drain.lat API

GET /search

Search for songs on Genius by title or artist.

GET /api/v1/genius/search

string

required

Song name or artist name to search for. Can also use query parameter.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/genius/search?q=bohemian+rhapsody" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

results

array

Show result object

number

Song ID.

title

string

Song title.

artist

string

Artist name.

artistId

number

Artist ID.

artistImage

string

Artist image URL.

albumArt

string

Album art URL.

url

string

Link to the song on Genius.

releaseDate

string

Release date.

pageviews

number

Total page views.

total

number

Number of results returned.

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 12345,
      "title": "Bohemian Rhapsody",
      "artist": "Queen",
      "artistId": 123,
      "artistImage": "https://images.genius.com/...",
      "albumArt": "https://images.genius.com/...",
      "url": "https://genius.com/Queen-bohemian-rhapsody-lyrics",
      "releaseDate": "October 31, 1975",
      "pageviews": 5000000
    }
  ],
  "total": 1
}

GET /song

Get complete song data including full lyrics text.

GET /api/v1/genius/song

string

required

Song name or artist name to search for. Can also use query parameter.

curl "https://drain.lat/api/v1/genius/song?q=never+gonna+give+you+up" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

number

Song ID.

title

string

Song title.

artist

string

Artist name.

artistId

number

Artist ID.

artistImage

string

Artist image URL.

albumArt

string

Album art URL.

lyrics

string

Full lyrics text.

url

string

Link to the song on Genius.

releaseDate

string

Release date.

pageviews

number

Total page views.

Response

{
  "id": 67890,
  "title": "Never Gonna Give You Up",
  "artist": "Rick Astley",
  "artistId": 456,
  "artistImage": "https://images.genius.com/...",
  "albumArt": "https://images.genius.com/...",
  "lyrics": "We're no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I...",
  "url": "https://genius.com/Rick-astley-never-gonna-give-you-up-lyrics",
  "releaseDate": "July 27, 1987",
  "pageviews": 10000000,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-31T00:00:00Z"
}

This endpoint scrapes lyrics from Genius pages and may take 5-10 seconds to respond.

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