Music Intelligence API

Songbrain API

The AI music intelligence platform for developers, AI video tools, playlist curators, distributors and music tech companies. One API call — complete song analysis in under 60 seconds.

What you get

🔥
Virality Score (0–100)
Predict how shareable a track is across TikTok, Reels, Shorts and Spotify. Verified by 10 AI models.
⏱️
Best Moments + Timestamps
Get the exact 3–15 second hooks with confidence scores. Perfect for auto-generating short-form video clips.
🧬
Full Song DNA
Tempo, key, energy, mood, loudness, danceability, acousticness — every audio feature in one call.
🎤
Lyrics Transcription + Scoring
Full lyrics extraction with emotional impact scoring, structure analysis and originality rating.
🎹
Instrument & Genre Detection
Multi-model instrument recognition + genre/subgenre classification mapped to Spotify categories.
📊
Production Quality Insights
Benchmark any track against current chart production standards. LUFS, dynamic range, frequency balance.

Built for every music-powered product

From AI video generators to label A&R — one API covers it all.

🎬AI Video & Content Generation

AI video generators
Auto-select the best music moments for AI-generated video content
TikTok / Reels automation
Find viral hooks and auto-cut clips at the exact right timestamps
YouTube Shorts tools
Match music energy to video pacing with Song DNA data
AI slideshow & montage tools
Sync transitions to beat drops and energy peaks
Podcast highlight extractors
Detect emotional peaks and key moments in audio content

🎵Music Platforms & Distribution

Music distributors & labels
Pre-screen tracks for viral potential before release
Playlist curation platforms
Auto-match tracks to playlists by genre, mood and virality
Streaming analytics tools
Enrich artist dashboards with deep song-level insights
A&R and talent scouting
Find breakout tracks early based on virality signals

📱Creator & Marketing Tools

Social media schedulers
Auto-suggest best music clips for scheduled content
Influencer marketing platforms
Match songs to creator audiences by mood and trend data
Ad creative tools
Select music moments that maximize engagement in ads
Artist marketing dashboards
Show artists which parts of their songs perform best

🤖AI Music & Audio Tech

AI music generators
Validate generated tracks for quality, virality and genre accuracy
AI mastering services
Feed Song DNA into mastering pipelines for genre-aware processing
Music recommendation engines
Use Song DNA vectors for similarity search and discovery
Audio fingerprinting services
Combine with Song DNA for richer track identification
Music education platforms
Break down any song into learnable components automatically

Simple integration

// Upload a track and get full analysis
POST /api/v1/upload
// Response includes:
{
"virality_score": 92,
"best_moments": [{ "start": 47.2, "end": 58.1, "confidence": 0.94 }],
"song_dna": { "tempo": 128, "key": "F#m", "energy": 0.82, ... },
"lyrics": { "text": "...", "emotional_score": 0.87 },
"genre": { "primary": "Electronic", "subgenre": "Future Bass" }
}

Technical Specs

Format
JSON
Response time
< 60 seconds
Input
MP3, WAV, FLAC
Protocol
REST API
Callbacks
Webhooks
Auth
API Key
Status: Early Access

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We are onboarding selected developers and companies.

Why Songbrain API?

Songbrain is the first music analysis API that combines virality prediction, best moment detection and full song DNA in a single pipeline. Whether you're building an AI video generator that needs to pick the perfect music moment, a TikTok automation tool that auto-cuts clips at viral hooks, or a playlist curation engine that matches tracks to listeners — Songbrain delivers the intelligence layer your product needs.

Unlike basic audio feature APIs, Songbrain runs 10 specialized AI models on every track. The result is a comprehensive analysis that goes far beyond tempo and key — you get actionable insights about what makes a song shareable, which moments trigger engagement, and how a track compares to current chart standards.

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