Data Sources

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The 53 sources the House Music Intelligence Database is built from — 17 with official APIs. We are API-first and compliance-first: we use official APIs where available, respect robots.txt, rate limits and Terms of Service, and never bypass logins, paywalls, or anti-bot systems. We collect only public information.

catalog

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Beatport	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	No public API for V1. Use public chart pages only where robots.txt permits; otherwise manual.
Discogs	API	via API	60/min (authenticated)	idle	Use official API + token. Respect 429s.
MusicBrainz	API	via API	1 req/sec	ok · September 14, 2026	Requires descriptive User-Agent with contact.
Traxsource	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Public charts only; check robots.txt.
Wikidata	API	✅ allowed	fair use	ok · September 14, 2026	SPARQL endpoint. Great for cross-IDs.

streaming

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Apple Music	API	via API	fair use	idle	MusicKit API — requires Apple developer token.
Bandcamp	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	No general public API; link-only.
Last.fm	API	via API	fair use	idle	Needs API key.
SoundCloud	API	via API	varies	idle	API registration is gated; link-only in V1.
Spotify	API	via API	rolling 30s window	idle	Client-credentials flow. No monthly-listener field in API (use followers/popularity).
YouTube	API	via API	quota units/day	idle	YouTube Data API v3.
YouTube Music	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	No official API; reachable via YouTube Data API for some data.

charts

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Beatport Charts	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Discovery seed for top tracks/artists.
Shazam Charts	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Trend signal; limited access.
Traxsource Charts	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Discovery seed for soulful/deep/Afro house.

playlists

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Apple Music Playlists	API	via API	fair use	idle	Discovery via Apple editorial playlists (MusicKit).
Spotify Playlists	API	via API	rolling window	idle	Discovery via editorial house playlists (Spotify API).

events

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Bandsintown	API	via API	fair use	idle	Needs app_id.
Dice	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	No public API; public event pages only where permitted.
EDM Train	API	via API	fair use	idle	API available with key.
Eventbrite	API	via API	fair use	idle	Official API with OAuth token.
Facebook event pages	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Public event info only; no login/scraping of private data.
Festival websites	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Category: lineup pages of major festivals; per-site robots.txt + ToS.
Promoter websites	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Category: promoter event listings; per-site compliance.
Resident Advisor	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	GraphQL endpoint exists but is unofficial; respect robots.txt and ToS.
Songkick	API	via API	fair use	idle	Needs API key (request access).
Venue calendars	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Category: club/venue event calendars; per-site compliance.

label

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Afro House labels	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Category: Afro House labels (e.g. MoBlack, Get Physical AfroBros, Offering Recordings).
Anjunadeep	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Roster + demo policy.
Defected Records	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Roster + release pages.
Glitterbox	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Defected sub-brand.
Kaoz Theory	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Kerri Chandler label.
Nervous Records	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	NYC house catalog.
Spinnin Deep	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Spinnin sub-label.
Strictly Rhythm	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	NYC house catalog.
Toolroom Records	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Roster + demo policy.

press

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Boiler Room	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Set/interview links; manual or via YouTube.
DJ Mag	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Press mentions / Top 100; manual citation.
Mixmag	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Press mentions; manual citation.
Wikipedia	API	✅ allowed	fair use	ok · September 14, 2026	MediaWiki API.

tracklists

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
1001Tracklists	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	No public API and strict ToS; use only with permission / manual.

reference

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
AllMusic	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	No public API; reference only.

social

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Instagram	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Collect only public profile URLs linked from official artist/label pages. No login, no scraping of private data.
TikTok	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Public profile URLs only; no private data.

links

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Beacons	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Public link-in-bio pages.
Hypeddit	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Marketing/link pages.
Linktree	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Public link-in-bio pages; extract official links only.
ToneDen	—	manual / per-site	n/a	idle	Marketing/link pages.

community

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Reddit communities	API	via API	per Reddit API terms	idle	r/house, r/DeepHouse etc. via official API.

web

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Artist websites	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Category: official artist sites — booking/management/contact links.
Booking agency websites	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Category: agency rosters + booking contacts.
Label websites	—	manual / per-site	per-site	idle	Category: official label sites — roster/demo/contact.

search

Source	API	Automated access	Rate limit	Status	Notes
Google Search	API	via API	quota/day	idle	Programmable Search Engine / SerpAPI with advanced operators for discovery.