Library for scraping Bandcamp content.
Coverage:
- Bandcamp Discover
- Album and track info
- Artists, labels, label artists, discography
- Articles (aka. Bandcamp Daily)
- Shows
- Tags, including releases and highlights by tag
- Search
- Fan collections, wishlists and following artists / genres
Packaged as ESM + CJS hybrid module with typings.
npm i bandcamp-fetch --save
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const results = await bcfetch.discovery.discover(...);
When you sign into Bandcamp, a "Cookie" is created to identify the user session. You can pass the value of this cookie to the library and gain access to your private collection as well as high-quality MP3 streams of purchased media:
bcfetch.setCookie('xxxx');
const album = await bcfetch.album.getInfo({
albumUrl: '...' // URL of purchased album
});
// Normal quality stream
const streamUrl = album.tracks[0].streamUrl;
// High quality stream - only available when `cookie` is set
const streamUrlHQ = album.tracks[0].streamUrlHQ;
Guide: How to obtain Cookie
The library exports a default BandcampFetch instance mainly for backward compatibility with previous versions:
// Imports the default `BandcampFetch` instance
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
You can also create separate instances. This is useful when you want to support multiple user sessions:
import { BandcampFetch } from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const bcfetch1 = new BandcampFetch({
cookie: 'xxxx' // Cookie for user session 1
});
const bcfetch2 = new BandcampFetch();
bcfetch2.setCookie('yyyy'); // Cookie for user sesion 2
To access the Discovery API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const discovery = bcfetch.discovery;
const options = await discovery.getAvailableOptions();
const results = await discovery.discover(...);
Methods:
discover([params])
Fetches items through Bandcamp Discover.
Params
params
: (DiscoverParams) (optional and all properties optional)genre
: (string)subgenre
: (string) only valid whengenre
is set to something other than 'all'.location
: (string)sortBy
: (string)category
: (number)time
: (number)customTags
: (Array<string>)size
: numberalbumImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat)artistImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat)merchImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat)
To see what values can be set in params
, call getAvailableOptions()
.
Returns
Promise resolving to DiscoverResult.
Continuation
Check the continuation
property of the returned result to see if more results are available. To obtain the next set of results, pass the value of continuation
to discover()
:
const results = await discovery.discover(...);
// More results
if (results.continuation) {
const moreResults = await discovery.discover(results.continuation);
...
}
getAvailableOptions()
Fetches Bandcamp Discover options that can be used to configure params
for passing into discover()
.
Returns
Promise resolving to DiscoverOptions.
sanitizeDiscoverParams([params])
Sanitizes params
by setting default values for omitted properties and removing irrelevant or inapplicable ones.
Note that you don't have to call this method on params passed into discover()
as they will be sanitized automatically.
Params
params
: (DiscoverParams) (optional) the discover params to sanitize.
Returns
Promise resolving to sanitized DiscoverParams.
To access the Image API:
import bcfetch, { ImageFormatFilter } from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const image = bcfetch.image;
const formats = await image.getFormats(ImageFormatFilter.Album);
Methods:
getFormats([filter])
Fetches the list of image formats used in Bandcamp.
Params
filter
: (ImageFormatFilter) (optional) if specified, narrows down the result to include only formats applicable to the specified value.
Returns
Promise resolving to Array<ImageFormat>.
getImageFormat(target, [fallbackId])
Fetches the image format that matches target
. If none is found, the result will be null
.
Params
target
: (string | number | ImageFormat)- If target is string or number, the method finds the image format with matching name or Id (as appropriate).
- If target satisfies the ImageFormat interface constraint, then it is returned as is.
fallbackId
: (number) (optional) if no match is found fortarget
, try to obtain format with Id matchingfallbackId
.
Returns
Promise resolving to matching ImageFormat, or null
if none matches target
nor fallbackId
(if specified).
A band can be an artist or label. To access the Band API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const band = bcfetch.band;
const info = await band.getInfo(...);
Methods:
getInfo(params)
Fetches information about an artist or label.
