Catch playlist fraud weeks before the reports
Playlist-level fraud signals for artist teams, labels, playlist platforms and distributors: in the app, in alerts, or through the API inside your own systems.
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Fraud Shows Up After the Damage
And it lands on your catalog
Reports arrive after the money moves
Monthly artificial-stream reports land after the streams are counted and the royalties calculated.
Every flag looks the same
A promo scam an artist fell for and an organised fraud ring both start as a few bad playlists.
Vetting curators doesn’t scale
Every new curator needs checking, and bought growth looks real at a glance.
Dashboards don’t reach your systems
Your review queue, payouts and support tools need the signal, not another login.
Built for Every Team That Protects Music
From a handful of artists to a whole catalog
A roster of artists
Artist teams
Managers watch every artist and release they look after, with an alert the day a botted playlist adds one.
Works through
- App
- Bot alerts
A full catalog
Labels
Monitor the catalog with bot alerts in the app, or bring the same signals into your own tools.
Works through
- App
- Bot alerts
- API
- MCP
Thousands of curators
Playlist platforms
Review playlists and curators before you partner, and find reputable curators whose playlists weren’t grown with bots.
Works through
- Search & lookups
- API
Millions of releases
Distributors
Early warning on botted-playlist exposure across every release you deliver, through endpoints shaped to your review process.
Works through
- API
- Custom endpoints
Playlist Fraud Signals, Your Way
In the app, in alerts or in your own systems
- Catalog Monitoring
Early warning before the reports
Quality ratings on 32M+ Spotify playlists, so you see when your catalog lands on flagged ones, weeks before monthly reports.
- Bot Detection
An alert the day it happens
Watch artists, tracks and playlists, and get an email when one lands on a newly flagged playlist.
- Search
Vet curators before you partner
Filter curators by whether they own botted playlists, and playlists by bot rating.
- Playlist Bot Checker
Check any playlist on demand
A bot rating for any Spotify playlist in seconds, free for anyone on your team.
- Spotify MCP
Ask across your catalog
The same data in ChatGPT, Claude and other AI tools, through the artist.tools MCP server.
From First Flag to Decision
Weeks before the monthly report
Day 1
A botted playlist adds a release.
The same day, your team gets the alert, or your systems get the data through the API. No waiting for a monthly report.
- Quality ratings on 32M+ Spotify playlists
- Email alerts for watched artists, tracks and playlists
- Flagged-playlist checks for artists and tracks by API
Day 2
The pattern takes shape.
See which flagged playlists added it, who runs them and when. A promo scam and an organised operation look different once they’re laid out.
- Every high-risk add, dated
- The owner behind each playlist
- Exposure across the artist’s other releases
Day 3
Look at who’s behind them.
Check the curators: how many playlists they run, and whether they own other botted ones.
- Curators filtered by botted-playlist ownership
- Playlist counts and follower reach
- Bulk playlist checks by Spotify ID
Day 4
Sweep the rest of the catalog.
Ask which other artists landed on high-risk playlists this week, in the app or from your AI tools.
- Folders for rosters, labels and watchlists
- The same data through the MCP server
- Digest emails with the biggest changes
Day 30
The monthly report arrives.
By the time it lands, your team has already reviewed the releases it’s likely to name, with the record to show it.
- A dated trail of every flag
- Context for royalty and support decisions
- Proactive steps to show your DSP partners
Questions From Fraud Teams
Plainly answered
What does artist.tools detect?
Playlist-level risk. We rate more than 32 million Spotify playlists for bot activity and other signs of artificial streaming, and show when an artist or track lands on a flagged one. We don’t analyse stream-level data, so it’s an early signal to investigate, not a verdict.
Does a botted playlist mean the artist committed fraud?
No. Much of the exposure comes from promo services that sell placements on botted playlists, often to artists who don’t know. A pattern across many flagged playlists, accounts or releases is what separates a scam victim from something larger, and your team makes that call.
Can we integrate this into our own systems?
Yes. The Enterprise API covers flagged playlists connected to artists and tracks, bulk playlist checks by Spotify ID, and playlist fraud datasets to sync into your tools. The MCP server brings the same data into AI tools. See the API documentation.
Can you build endpoints around our workflow?
Yes. For distributors and large catalogs, we shape endpoints and data deliveries around your access needs and review process. Talk to our team about what you need.
How do playlist platforms vet curators?
Search curators by whether they own botted playlists, filter playlists by bot rating, or look up playlists directly, in the app or in bulk through the API.
Check Any Artist, Track or Playlist
- Free to start
- No credit card
- Unlimited artists