Introduction
What ArtistGuard does, why it exists, and how the monitoring engine works.
A track disappears. No email, no warning. You find out three days later because someone tweeted about it.
That's why ArtistGuard exists.
It watches Spotify around the clock and tells you the moment something changes. Track went offline, new release dropped, an ISRC got quietly swapped. You know within minutes.
What gets monitored
Artist level: follower counts, monthly listeners, world rank, profile image, biography, verified checkmark, top cities, top tracks.
Release level: new albums, EPs and singles appearing, releases going offline, cover art, label name, artist credits.
Track level: tracks becoming unplayable, tracks coming back, new tracks added to existing releases, ISRC codes, explicit flag, artist credits.
How it works
You add an artist. ArtistGuard snapshots their full catalog. Every monitoring cycle it compares the current Spotify data against that snapshot, field by field. When a difference shows up, most changes wait for a second cycle to confirm it's real and not a Spotify glitch. After that, the alert fires.
Severity levels
| Severity | What triggers it |
|---|---|
| Critical (red) | Tracks or releases going offline |
| Warning (yellow) | New release, ISRC swap, label change, listener shifts |
| Info (blue) | Bio update, image change, top tracks moved |
Check intervals
| Plan | How often |
|---|---|
| Free | Every 2 hours |
| Artist | Every 30 minutes |
| Pro | Every 10 minutes |
| Business | Every 5 minutes |
On Business, a track that goes down at 2 AM is in your dashboard by 2:05. On Free, maybe a couple hours later.