diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gitea-ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/gitea-ci.yaml
index 0ec458d..256d779 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gitea-ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gitea-ci.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           --source-dir .
           --ignore-not-existing
           --ignore "build.rs"
+          --ignore "examples/*"
           --ignore "tests/*"
           --ignore "src/main.rs"
           --ignore "src/bin/musichoard-edit.rs"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cc6e479..52c31d0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,5 +44,15 @@ required-features = ["bin", "database-json", "library-beets", "library-beets-ssh
 name = "musichoard-edit"
 required-features = ["bin", "database-json"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "musicbrainz-api---lookup-artist-release-groups"
+path = "examples/musicbrainz_api/lookup_artist_release_groups.rs"
+required-features = ["bin", "musicbrainz-api"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "musicbrainz-api---search-release-group"
+path = "examples/musicbrainz_api/search_release_group.rs"
+required-features = ["bin", "musicbrainz-api"]
+
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77cd1da..457e635 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ grcov codecov/debug/profraw \
       --source-dir . \
       --ignore-not-existing \
       --ignore "build.rs" \
+      --ignore "examples/*" \
       --ignore "tests/*" \
       --ignore "src/main.rs" \
       --ignore "src/bin/musichoard-edit.rs" \
diff --git a/examples/musicbrainz_api/lookup_artist_release_groups.rs b/examples/musicbrainz_api/lookup_artist_release_groups.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51a2e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/musicbrainz_api/lookup_artist_release_groups.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+
+use musichoard::{
+    external::musicbrainz::api::{client::MusicBrainzApiClient, MusicBrainzApi},
+    interface::musicbrainz::{IMusicBrainz, Mbid},
+};
+use structopt::StructOpt;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+const USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(
+    "MusicHoard---examples---musicbrainz-api---lookup-artist-release-groups/",
+    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    " ( musichoard@thenineworlds.net )"
+);
+
+#[derive(StructOpt)]
+struct Opt {
+    #[structopt(help = "Artist MBID to lookup")]
+    mbid: Uuid,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let opt = Opt::from_args();
+
+    println!("USER_AGENT: {USER_AGENT}");
+
+    let client = MusicBrainzApiClient::new(USER_AGENT).expect("failed to create API client");
+    let mut api = MusicBrainzApi::new(client);
+
+    let mbid: Mbid = opt.mbid.into();
+    let albums = api
+        .lookup_artist_release_groups(&mbid)
+        .expect("failed to make API call");
+
+    println!("{albums:#?}");
+}
diff --git a/examples/musicbrainz_api/search_release_group.rs b/examples/musicbrainz_api/search_release_group.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a84ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/musicbrainz_api/search_release_group.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+
+use std::{num::ParseIntError, str::FromStr};
+
+use musichoard::{
+    collection::album::{Album, AlbumDate, AlbumId},
+    external::musicbrainz::api::{client::MusicBrainzApiClient, MusicBrainzApi},
+    interface::musicbrainz::{IMusicBrainz, Mbid},
+};
+use structopt::StructOpt;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+const USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(
+    "MusicHoard---examples---musicbrainz-api---search-release-group/",
+    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    " ( musichoard@thenineworlds.net )"
+);
+
+#[derive(StructOpt)]
+struct Opt {
+    #[structopt(help = "Release group's artist MBID")]
+    arid: Uuid,
+
+    #[structopt(help = "Release group title")]
+    title: String,
+
+    #[structopt(help = "Release group release date")]
+    date: Option<Date>,
+}
+
+struct Date(AlbumDate);
+
+impl FromStr for Date {
+    type Err = ParseIntError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let mut elems = s.split('-');
+
+        let elem = elems.next();
+        let year = elem.map(|s| s.parse()).transpose()?;
+
+        let elem = elems.next();
+        let month = elem.map(|s| s.parse()).transpose()?;
+
+        let elem = elems.next();
+        let day = elem.map(|s| s.parse()).transpose()?;
+
+        Ok(Date(AlbumDate::new(year, month, day)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Date> for AlbumDate {
+    fn from(value: Date) -> Self {
+        value.0
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let opt = Opt::from_args();
+
+    println!("USER_AGENT: {USER_AGENT}");
+
+    let client = MusicBrainzApiClient::new(USER_AGENT).expect("failed to create API client");
+    let mut api = MusicBrainzApi::new(client);
+
+    let arid: Mbid = opt.arid.into();
+    let date: AlbumDate = opt.date.map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default();
+    let album = Album::new(AlbumId::new(opt.title), date, None, vec![]);
+    let matches = api
+        .search_release_group(&arid, album)
+        .expect("failed to make API call");
+
+    println!("{matches:#?}");
+}
diff --git a/src/external/musicbrainz/api/mod.rs b/src/external/musicbrainz/api/mod.rs
index 488ff48..3c649b4 100644
--- a/src/external/musicbrainz/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/external/musicbrainz/api/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl<Mbc: IMusicBrainzApiClient> IMusicBrainz for MusicBrainzApi<Mbc> {
     ) -> Result<Vec<Match<Album>>, Error> {
         let title = &album.id.title;
         let arid = arid.uuid().as_hyphenated().to_string();
-        let mut query = format!("\"{title}\" AND arid:{arid}");
+        let mut query = format!("releasegroup:\"{title}\" AND arid:{arid}");
 
         if let Some(year) = album.date.year {
             query.push_str(&format!(" AND firstreleasedate:{year}"));
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ mod tests {
         let url = format!(
             "https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2\
              /release-group\
-             ?query=%22{title}%22+AND+arid%3A{arid}+AND+firstreleasedate%3A{year}",
+             ?query=releasegroup%3A%22{title}%22+AND+arid%3A{arid}+AND+firstreleasedate%3A{year}",
             title = "an+album",
             arid = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
             year = "1986"