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MusicBrainz is a comprehensive music database that allows people and computers to have conversations about music, however, any musical entity being discussed must be uniquely identified for a discussion to have maximum value. To this end, MusicBrainz assigns a [[wikipedia:Universally Unique Identifier|Universally Unique Identifier]] (UUID) to each musical entity within the [[MusicBrainz Database]] and refers to them as MusicBrainz Identifies (MBIDs). |
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MusicBrainz assigns the following MBIDs: |
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All IDs in MusicBrainz are [[wikipedia:UUID|UUIDs]]. For example: <code>95807106-af9f-417d-b1d0-d287c5504ec1</code> |
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* Track MBIDs, used to identify a [[Track|track]], use an absolute URI in the form of <code><nowiki>http://musicbrainz.org/track/<MBID>.html</nowiki></code> |
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* [[Artist ID]]s: |
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* [[Label ID]]s: |
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* [[Release ID]]s: |
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* [[Track ID]]s: |
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There are some special identifiers used by MusicBrainz. |
There are some special identifiers used by MusicBrainz. |
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* <code>89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377</code> is an artist ID used to represent |
* <code>89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377</code> is an artist ID used to represent [[Artist:89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377|Various Artists]]. |
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* <code>1c6c63fb-f9af-4669-92c5-a1594671766a</code> is an artist ID used to represent an artist not in the MusicBrainz |
* <code>1c6c63fb-f9af-4669-92c5-a1594671766a</code> is an artist ID used to represent an artist not in the [[MusicBrainz Database]]. |
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==Other |
==Other identifiers used by MusicBrainz== |
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* [[Disc ID]]: |
* [[Disc ID]]: An ID calculated from the TOC of a CD. |
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** An ID calculated from the TOC of a CD. |
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* [[PUID]]: |
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* [[TRM]]: |
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** These IDs were used for the old Relatable audio fingerprinting system. These IDs are no longer used. |
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Revision as of 08:36, 25 February 2010
MusicBrainz is a comprehensive music database that allows people and computers to have conversations about music, however, any musical entity being discussed must be uniquely identified for a discussion to have maximum value. To this end, MusicBrainz assigns a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) to each musical entity within the MusicBrainz Database and refers to them as MusicBrainz Identifies (MBIDs).
MusicBrainz assigns the following MBIDs:
- Artist MBIDs, used to identify an artist, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/artist/<MBID>.html
- Label MBIDs, used to identify a label, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/label/<MBID>.html
- Release MBIDs, used to identify a release, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/release/<MBID>.html
- Release group MBIDs, used to identify a release group, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/release-group/<MBID>.html
- Track MBIDs, used to identify a track, use an absolute URI in the form of
http://musicbrainz.org/track/<MBID>.html
These MBIDs are also used in the tagging process by various MusicBrainz Taggers. See MusicBrainz Tag for more detailed information.
Special identifiers
There are some special identifiers used by MusicBrainz.
89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377
is an artist ID used to represent Various Artists.1c6c63fb-f9af-4669-92c5-a1594671766a
is an artist ID used to represent an artist not in the MusicBrainz Database.
Other identifiers used by MusicBrainz
- Disc ID: An ID calculated from the TOC of a CD.
- PUID: The IDs used in the proprietary MusicDNS audio fingerprinting system operated by MusicIP.