Music Distribution API for Distributors | ARK, from Kinjari ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1772224890303752&ev=PageView&noscript=1) [Distribute your music worldwide for just $3 - get started today](https://app.kinjari.com/register) [ ![Kinjari logo](/imgs/logo.png) ](https://www.kinjari.com) [For Distributors](https://www.kinjari.com/music-distribution-api) [For Artists](https://www.kinjari.com/music-distribution) [For Labels](https://www.kinjari.com/music-distribution-for-independent-labels) Features [ All Features ](https://www.kinjari.com/features) [ Biolinks ](https://www.kinjari.com/biolinks) [ YouTube ContentID ](https://www.kinjari.com/youtube-contentid) [ Release Calendar ](https://www.kinjari.com/release-calendar) [ File Manager ](https://www.kinjari.com/file-manager) [ Revenue Splits ](https://www.kinjari.com/features/revenue-splits) [ Artist Tools ](https://www.kinjari.com/artist-tools) [Blog](https://www.kinjari.com/blog) [FAQ](https://www.kinjari.com/faq) [Sign In](https://app.kinjari.com/login) [Get Started](https://app.kinjari.com/register) ![Kinjari logo](/imgs/logo.png) [ Home ](https://www.kinjari.com) [ For Distributors ](https://www.kinjari.com/music-distribution-api) [ For Artists ](https://www.kinjari.com/music-distribution) [ For Labels ](https://www.kinjari.com/music-distribution-for-independent-labels) Features [ All Features ](https://www.kinjari.com/features) [ Biolinks ](https://www.kinjari.com/biolinks) [ YouTube ContentID ](https://www.kinjari.com/youtube-contentid) [ Release Calendar ](https://www.kinjari.com/release-calendar) [ File Manager ](https://www.kinjari.com/file-manager) [ Revenue Splits ](https://www.kinjari.com/features/revenue-splits) [ Artist Tools ](https://www.kinjari.com/artist-tools) [ Blog ](https://www.kinjari.com/blog) [ FAQ ](https://www.kinjari.com/faq) [ Sign In ](https://app.kinjari.com/login) [ Get Started ](https://app.kinjari.com/register) Music Distribution API for Distributors ======================================= Connect your own product to a distribution backend built for releases, catalogue data, media, delivery and royalties. You build the customer experience. ARK handles the infrastructure underneath it. [Get Started Now](https://ark.kinjari.com/register)$199/month · 2,000 distributed tracks included · 10% of net DSP revenue Full music distribution API · Platform-specific delivery · Signed webhooks · Operations UI 100+ Stores One Provider One API Simple Management Your Product in Front. ARK Underneath. -------------------------------------- ARK is the API-first distribution backend for independent distributors. It gives your product access to store routes, human release review, delivery operations, sales matching and one payout to your business. Your labels and artists stay inside the product you have built, under your brand. Your authorised team can use ARK's operations UI whenever direct control is useful. Launch distribution inside your existing product or replace a patchwork of delivery and reporting processes with one backend. Keep the Customer Relationship. Hand Off the Backend. ----------------------------------------------------- You stay responsible for the product your customers use. We handle the distribution work underneath it. ### Your Product - Your Customer Experience - Your Brand - Your Client Relationships - Your Product Decisions ### ARK Underneath - Store Access and Routing - Human Release Review - Delivery Operations - Sales and Payout Put the Stores Your Customers Expect Inside Your Product -------------------------------------------------------- ARK gives your distributor access to mainstream, social and specialist electronic destinations without asking you to maintain each store connection. ### Major Streaming Services Deliver approved releases to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL, Deezer and SoundCloud. ### Social Platforms Reach YouTube Music, YouTube Content ID, TikTok and Meta through the same distribution backend. ### Electronic Music Stores Offer delivery to Beatport and Volumo when electronic music is part of your customers' catalogue. Distribution Operations Already Accounted For --------------------------------------------- ARK covers the work that starts after your customer presses submit. ### A Person Reviews Every Release We check each submission before delivery. Your product receives release.approved or release.rejected, with review notes when something needs fixing. ### Status Comes Back to Your Product Signed webhooks report approval, rejection, distribution, takedown and completed delivery events without asking your team to keep checking the UI. ### Delivery Matches the Destination We prepare approved releases for the receiving platform, send them through the active route and handle the delivery response. ### Changes Have a Defined Route Request takedowns and metadata updates through the API. Audio and artwork replacements, plus artist changes, remain on their relevant resource endpoints. ### Sales Become One Team Statement We ingest sales reports, match them to your catalogue and notify your product when reports and monthly statements have been processed. ### One Balance. One Withdrawal. We deduct the 10% ARK commission and make the remaining team balance available for withdrawal through Wise. API When You Want It. UI When You Need It. ------------------------------------------ Build the normal path into your own product, then use the operations UI for direct catalogue, delivery and financial work. ### Build Through the REST API - Catalogue Resources - Media Uploads - Release Actions - Documentation in Two Formats ### Operate Through the UI - Catalogue and Deliveries - Earnings and Payouts - Keys, Webhooks and Logs - Business Access Built for Real Catalogue Work ----------------------------- The limits and formats are defined, so your product can validate the right data before a release reaches our review