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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/v1/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/v1/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'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/musixmatch_user_id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current lyrics status.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LyricsStatusEnvelope'
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    message: lyrics status retrieved
                    data:
                      lyrics:
                        lyrics_request_id: 123456
                        status: success
                        lyrics: |-
                          Line one
                          Line two
                          Line three
                progress:
                  value:
                    message: lyrics status retrieved
                    data:
                      lyrics:
                        lyrics_request_id: 123456
                        status: progress
                failure:
                  value:
                    message: lyrics status retrieved
                    data:
                      lyrics:
                        lyrics_request_id: 123456
                        status: failure
                        error: Could not process lyrics for this ISRC.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - provided user id not matching request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                message: user id not matching with request
                data:
                  error:
                    code: 403
        '502':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadGateway'
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/v1/lyrics`
    musixmatch_user_id:
      name: musixmatch_user_id
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: >-
        The Musixmatch user ID of the artist, obtained via token introspection
        of the user's access token
  schemas:
    LyricsStatusEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Descriptive message of performed operation
        data:
          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`
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Descriptive message of what has failed
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            error:
              type: object
              properties:
                code:
                  oneOf:
                    - type: string
                    - type: number
                  description: Application-level error code
                namespace:
                  type: string
                  description: Application-level error namespace
                extraData:
                  description: Additional error context
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid Bearer token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadGateway:
      description: >-
        Bad gateway — upstream service call failed or returned an unexpected
        response
      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

````