Params
params
: (BandAPIGetInfoParams)bandUrl
: (string)imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)labelId
: (number) (optional)
The method tries to assemble the most complete set of data by scraping the following pages (returning immediately at any point the data becomes complete):
- The page referred to by
bandUrl
- The 'music' page of the artist or label (
bandUrl/music
) - The first album or track in the artist's or label's discography
Sometimes, label information is missing for artists even when they do belong to a label. If you know the labelId
of the label that the artist belongs to, you can specify it in params
. This will ensure that label
will not be null
in the artist info. If you pass a label URL to this function, you can find the labelId
in the result.
Returns
Promise resolving to Artist or Label.
getLabelArtists(params)
Fetches the list of artists belonging to a label.
Params
params
: (BandAPIGetLabelArtistsParams)labelUrl
: (string)imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to Array<LabelArtist>.
getDiscography(params)
Fetches the list of albums and standalone tracks belonging to an artist or label.
Params
params
: (BandAPIGetDiscographyParams)bandUrl
: (string)imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to Array<Album | Track>.
To access the Album API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const album = bcfetch.album;
const info = await album.getInfo(...);
Methods:
getInfo(params)
Fetches info about an album.
Params
params
: (AlbumAPIGetInfoParams)albumUrl
: (string)albumImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)artistImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)includeRawData
: (boolean) (*optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to Album.
If artist URL is not found in the scraped data, then
artist.url
will be set to the same value aspublisher.url
To access the Track API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const track = bcfetch.track;
const info = await track.getInfo(...);
Methods:
getInfo(params)
Fetches info about a track.
Params
params
: (TrackAPIGetInfoParams)trackUrl
: (string)albumImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)artistImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)includeRawData
: (boolean) (*optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to Track.
If artist URL is not found in the scraped data, then
artist.url
will be set to the same value aspublisher.url
To access the Tag API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const tags = await bcfetch.tag.list();
Methods:
list()
Fetches a list of tags.
Returns
Promise resolving to TagList, which groups results into tags
(for non-location tags) and locations
(for location tags).
getRelated(params)
Params
params
: (TagAPIGetRelatedParams)tags
: (Array<string>)size
: (number) (optional)
Fetches the related tags for each value in `tags`, as well as the combined result.
Returns
Promise resolving to RelatedTags, which has the following properties:
single
: list of related tags for each tag queriedcombo
: the combined result of all the related tags
To access the Show API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const show = bcfetch.show;
const list = await show.list(...);
Methods:
list(params)
Fetches the full list of Bandcamp shows.
Each list entry contains basic info about a show. To obtain full details, pass its url
to getShow()
.
Params
params
: (ShowAPIListParams) (optional)imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to Array<Show>.
getShow(params)
Fetches full details about the Bandcamp show referred to by params.showUrl
.
Params
params
: (ShowAPIGetShowParams)showUrl
: (string)albumImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)artistImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)showImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to Show.
To access the Article API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const article = bcfetch.article;
const list = await article.list(...);
Methods:
getCategories()
Fetches the list of Bandcamp Daily article categories. Categories are grouped into sections.
Returns
Promise resolving to Array<ArticleCategorySection>.
list(params)
Fetches the list of Bandcamp Daily articles under the category specified by params.categoryUrl
(or all categories if not specified).
Params
params
: (ArticleAPIListParams) (optional and all properties optional)categoryUrl
: (string)imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat)page
: (number)
Returns
Promise resolving to ArticleList.
getArticle(params)
Fetches the contents of the Bandcamp Daily article at params.articleUrl
.
Params
params
: (ArticleAPIGetArticleParams)articleUrl
: (string)albumImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)artistImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)includeRawData
: (boolean) (optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to Article.
To access the Fan API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const fan = bcfetch.fan;
const info = await fan.getInfo(...);
const collection = await fan.getCollection(...);
Methods:
getInfo(params)
Fetches info about a fan.
Params
params
: (FanAPIGetInfoParams)username
: (string) (optional)imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
If username
is not specified, result will be obtained for the user of the session tied to the BandcampFetch
instance.
Returns
Promise resolving to Fan.
getCollection(params)
Fetches the list of albums and tracks in a fan's collection.
