# Browsing the database

**URL:** <https://community.metabrainz.org/t/browsing-the-database/628216>\
**Category:** MusicBrainz\
**Created:** [March 16, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/browsing-the-database/628216 "2023-03-16T03:06:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![equinoxia](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@equinoxia](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/equinoxia)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/browsing-the-database/628216/1 "2023-03-16T03:06:59Z")

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hi, newbie here. can anyone tell me if there is a way to browse the full database by artist, and if so, how? yes, i have lots and lots of time on my hands! thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/reosarevok/32/69228_2.png) [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/browsing-the-database/628216/2 "2023-03-16T05:58:36Z")

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Hi! We used to have this a long time ago, but we removed it because it didn’t seem useful. I guess you could browse [a search of all edits adding artists](https://musicbrainz.org/search/edits?auto_edit_filter=&order=desc&negation=0&combinator=and&conditions.0.field=type&conditions.0.operator=%3D&conditions.0.args=1&conditions.1.field=status&conditions.1.operator=%3D&conditions.1.args=2) if you don’t mind the sort being by new/old rather than alphabetical?

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**Author:** ![InvisibleMan78](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@InvisibleMan78](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/InvisibleMan78)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/browsing-the-database/628216/3 "2023-03-16T08:05:10Z")

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I’m not sure if I understand your request correctly, but one way could be to download a local mirror copy of all the MB data

> **[MusicBrainz Server / Setup - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Server/Setup)**

and browse the database for artists (and other [entities](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Entity)) locally with SQL commands.