You lost your song's ISRC or UPC: how to find it in 3 steps
A publisher, a collaborator, or a sync agency is asking for your song's ISRC and you don't have it handy. You switched distributors, lost the release email, or simply never saved it. You can recover it by pasting the Spotify link — in 3 steps.
Before you start: what each code is
ISRC — International Standard Recording Code
Unique identifier of your specific recording (format like USRC12345678). Every version of a song has its own ISRC: the original, a remix, a cover — all different. It's what platforms and collecting societies use to track streams and pay royalties.
UPC — Universal Product Code
Identifier for the complete release (single, EP, or album), not for an individual track. It's the commercial barcode of the release. An album with 10 songs has 1 UPC and 10 ISRCs.
This tutorial recovers the ISRC directly and the UPC of the release that contains it.
The 3 steps
1Paste the Spotify link or upload the file
Go to distroshield.com/lookup. If your song is published on any streaming platform (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, TIDAL), paste the link. If you only have the audio file, upload it directly. No account needed for the first analysis.
2The system returns the ISRC and release data
In under a minute you receive the ISRC, the declared artist, the album it belongs to, the release date, and the cover art — all pulled from the global commercial catalog. This is how the result block looks in the report:
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Example of the metadata block in the report. The ISRC and UPC are what you need for publishers and collecting societies.
3Save the information or download the report
Copy the ISRC and UPC straight from the result, or with the credit plan ($5 for 10 analyses, credits never expire) download a signed report with all the information. Saving it once means you don't have to repeat the lookup the next time someone asks for the code.
Start with step 1:
Find my ISRC now →Frequently asked questions
What if my song was never published on platforms?
The ISRC only exists if a distributor issued one. If your song is a demo or unreleased material, there is no ISRC to recover — it's generated the first time you publish.
What if I published with multiple distributors over time?
Every release has its own ISRC. The analysis shows you the ISRC that is currently active on the platforms. If you had previous versions with other distributors, those ISRCs may also appear as additional copies in the result.
Is it really free?
Yes, the first analysis is free with no account required. Signing up (free) gets you 4 analyses per month. Only if you need the downloadable signed report do you enter the credit plan.
Losing the ISRC doesn't block your song — but it blocks whoever is trying to credit or pay you. Recovering it takes under a minute.
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