# ListenBrainz artist popularity

Total listens and number of distinct listeners on ListenBrainz for up to 25 artists. Needs artist mbids.

Total listens and number of distinct listeners on ListenBrainz for up to 25 artists, by MusicBrainz artist MBID. Use it to compare artists' audiences on an open scrobbling service.

- Tool ID: `listenbrainz/artist-popularity`
- Provider: [ListenBrainz](/providers/listenbrainz.md)
- Capability: [Apple Music, SoundCloud & podcasts](/tools/music/other.md)
- Price: no charge per call
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

No charge per call. A workspace is still needed so your agent can call it.


```json
{
  "model": "per_call",
  "amountUsd": 0
}
```

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "artist_mbids": {
      "type": "array",
      "minItems": 1,
      "maxItems": 25,
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$",
        "description": "MusicBrainz artist MBID (UUID), e.g. '056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56'"
      },
      "description": "Artist MBIDs, e.g. ['056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56']"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "artist_mbids"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "listenbrainz/artist-popularity",
  "input": {
    "artist_mbids": [
      "056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56",
      "a74b1b7f-71a5-4011-9441-d0b5e4122711"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

Licence: MetaBrainz open data (commercial use allowed, content not to be sold).

Attribution: Data from ListenBrainz (listenbrainz.org), a MetaBrainz Foundation project.

[Provider documentation](https://listenbrainz.readthedocs.io/en/latest/users/api/popularity.html)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/listenbrainz/artist-popularity) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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