Is it possible to scrape/cache lyrics from API searches into a database for this project?
This would greatly cut down on repeat search queries to third party sites that’ve become so IP ban happy I can’t even maintain a stable Android lyric widget that makes 1-2 requests every 3 minutes (max). It’d also be a solid backup for pulling popular songs during these inevitable outages. You could start with a script that saves lyrics from (unique) user requested songs, then test redirecting future repeat requests to archives of those lyrics instead.

Alternative sources/workarounds on IP bans worth trying: pulling Google cache of website for requests, or using something similar to Archive.org’s Chrome extension that detects when a site’s down and redirects to the Archived site.

Regarding server space for hosting a dynamic lyrics database that updates in real-time — it could be hosted cheap/free in a separate GitHub repo. Some of the largest ad-lists compiled by ad-blockers are hosted on Git. Entire open-source eBook libraries (LibGen), and personal music libraries of tech enthusiasts tight on funds, use Git as a cloud service to store massive databases. Wouldn’t need much space to store HTML or .txt archives of lyrics to pull with this API.

Might also be worth looking into open-source projects scraping the web’s lyrics now that many lyrics sites are shutting down due to Genius (the site that wastes hours of my existence correcting lyrics), et al. Sourcing from those projects would stem reliance on third party lyric hosts.

Note: Last.FM’s generally overlooked for its lyrics and doesn’t IP ban. It’s lyrics are accurate, in addition to its arsenal of artist and song metadata, including superior artist bios than whatever service Apple Music uses, and puts Wiki’s dumpster fire stubs to shame — that haven’t carried over to MusicBrainz which focuses primarily on open-sourcing scrobbling. Might be a good alternative, plus it really deserves a solid FOSS archive before it’s gone for good.

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