CIS-Net & IPI Publisher Services

IPI Pocket Edition - Query System API, Web Application and Bulk Datasets for publishers

 

  • The IPI Pocket Edition – Query System API provides a read‑only interface for searching and retrieving data from the central IPI database, which is hosted and maintained by SUISA. No changes can be made to the IPI system through the use of the API. 
    The search and lookup data made available via the Pocket Edition API is based on a real‑time replica of the IPI master system, with minimal latency compared to the master system.
     

  • The Pocket Edition Web Application enables users to efficiently access and search the database through their web browser.
     

  • The Bulk Datasets service provides the complete IPI Dataset through (S)FTP.

 

The Pocket Edition does not include relationships between multiple names associated with an Interested Party (IP) and is limited to information on creators within the musical repertoire.

 

Documentation is available here.

 

Publishers interested in accessing the IPI Pocket Edition are required to sign a User Agreement and pay an annual service charge as stipulated in the agreement. The IPI Pocket Edition services are only available to publishers who are members of a CISAC society.

 

Publishers can request access to the Pocket Edition by e-mail: ipi@suisa.ch.

 

Please provide your full contact information including your (main) IP Name Numbers.

 

 

CIS-Net RightsHolders Access (RHA)

 

CIS-Net Rights Holders Access is a dedicated interface for Creators and Publishers to search and view certain Interested Party Information and Musical Works Information that is stored on participating Societies’ CIS-Net databases around the world.

 

As all Creators on a work must be identified by IPI numbers in order for the work to obtain an ISWC, publishers can use the IPI on CIS-Net RHA to perform lookup queries (for individual IPs) that return, where relevant, works associated with the IP to help the user establish they have found the correct IP.

 

This information is required to complete work submissions for the allocation of new ISWCs (e.g. using the ISWC Allocation Service).

 

Only music Creators and Publishers with a current affiliation with a CISAC CMO are eligible to sign up.

 

Documentation is available here.

 

If you are interested in the service, please contact your Society of affiliation.

 

IPI Context Search

 

The new IPI Context Search allows music publishers to search for creator IPI numbers using a creator’s name and one or more known musical work titles. By enriching their internal databases with verified IPI data, music publishers can improve ISWC allocation, reduce registration errors at societies, and streamline royalty reporting and data exchanges with other partners.

 

This new service complements existing tools such as the IPI Pocket Edition provided by SUISA (who administers the global IPI database) and builds on CISAC’s suite of ISWC-related services supporting global metadata accuracy.

 

To access the service, you can complete the form available on the ISWC website here, and you’ll be requested to sign the terms and conditions for ISWC related services by publishers.