> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.diskograf.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Diskograf Data Licensing, Attribution, and Reuse Guidelines

> Understand how you can reuse Diskograf catalogue data in your own projects, when attribution is required, and what falls outside the licence.

Diskograf is built by a community of contributors, and the catalogue is meant to be useful beyond the site itself. This page explains what you can do with data from Diskograf, when to credit the project, and where the licence stops.

## What You Can Reuse

Factual catalogue data (song titles, release years, credits, artist and label names, genre associations) is available for reuse through the [Public API](/developers/public-api) and, where practical, on catalogue pages themselves. You may:

* Query the API from your own applications, sites, or research tools.
* Cache and store reasonable amounts of data to power your project.
* Cite Diskograf as a source in articles, papers, videos, and reference works.
* Build derivative datasets and visualizations that clearly credit Diskograf.

## Attribution

When you display, publish, or redistribute meaningful amounts of catalogue data, credit Diskograf clearly and link back to the relevant page.

A minimum acceptable form:

```text theme={null}
Source: Diskograf (https://diskograf.com)
```

For derivative datasets or research, please also link the specific artist, song, or label pages that your data references.

## What Is Not Covered

Some material on Diskograf is not owned by the project and cannot be relicensed by us:

* **Cover art, artist photos, and label logos.** These belong to the rights holders. Diskograf displays them under fair-use principles for reference purposes only. Do not scrape or redistribute them.
* **YouTube video content and embedded media.** Playback is provided by YouTube under their own terms.
* **Song lyrics, if any appear on the site.** Lyrics rights belong to their authors and publishers.
* **User-authored content** such as profile text or biographies, which belongs to the contributor.

## What You Cannot Do

* Do not present Diskograf data in a way that implies endorsement or an official partnership.
* Do not scrape the site to bypass the API. Use `api.diskograf.com` instead.
* Do not overwhelm the API with sustained traffic that degrades service for other users. See the rate limits on the [Public API](/developers/public-api) page.
* Do not republish artist or label imagery as if it were part of a Diskograf-licensed dataset.

## Commercial Use

Small-scale commercial use with attribution is generally welcome. If you are planning something larger, such as a commercial product built primarily on Diskograf data, please reach out first via the [Contact](/support/contact) page so we can talk through what makes sense.

<Note>
  These guidelines are a plain-language summary of how we intend Diskograf data to be reused. They are not a substitute for the [Terms of Service](/policies/terms). If the two ever conflict, the Terms of Service governs.
</Note>