searchitunes

Lightweight Node.js package to quickly search the Apple iTunes Store and App Store for music, movies, apps, etc.

Example

const searchitunes = require( 'searchitunes' );

// Find free Github app for iPhone in Dutch App Store
searchitunes( {
  entity:  'software',
  country: 'NL',
  term:    'github',
  limit:   1,
  price:   0,
} )
  .then( console.log )
  .catch( console.error )
;

// Get one specific item by ID
searchitunes( { id: 512939461 } )
  .then( console.log )
  .catch( console.error )
;

Installation

npm i searchitunes

Interface

The module exports only one function. Arguments must be wrapped in an object. It returns a Promise.

Configuration

The parameters below can be included along with the normal API params.

param	type	default	description
[timeout]	number	5000	Wait time out in ms
[userAgent]	string	searchitunes.js	User-Agent header
[throwEmpty]	bool	true	Throw no results instead of returning []
...	mixed		API parameters

itunes( {
  timeout: 8000,
  entity:  'software',
  term:    'github',
} )

Search API

For searching in the iTunes databases you simply include the search params in your request. The function will resolve with an object.

• Search API docs
• Live demo

Lookup by ID

When you wish to retrieve one specific item by its ID, include one of the ID params to use the Lookup API. The result data will be only the object with the item's details.

• Lookup API docs

ID params

• amgAlbumId
• amgArtistId
• amgVideoId
• id
• isbn
• upc
• trackId

When you lookup a trackId from a search response it will be automatically converted to the id parameter instead. Otherwise the API won't understand it.

searchitunes( { id: 123456 } )
  .then( console.log )
  .catch( console.error )
;

Bulk lookup

To request multiple objects at once you set one of the ID params above to an array with the item ID's. This will always return an array.

searchitunes( { id: [ 123, 789 ] } )
  .then( arr => arr.forEach( processItems ) )
  .catch( console.error )
;

Errors

API errors are handled and thrown, prefixed with API:

When nothing is found it will throw with no results message. You can prevent this behavior by setting throwEmpty to false to return an empty array.

searchitunes( {
  throwEmpty: false,
  entity: 'software',
  term: 'github',
} )
  .then( console.log )
  .catch( console.error )
;

Unlicense

This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.

Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.

In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this software under copyright law.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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Author

Franklin | buy me a coffee