Can I Shazam a video URL online without downloading it?
Not with the Shazam app itself: it listens through a microphone, so the video has to play out loud next to it. To identify a song straight from a video URL, paste the link into a link-based finder like Link to Song, which reads the public video and returns the song without any download.
Microphone apps versus link-based finders
Microphone apps such as Shazam recognize whatever they hear. That works well in a café, but for a video on the same phone you would need a second device, the volume up, and a quiet room, and talking or background noise in the video gets in the way.
A link-based finder skips the microphone. You give it the public video URL, and it analyzes the audio of that video directly.
Steps
- Copy the video's link from its Share menu.
- Paste it into the finder at the top of this page.
- Get the song title, artist, and listening links.
Which URLs work
- Public TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube and Shorts, Facebook, and X video links.
- Not supported: private or deleted videos, profile pages, and direct links to audio files.
Common questions
No. Link to Song is a separate tool. It identifies songs from video links; Shazam identifies songs it hears through the microphone.
No. Paste the public link; nothing is downloaded to your device.
No. Link to Song only accepts video links from the supported platforms.
It's free every day: everyone shares a pool of free identifications that refreshes daily. After that, a one-time $2.90 pack adds 20 identifications with no subscription, and only a successful song match uses a credit.
Heard it in a video? Start with the link.
$2.90 for 20 identifications · one-time purchase · credits never expire