album-art

Fetch an album or artist image url: "The Beatles" ➔ http://path/to/beatles.jpg

Try it on RunKit (Output)

NOTE: Last.fm cannabilized their own API and broke many applications, including this one. This library now uses Spotify for image data. The usage for album-art has changed slightly but is fully backwards-compatible. Please report any errors.

Features

• Use anywhere, browser or Node - UMD (Browser Support)
• Works in React + NextJS client/server (uses isomorphic-fetch)
• Promise and Callback API
• Fetch images for albums or artists
• Multiple size options
• Uses Spotify for image data

Install

Using NPM:

$ npm install album-art

In the browser:

<!-- albumArt window global -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/album-art"></script>

(via Unpkg, or via JSDelivr)

Usage

const albumArt = require( 'album-art' )

await albumArt( 'Rush' ).then( console.log )
//=> http://path/to/rush.jpg

Callback

await albumArt( 'Rush', ( error, response ) => {
   console.log( response )

   //=> http://path/to/rush.jpg
})

Usage with album and size options

await albumArt( 'Rush', {album: '2112', size: 'small'} )
  .then( console.log )

//=> http://path/to/rush_2112_small.jpg

API

albumArt(artist [, options] [, callback])

Accepts an artist string to search for. Returns a Promise which resolves to a string URL.

artist

Required
Type: string

Artist to search for.

callback(error, response)

Function to be called on complete or on error.

Options

A JavaScript object with the following properties:

album

Type: string

Album to search for.

size

Type: string

Requested image size. possible values: small, medium, large

CLI Usage

You can also run as a CLI app by installing it globally:

$ npm install --global album-art

$ album-art --help

Usage
  $ album-art artist [album] [size]

Example
  $ album-art 'The Beatles' --album 'Abbey Road' --size 'large'
  http://path/to/beatles/abbey_road_large.jpg

Related

• movie-art
• movie-info
• movie-trailer

License

This package uses the Last.fm Spotify API for it's data. You may consult the Spotify API Terms of Service for license details.

MIT © Lacy Morrow