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Welcome to Lens Music

A powerful platform for managing your music distribution workflow. Create artists, organize labels, distribute releases, and sync lyrics—all in one place.

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Quick start

Get up and running with Lens Music in minutes

1

Create your account

Sign up for a Lens Music account to access the platform. You’ll need to provide basic information and verify your email address.
POST /api/auth/signup
After successful registration, you’ll receive a JWT token for authentication.
2

Set up your first label

Create a label to organize your music releases. Labels represent record labels or distribution entities.
POST /api/labels
Specify the label name, country, and optional description to get started.
3

Add artists

Register the artists associated with your releases. Artists can be linked to multiple releases and labels.
POST /api/artists
Artists have status tracking (active/inactive) for managing your roster.
4

Distribute your first release

Create a release with UPC codes, catalog numbers, and release dates. Link artists and tracks to complete the release.
POST /api/releases
The platform automatically generates catalog numbers and validates UPC codes for distribution.

Core features

Everything you need to manage your music distribution workflow

Artist management

Create and manage artists with status tracking, user association, and release linking.

Label organization

Organize your catalog with labels supporting multi-country distribution and release grouping.

Release distribution

Distribute music with UPC codes, catalog number generation, and track management.

Lyrics sync

Create and time-synchronize lyrics for your tracks with precise timestamp control.

Access control

Manage user permissions with role-based access control for admins and users.

RESTful API

Complete REST API with JWT authentication and comprehensive endpoint coverage.

Explore by topic

Find guides and documentation for your specific needs

Managing artists

Learn how to create, update, and organize artists in your catalog

Read guide

Distributing releases

Complete guide to creating and distributing music releases with UPC codes

Read guide

Creating synced lyrics

Add time-synchronized lyrics to your tracks for enhanced playback

Read guide

Development setup

Set up your local development environment for the Lens Music monorepo

Read guide

Ready to get started?

Follow our quickstart guide to create your first release in minutes, or explore the API reference to integrate Lens Music into your workflow.

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