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Overview

What is the KiTbetter Partner API

The KiTbetter Partner API is designed for approved partners who need to connect their systems to KiTbetter release workflows.

This may include:

  • Labels managing artist releases
  • Distributors submitting release metadata
  • Artist-service platforms connecting their users to KiTbetter
  • Agencies or management teams supporting KiTalbum creation
  • Platforms using DDEX or member integration to streamline release setup

For individual artists releasing directly, the primary destination should remain KiTbetter for Artists.

How the Partner Flow Works

  1. Your platform sends artist and release metadata to KiTbetter.
  2. The KiTbetter Partner API creates or connects the artist profile.
  3. KiTbetter creates a KiTalbum draft in KiTbetter for Artists.
  4. The artist or approved partner team reviews the release, completes the creative setup, and submits it.
  5. KiTbetter prepares the approved KiTalbum for production, sale, and settlement based on the selected release path.

The flow above follows the Data API channel. Member integration is aseparate channel for connecting your existing users. See Integration Channels below.

Integration Channels

Partners integrate with KiTbetter through two independent channels. You can use both together or either one on its own.

KiTbetter integration architecture — the partner server connects through the Data API, and artists connect through member integration

Data API

Your server sends album and artist metadata directly to the Partner API. Artists creates an album in production, pre-filled with the artist profile and part of the production data.

  • Authentication: X-API-Key header (Issue an API key)
  • Caller: partner server
  • Result: artist profile and album in production created

→ Endpoints reference

Member integration

Artists arrive from your service through a redirect and are linked to a KiTbetter account. With no separate sign-up, they enter Artists already linked, finish the design, and release.

  • Authentication: JWT signing secret (no API key required)
  • Caller: end user (redirect)
  • Result: artist account linked and ready to release

→ Member integration guide

Who this API is for

  • Release partners that release KiTalbums — artists, labels, agencies, and distributors
  • Partner services that need to integrate with KiTbetter members and content

Next Steps

Step Document Contents
1 Concepts & terms KiTbetter domain terminology
2 Quickstart Issue a key → first request → response
3 Basics Base URL, request/response format, headers