Feature to get a artist's cover image

[metkm]

Plan

Premium

Operating System

Windows 10

Currently 

https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}

The endpoint doesn't return us the cover image of the artist. Which desktop app/Spotify's website is able to. 
Example of a cover image Link

[Peter_Schorn]

Which artist are you trying to get the cover image for? Provide the Spotify id.

[metkm]

Does it really matter? I have to get any artist's cover image for the app I am developing for

[Peter_Schorn]

Does it matter if your question is answered?

[metkm]

This is the id I use for test 7rpKUJ0AnklJ8q9nIPVSpZ

[Peter_Schorn]

I made a request to the

https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/{id}

endpoint and got the following response, which includes images

{
    "external_urls": {
        "spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rpKUJ0AnklJ8q9nIPVSpZ"
    },
    "followers": {
        "href": null,
        "total": 261379
    },
    "genres": [
        "anime rock",
        "japanese electropop",
        "otacore"
    ],
    "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/7rpKUJ0AnklJ8q9nIPVSpZ",
    "id": "7rpKUJ0AnklJ8q9nIPVSpZ",
    "images": [
        {
            "height": 640,
            "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebb80f1d9167272269dbe0b17b",
            "width": 640
        },
        {
            "height": 320,
            "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616100005174b80f1d9167272269dbe0b17b",
            "width": 320
        },
        {
            "height": 160,
            "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000f178b80f1d9167272269dbe0b17b",
            "width": 160
        }
    ],
    "name": "Reol",
    "popularity": 61,
    "type": "artist",
    "uri": "spotify:artist:7rpKUJ0AnklJ8q9nIPVSpZ"
}

[metkm]

The images field gives you the avatar of the artist, not the cover image. For example, make a request to the 4TrraAsitQKl821DQY42cZ
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebcba128753f3121ef52cf914b this is the avatar url but if you look at Sigrid's profile from Spotify you will see that the cover image is different. https://prnt.sc/1seprfy

[Peter_Schorn]

The images that are currently returned are the only ones you're gonna get. This is consistent with all of the artists I've retrieved images for.

[metkm]

Since 2017 there is no updates on this topic which is annoying. At least let us able to get smaller version of cover image

[metkm]

Ignored lol

[metkm]

Aaaannnd I'm back to this issue that is still open, I don't even remember opening this but still this feature is not implemented. 

[Lioncat6]

Why is this not a thing, lol.

[ringzhz]

I too would love to use this feature in the API.

[Lioncat6]

There's actually two types of images missing from the API, the background image/banner for the artist, and the artists' other images, which can be seen by clicking on the About section at the bottom of the artist page. 

Artist ID `65UVZimR43krwnW1JaScHi`
Image provided with the API: https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb6796cf1811428ca66593df12

Remaining missing images: 
Banner: https://image-cdn-ak.spotifycdn.com/image/ab6761860000019401363dbe070e12e5ddc3c3fe
Other images:

https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd425443971b50fcc1319494dd6
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd46356153d59c0f2ff41a6f1d2
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd4919f1e6bec3413d28d1672a1
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd469c4d66495616aa8c8730534
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd456e45ad44b6919a8c8bcdf4a

https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd416c933822442074907f21653
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd415b236fffa7523e3cd1ceea4
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd44ec2835a69b2a9c20bc2ef7a
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd42a81aa73116bf542b34d0dfd
https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761670000ecd4eedfa65118e550eec3b044cc