Params
params
: (FanAPIGetItemsParams)target
: (string | FanItemsContinuation) (optional) if username (string) is specified, returns the first batch of items in the collection. To obtain further items, call the method again but, instead of username, passcontinuation
from the result of the first call. If there are no further items available,continuation
will benull
.imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
If target
is not specified, result will be obtained for the user of the session tied to the BandcampFetch
instance.
Returns
Promise resolving to (FanPageItemsResult | FanContinuationItemsResult)<Album | Track>.
getWishlist(params)
Fetches the list of albums and tracks added to a fan's wishlist.
Params
params
: (FanAPIGetItemsParams)target
: (string | FanItemsContinuation) (optional) if username (string) is specified, returns the first batch of items in the wishlist. To obtain further items, call the method again but, instead of username, passcontinuation
from the result of the first call. If there are no further items available,continuation
will benull
.imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
If target
is not specified, result will be obtained for the user of the session tied to the BandcampFetch
instance.
Returns
Promise resolving to (FanPageItemsResult | FanContinuationItemsResult)<Album | Track>.
getFollowingArtistsAndLabels(params)
Fetches the list of artists and labels followed by a fan.
Params
params
: (FanAPIGetItemsParams)target
: (string | FanItemsContinuation) (optional) if username (string) is specified, returns the first batch of artists and labels. To obtain further items, call the method again but, instead of username, passcontinuation
from the result of the first call. If there are no further items available,continuation
will benull
.imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
If target
is not specified, result will be obtained for the user of the session tied to the BandcampFetch
instance.
Returns
Promise resolving to (FanPageItemsResult | FanContinuationItemsResult)<UserKind>.
getFollowingGenres(params)
Fetches the list of genres followed by a fan.
Each genre is actually a Bandcamp tag, so you can, for example, pass its url
to getReleases()
of the Tag API.
Params
params
: (FanAPIGetItemsParams)target
: (string | FanItemsContinuation) (optional) if username (string) is specified, returns the first batch of genres. To obtain further items, call the method again but, instead of username, passcontinuation
from the result of the first call. If there are no further items available,continuation
will benull
.imageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
If target
is not specified, result will be obtained for the user of the session tied to the BandcampFetch
instance.
Returns
Promise resolving to (FanPageItemsResult | FanContinuationItemsResult)<Tag>.
To access the Search API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const search = bcfetch.search;
const albums = await search.albums(...);
const all = await search.all(...);
Methods:
all(params) / artistsAndLabels(params) / albums(params) / tracks(params) / fans(params)
all(params)
: search all item typesartistsAndLabels(params)
: search artists and labelsalbums(params)
: search albumstracks(params)
: search tracksfans(params)
: search fans
Params
params
: (SearchAPISearchParams)query
: (string)page
: (number) (optional) 1 if omittedalbumImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)artistImageFormat
: (string | number | ImageFormat) (optional)
Returns
Promise resolving to SearchResults<T
>, where T
depends on the item type being searched and can be one of:
- Artist (SearchResultArtist)
- Label (SearchResultLabel)
- Album (SearchResultAlbum)
- Track (SearchResultTrack)
- Fan (SearchResultFan)
You can use the type
property to determine the search result item type.
To access the Autocomplete API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const autocomplete = bcfetch.autocomplete;
const suggestions = await autocomplete.getSuggestions(...);
Methods:
getSuggestions(params)
Fetches autocomplete suggestions for tags and locations, based on partial and full matches against `params.query`.
The value
property of returned suggestions can be used to set the location
or tags
property (as the case may be) of params.filters
that is passed into getReleases()
of the Tag API.
Params
params
: (AutocompleteAPIGetSuggestionsParams)query
: (string)itemType
: (AutocompleteItemType) 'Tag' or 'Location'limit
: (number) (optional) (only forItemType.Location
) the maximum number of results to return; 5 if omitted.
Returns
- If
params.itemType
isAutocompleteItemType.Tag
, a Promise resolving to Array<AutocompleteTag>. - If
params.itemType
isAutocompleteItemType.Location
, a Promise resolving to Array<AutocompleteLocation>.
Stream URLs returned by Bandcamp can sometimes be invalid (perhaps expired). Before playing a stream, you are recommended to test its URL and refresh it if necessary with the Stream API.
