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `libraries`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/cardinalapps/apis/cardinal-media-server-api/changes/api/v1/music/artists/get.md)

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