MusicKit
MusicKit lets users play Apple Music and their local music library from your app or website. When users provide permission to access their Apple Music account, they can use your app or website to create playlists, add songs to their library, and play any of the millions of songs in the Apple Music catalog. If your app detects that the user is not yet an Apple Music member, you can offer a trial membership from within your app.
Apps built with Swift
Get details on how to easily build apps for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and tvOS 15 that integrate Apple Music using the MusicKit and MediaPlayer frameworks.
Find content in the Apple Music catalog and control playback with MusicKit. Check if a user has an active Apple Music subscription before playing music or let them start a trial membership directly within your app.
Access the user’s music library with MediaPlayer. Find songs or add songs to the user’s music library with their permission.
Android Apps
MusicKit for Android lets you build native Apple Music features into your Android app. Libraries are available to let users sign in to their Apple Music account and play music directly from your app.
Download the MusicKit SDK for Android
Authentication for Apple Music. The Authentication library provides a way to get access tokens to play music or make calls to the MusicKit Web APIs. This library prompts the user to sign in to Apple Music and, if Apple Music isn’t installed on the device, helps the user download it before returning to your app.
Learn more about authentication on Android
Media Playback for Apple Music. The Media Playback library can be used to play songs, albums, and playlists on Apple Music without leaving your app. Your app can also control music playback from the Lock screen or the background.
Web
Apple Music content can play directly in the browser. With MusicKit on the Web, users can stream songs, music videos, and radio from Apple Music on your website using MusicKit Web Components or a player you’ve customized using JavaScript.
Apple Music API
Use the Apple Music API to retrieve information about albums, songs, artists, playlists, music videos, Apple Music stations, ratings, charts, recommendations, and the user’s most recently played content. With proper authorization from the user, you can also create or modify playlists and apply ratings to the user’s content. The API can be used with apps built with Swift, Android apps, and websites.
Get started. To communicate with the Apple Music service, visit Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles to create a media identifier and private key to sign your developer tokens.
Request Music Data with the Apple Music API. Let your app search for songs, playlists, artists, and more. Your app can even request music we think your users will love.