TuneCore
TuneCore is a Brooklyn, New York based independent music distribution and publishing administration company founded in 2006 (as YourTunes, Inc., rebranded TuneCore in 2008) and acquired by French music company Believe in 2015. TuneCore lets self-releasing artists and labels deliver recorded music to 150+ digital stores and streaming services — Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, Tidal, Deezer, Beatport, and others — while retaining 100% of their rights and master ownership, in exchange for a flat annual distribution fee starting at $24.99/year for unlimited releases. TuneCore Publishing Administration registers compositions with performance rights organizations, mechanical rights societies, and digital service providers worldwide to collect songwriter royalties, sync, and neighboring rights income. Additional services include the TuneCore Accelerator artist development program, TuneCore Social (monetization on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts), TuneCore Direct Advance (royalty-backed capital, powered by RoyFi), mastering, and Splits for collaborator revenue sharing. TuneCore operates across 5 continents with local teams in 15+ countries through Believe's global network. There is no current public TuneCore developer API, SDK, or partner portal — an earlier white-label REST/XML "TuneCore Direct" partner API existed circa 2008-2012 (with a community Ruby gem `tunecore_direct`) but is no longer actively documented or promoted. TuneCore's public-facing surface is the artist web app at web.tunecore.com and the support/help center; any current B2B integrations run through Believe's enterprise partnerships.
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Kin Score
This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance.
Kin Score
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How we profile TuneCore
Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for TuneCore. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.
Security Posture 1
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Resources
Every other property we hold for TuneCore — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 1
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Learn 1
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 1
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 8
The organization behind the API
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Other 7
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
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