About
What is DeepDiggr?
DeepDiggr transforms the catalogue's public metadata into a searchable and navigable graph linking artists, albums and tracks, allowing you to trace the collaborations, labels and credits behind each record.
01 It is not an exact copy of Discogs
DeepDiggr is not an exact copy of Discogs. Discogs contains millions of files uploaded by the artists themselves, as well as poorly documented releases, which can introduce a great deal of noise when exploring links between artists.
To ensure the graph remains useful, DeepDiggr uses rule-based algorithms to filter out many of these cases, such as files uploaded by the artists themselves without much information. This may sometimes exclude legitimate releases, but the aim is not to achieve 100 per cent completeness, but rather to highlight meaningful connections and discoveries.
02 What is currently covered
The current graph contains around 3 million releases and 18 million tracks, including both digital and physical releases. This snapshot of the Discogs database was taken on 1 April 2026. For the time being, the plan is to update the Discogs data twice a year. At this stage, only releases belonging to at least one of the following genres have been extracted:
- Electronic
- Funk / Soul
- Jazz
- Hip-hop
- Latin music
- Reggae
If a release is missing, it is usually for one of two reasons: the release format has not been imported (for example, self-released uploads with little information), or its genre is not yet listed amongst those above.
03 A sample, not the entire database
DeepDiggr also operates using a sample of solo tracks (tracks with no credit information, and therefore no collaborators) rather than importing every recording linked to each artist; consequently, the app does not contain the full content of Discogs. The aim is to prioritise useful, explorable links rather than providing an exhaustive mirror of Discogs.
04 Why do some credit entries not match the release page on Discogs?
When the same track appears on multiple releases (reissues, compilations, remasters), DeepDiggr treats it as a single track and consolidates its credits across all these releases. A credit means that a person is listed as having contributed to that track on any release where it appears, and not necessarily on the specific release you clicked on. This is why the credits you see in DeepDiggr may include names that do not appear on the Discogs page for that particular release.
05 Why might a collaborator you know be missing?
DeepDiggr currently identifies collaborations based solely on track-level credits, i.e. the credits associated with each track (artists, remixers, producers of a specific song, etc.). Credits that appear only at the release level (for example, an executive producer or compilation curator mentioned just once for the entire album rather than on a specific track) are not yet included in the collaboration graph.
So, if you know that two artists have worked together on a release but you cannot see the link in DeepDiggr, it is probably because that credit appears at the release level rather than on a specific track. Extending collaborations to include credits at the release level is a possibility we are considering for a future update.
06 Data attribution
Catalogue metadata used by DeepDiggr is derived from the Discogs database, made available by Discogs under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication. DeepDiggr is an independent project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Discogs or Zink Media, LLC.