limbo/ API

Music distribution infrastructure, exposed as an API

Build label platforms, sub-distribution services, or native music tech products on top of direct DSP contracts, DDEX-compliant delivery, and 20 years of distribution infrastructure. No intermediaries. No lock-in.

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POST /api/v2/distributions
Authorization: Bearer {token}

{
  "data": {
    "type": "distributions",
    "attributes": {
      "operation": "delivery",
      "territories": ["WW"]
    }, 
    "relationships": {
      "album": {
        "data": { "type": "albums", "id": "42891" }
      }, 
      "dsps": {
        "data": [
          { "type": "dsps", "id": "spotify" }, 
          { "type": "dsps", "id": "apple-music" }, 
          { "type": "dsps", "id": "tiktok" }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Merlin Network member·Direct DSP contracts·DDEX ERN 3.8.2 & 4.x·Operating since 2006

Built for teams that need real infrastructure

Record labels and catalog owners

Ship releases from your own systems. Ingest your catalog via CSV, SFTP, or DDEX. Push metadata updates, takedowns, and redeliveries programmatically.

Sub-distributors and white-label platforms

Run your own branded distribution service on top of limbo/'s infrastructure. Pre-approval flows, multi-tenant support, territorial controls, and real-time delivery tracking.

Music tech and consumer apps

Embed distribution, analytics, or rights management in your product. Native MCP server for AI-powered features. Deep DSP identifier mapping for Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, and more.

One API for the entire distribution lifecycle

Catalog management

Full CRUD on albums, tracks, artists, and labels. Automatic UPC and ISRC generation, or bring your own. Bulk operations. Version control for Deluxe Editions, Remasters, and reissues.

GET /api/v2/albums

Distribution to DSPs

Create deliveries, updates, redeliveries, and takedowns to any combination of DSPs and territories. Automatic completeness validation. Duplicate prevention.

POST /api/v2/distributions

Approval workflows

Built-in pre-approval, rejection, and state tracking for white-label and multi-tenant setups. States: pending, preapproved, sent, rejected. Fully auditable history.

PATCH /api/v2/distributions/{id}

Trends and analytics

Per-album, per-track, per-artist performance. Break down by date, territory, DSP, and source (organic, playlist, algorithmic). Skip rate, TikTok-specific data, anomaly detection, and playlist tracking.

GET /api/v2/trends

DSP identifiers

Query external IDs across Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, and more. Includes Spotify URI detection. Power deep-linking and verification flows natively.

GET /api/v2/artists/{id}/dsp-ids

AI content and rights

AI content disclosure fields. Opt-in / opt-out controls for AI-DSPs. ACR Cloud integration for AI content detection. UGC whitelist / blocklist management.

GET /api/v2/rights

AI-Native

The only music distribution API with a native MCP server

limbo/Chat is the first Model Context Protocol server in B2B music distribution. Query your catalog, rankings, delivery status, and analytics in natural language from any MCP-compatible client. Build AI agents, chat interfaces, and autonomous workflows on top of your distribution data without writing custom integrations.

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// Connect your LLM to limbo/Chat

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "limbo": {
      "url": "https://mcp.limbomusic.com/mcp",
      "auth": "bearer"
    }
  }
}

Built on the standards your systems already speak

DDEX ERN 3.8.2 and 4.x

Native compliant delivery. Enterprise DDEX feeds for direct DSP integration.

JSON:API spec

Standardized resources, relationships, includes, pagination, and errors.

REST over HTTPS

Predictable verbs, predictable status codes, predictable responses.

GDPR and KYC ready

EU and US regulatory standards. Built-in KYC verification and fiscal data management.

Security and performance, not as an afterthought

Security

/Bearer Token authentication with 1-hour TTL
/Multi-session support, revocation, and global logout
/2FA at the platform layer
/Rate limiting per user
/AI-powered fraud detection and acoustic fingerprinting
/Artificial streaming prevention
/Content QC team layered on top

Performance

/Paginated responses (default 15, max 100 per page)
/Selective resource inclusion to eliminate N+1 patterns
/Server-side filtering, sorting, and search
/Optimized indexes on key fields
/Caching on authentication metadata
/Sandbox / test environment for safe integration

Take only the blocks you need

limbo/ is Music Blocks, not a monolith. Integrate ingestion without the dashboard. Pull analytics without distribution. Build your own product on the pieces that matter to you.

Ingestion

Metadata

Distribution

Analytics

Rights

Royalties

UGC / YouTube CMS

AI / MCP

Independent modules

See it in practice

// Create an album
POST /api/v2/albums
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json

{
  "data": {
    "type": "albums",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Midnight Sessions",
      "release_date": "2024-03-15",
      "label": "Independent Records",
      "genre": "Electronic",
      "generate_upc": true
    },
    "relationships": {
      "tracks": {
        "data": [
          { "type": "tracks", "id": "89201" },
          { "type": "tracks", "id": "89202" }
        ]
      },
      "artists": {
        "data": [
          { "type": "artists", "id": "5521" }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

// Distribute to DSPs
POST /api/v2/distributions
Authorization: Bearer {token}

{
  "data": {
    "type": "distributions",
    "attributes": {
      "operation": "delivery",
      "territories": ["WW"]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "album": {
        "data": { "type": "albums", "id": "42891" }
      },
      "dsps": {
        "data": [
          { "type": "dsps", "id": "spotify" },
          { "type": "dsps", "id": "apple-music" }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Infrastructure with two decades of receipts

2006

Distributing music since

Direct

DSP contracts, no middlemen

Merlin

Network member

Sounds Right partnership · Cannes Lions Grand Prix winner · Real World Studios · Independent and founder-owned

Technical FAQ

Stop renting distribution. Own the stack.

Talk to our engineering team. We will scope an integration against your actual use case, not a generic pitch.

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