recoupable Recoup Research — Find Talent
A&R discovery of artists you don't already track.
export RECOUP_API="https://api.recoupable.dev/api" # auth header: x-api-key: $RECOUP_API_KEY
Discovery starts from a known anchor artist and fans out through /similar,
validated with /metrics. Use web/deep research to find anchors or scan a
scene. Full chains in references/workflows.md (A&R Discovery, Viral Song
Autopsy).
Procedure
- Pick an anchor in the target sound (or scout candidate names via recoup-research-the-web).
- Fan out:
/similar?artist={ANCHOR}&musicality=high&genre=high&limit=50(musicality=highsurfaces smaller, undiscovered acts). - Size each candidate with
/metrics(emerging = real growth, modest absolute);/similarhas no scores, so rank candidates yourself. - Editorial pickup (
playlists_editorial_current) = label-interest signal. - For "why did [song] go viral":
/track+/milestones+ web.
Return ranked candidates with the signal that flagged each (e.g. low monthly listeners + rising editorial pickup = the breakout window).
Guardrails
- No invented numbers. Missing metric →
—. - Rank by the metrics snapshot, not by
/similarorder (it has no stage/score). - Credits: surface
checkoutUrloninsufficient_credits.
References
references/workflows.md— A&R discovery + viral-autopsy chains.