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# Get lyrics status

> Returns the current processing status of a lyrics submission. When `status` is `success`, the response includes the indexed plain-text lyrics.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /enterprises/distribution/openapi.json get /distribution/lyrics/{lyrics_request_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Musixmatch Distribution API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    API for music distributors to submit releases and lyrics to the Musixmatch
    catalog.
servers:
  - url: https://varco-{partner}.musixmatch.com
    description: >-
      Replace {partner} with the identifier assigned to your organization during
      onboarding
    variables:
      partner:
        default: partner
        description: Identifier assigned to your organization during onboarding
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /distribution/lyrics/{lyrics_request_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Lyrics
      summary: Get lyrics status
      description: >-
        Returns the current processing status of a lyrics submission. When
        `status` is `success`, the response includes the indexed plain-text
        lyrics.
      operationId: getLyrics
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lyrics_request_id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current lyrics status.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LyricsStatusEnvelope'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    message:
                      body:
                        lyrics:
                          lyrics_request_id: 123456
                          status: success
                          lyrics: |-
                            Line one
                            Line two
                            Line three
                      header:
                        status_code: 200
                        execute_time: 0.03
                progress:
                  value:
                    message:
                      body:
                        lyrics:
                          lyrics_request_id: 123456
                          status: progress
                      header:
                        status_code: 200
                        execute_time: 0.03
                failure:
                  value:
                    message:
                      body:
                        lyrics:
                          lyrics_request_id: 123456
                          status: failure
                          error: Could not process lyrics for this ISRC.
                      header:
                        status_code: 200
                        execute_time: 0.03
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    lyrics_request_id:
      name: lyrics_request_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The lyrics request identifier returned by `POST /distribution/lyrics`
  schemas:
    LyricsStatusEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: object
          properties:
            body:
              type: object
              properties:
                lyrics:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    lyrics_request_id:
                      type: integer
                      description: Unique identifier for this lyrics submission
                    status:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - pending
                        - progress
                        - success
                        - failure
                    lyrics:
                      type: string
                      description: Plain-text lyrics, present when `status` is `success`
                    error:
                      type: string
                      description: Error description when `status` is `failure`
            header:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageHeader'
    MessageHeader:
      type: object
      properties:
        status_code:
          type: number
          description: HTTP status code of the response
        execute_time:
          type: number
          description: Server execution time in seconds
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            error:
              type: object
              properties:
                code:
                  type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid Bearer token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Access token obtained via the Client Credentials OAuth 2.0 flow at
        https://connect.musixmatch.com/oauth/token

````