team. ### Audio Requirements Upload WAV, FLAC, AIFF, MP3 or M4A files up to 500MB. ARK processes the source and creates the required transcodes. ### Artwork Requirements Cover artwork must be at least 3000 by 3000 pixels and supplied as JPG, PNG or TIFF. ### Bulk Catalogue Import Bring catalogue data into ARK by spreadsheet when an API import is not the practical first step. ### Shared Track Library Keep one recording resource and reuse it across releases without rebuilding the same track data. ### Codes and Credits Store detailed contributors and identifiers, with ISRC generation available at label level. ### Publishing Works Export Export publishing works for CWR or MLC workflows alongside your release catalogue. Built for Production Integrations --------------------------------- Give your developers clear API behaviour, stable resources and the controls needed to run distribution inside your product. ### Capacity That Can Grow Start with 120 API requests per minute across the team and 10 upload initiations per minute, with overrides available as your integration grows. ### Stable Resource IDs ARK uses ULIDs across primary resources, giving your integration consistent identifiers for catalogue and delivery work. ### Service Health Monitoring Connect your monitoring to an unauthenticated health endpoint and check ARK availability without sending a bearer key. ### Verified Webhook Payloads HMAC-SHA256 signatures let your product verify every outbound webhook before acting on it. ### API Documentation on Hand Use the reference inside ARK or download the same documentation as Markdown or JSON for your development workflow. ### Operational Visibility Inspect API calls, webhook delivery and store activity from the same operations account your team uses for the catalogue. One Plan. USD. Monthly. ----------------------- ARK costs $199 per month and includes the full music distribution API, operations UI and your first 2,000 distributed tracks. Extra distributed tracks are charged in graduated monthly bands. ARK also retains 10% of net DSP revenue from the whole amount before your distributor is paid. API access, signed webhooks, catalogue tools, delivery operations, earnings insights and the payout workflow sit inside the same plan. ### Monthly Catalogue Pricing Base PriceIncludes the first 2,000 distributed tracks $199/mo Tracks 2,001 to 10,000Per extra distributed track, per month $0.15 Tracks 10,001 to 50,000Per extra distributed track, per month $0.10 Tracks 50,001 to 200,000Per extra distributed track, per month $0.08 Tracks Above 200,000Per extra distributed track, per month $0.05 ARK CommissionTaken from net DSP revenue before payout 10% How the Bands Work At 50,000 tracks, you pay the $199 base, $0.15 for tracks 2,001 to 10,000 and $0.10 for tracks 10,001 to 50,000. What the Catalogue Fee Looks Like --------------------------------- These examples show the platform and catalogue fee before ARK's 10% share of net DSP revenue. ### 2,000 Tracks $199 per month. $2,388 per year before the 10% share of net DSP revenue. ### 10,000 Tracks $1,399 per month. $16,788 per year before the 10% share of net DSP revenue. ### 50,000 Tracks $5,399 per month. $64,788 per year before the 10% share of net DSP revenue. ARK Music Distribution API Questions ------------------------------------ Direct answers for distributors comparing backend options. Who Is ARK Built For? ARK is built for independent music distributors that already have their own product and client relationships. It lets you offer distribution without building store access, release review, delivery operations, sales matching and payouts from scratch. Where Do Our Labels and Artists Work? Inside your product. Your labels and artists use the customer experience you have built, while your authorised team uses ARK's operations UI for catalogue, delivery and financial work. How Does ARK Fit Behind Our Product? You build and brand the customer experience. ARK provides the API-first distribution backend and an internal operations UI for your team. Your product stays in front throughout the release workflow. Which Stores Can ARK Deliver To? ARK can route releases worldwide to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, YouTube Content ID, TikTok, Amazon Music, TIDAL, Deezer, SoundCloud, Beatport, Volumo and Meta. Does Every Release Go Through Human Review? Yes. Our team reviews every release before delivery. Your product receives approval or rejection events, including clear review notes when something needs fixing. What Can We Manage Through the API? The read and write REST API covers releases, tracks, labels, artists, contributors and genres. You can upload media, submit releases, request metadata updates and takedowns, manage catalogue resources and follow each result through signed webhooks. Which Webhook Events Are Available? Release and delivery events include release.approved, release.rejected with review notes, release.distributed, release.taken\_down and delivery.completed. ARK also sends sales\_report.processed and statement.generated events. Every outbound webhook is signed with HMAC-SHA256. How Do Royalties and Payouts Work? ARK ingests sales reports, matches them to your catalogue and prepares one monthly team statement. We deduct 10% of net DSP revenue before making the remaining balance available for withdrawal through Wise. What Does ARK Cost? ARK costs $199 per month in USD and includes 2,000 distributed tracks. Monthly graduated overages are $0.15 for tracks 2,001 to 10,000, $0.10 for tracks 10,001 to 50,000, $0.08 for tracks 50,001 to 200,000 and $0.05 for each track above 200,000. ARK also retains 10% of net DSP revenue. Build Distribution Into Your Product ------------------------------------ Tell us about your product, catalogue size and current release workflow. We will help you decide whether ARK is the right backend for your distributor. 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