To access the Stream API:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const stream = bcfetch.stream;
// Test a stream URL
const streamURL = '...';
const testResult = await stream.test(streamUrl);
if (!testResult.ok) {
const refreshedStreamURL = await stream.refresh(streamURL);
}
Methods:
test(url)
Tests validity of the stream given by `url`.
Params
url
: (string) the URL of the stream to test
Returns
Promise resolving to StreamTestResult:
ok
: (boolean) whether the stream is validstatus
: (number) the HTTP response status code returned by the test
refresh(url)
Refreshes a stream URL.
Params
url
: (string) the URL of the stream to refresh
Returns
Promise resolving to the refreshed URL of the stream or null
if no valid result was obtained.
Each BandcampFetch
instance comes with a rate limiter, which limits the number of requests made within a specific time period.
Rate limiting is useful when you need to make a large number of queries and don't want to run the risk of getting rejected by the server for making too many requests within a short time interval. If you get a '429 Too Many Requests' error, then you should consider using the rate limiter.
Each API has a limiter-enabled counterpart which you can access in the following manner:
import bcfetch from 'bandcamp-fetch';
// Album API - no limiter enabled
const albumAPI = bcfetch.album;
// Album API - limiter enabled
const limiterAlbumAPI = bcfetch.limiter.album;
The library uses Bottleneck for rate limiting. You can configure the rate limiter like this:
bcfetch.limiter.updateSettings({
maxConcurrent: 10, // default: 5
minTime: 100 // default: 200
});
updateSettings()
is just a passthrough function to Bottleneck. Check the Bottleneck doc for the list of options you can set.
Each BandcampFetch
instance has an in-memory cache for two types of data (as defined by CacheDataType):
CacheDataType.Page
- pages fetched during scrapingCacheDataType.Constants
- image formats and discover options
To access the cache:
import bcfetch, { CacheDataType } from 'bandcamp-fetch';
const cache = bcfetch.cache;
cache.setTTL(CacheDataType.Page, 500);
Methods:
setTTL(type, ttl)
Sets the expiry time, in seconds, of cache entries for the given data type.
Params
type
: (CacheDataType)TTL
: (number) expiry time in seconds (default: 300 forCacheDataType.Page
and 3600 forCacheDataType.Constants
)
setMaxPages(maxPages)
Sets the maximum number of pages that can be stored in the cache. A negative value means unlimited. Default: 10.
Params
maxPages
: (number)
clear([type])
Clears the cache entries for the specified data type (or all entries if no data type specified).
Params
type
: (CacheDataType) (optional)
2.0.0 (breaking changes!)
- Revise API to reflect Bandcamp changes
- Add
lyrics
property toTrack
- Add
id
property toAlbum
andTrack
- Add
slug
property to categories returned byDiscoveryAPI.getAvailableOptions()
- Parse missing discog items (#8)
1.2.1
- Fix
duration
not returned in result ofTrackAPI::getInfo()
(#7)
1.2.0
- Add Stream API for testing and refreshing stream URLs
1.1.1
- Fix exports
1.1.0
- Add support for user sessions through cookies. This means you can access your private collection and high-quality MP3 streams of purchased media.
- Add ability to create multiple
BandcampFetch
instances
1.0.2
- Improve parsing of album track info
1.0.1
- Fix limiter throwing private access errors
1.0.0 (breaking changes!)
- Move to TypeScript
- Package as ESM + CJS hybrid module
- Restructure API
- Remove
safe-eval
dependency
0.3.1-b.1
- Add
getFanCollection()
function
0.3.0-b.1
- Add fan functions
0.2.2-b.1
- Add
itemType
option to search params
0.2.1-b.20211020b
- Fix URL sometimes null in result of
getArtistOrLabelInfo()
0.2.1-b.20211020
- Improve data fetching in
getArtistOrLabelInfo()
0.2.0-b.20211020
- Adapt to Bandcamp changes since last version
- Add
publisher
andlabel
to data fetched bygetAlbumInfo()
andgetTrackInfo()
- Add
labelId
to data fetched bygetArtistOrLabelInfo(labelUrl)
- Add
labelId
option togetArtistOrLabelInfo()
for artist URLs
...(no changelog for earlier versions due to laziness)
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