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Example: [https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording?query=%22we%20will%20rock%20you%22%20AND%20arid:0383dadf-2a4e-4d10-a46a-e9e041da8eb3 https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording?query=%22we%20will%20rock%20you%22%20AND%20arid:0383dadf-2a4e-4d10-a46a-e9e041da8eb3] will find any recordings of "We Will Rock You" by Queen. | Example: [https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording?query=%22we%20will%20rock%20you%22%20AND%20arid:0383dadf-2a4e-4d10-a46a-e9e041da8eb3 https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording?query=%22we%20will%20rock%20you%22%20AND%20arid:0383dadf-2a4e-4d10-a46a-e9e041da8eb3] will find any recordings of "We Will Rock You" by Queen. | ||
| − | To search for fields that are unknown or null use the following syntax - | + | To search for fields that are unknown or null, use the following syntax - |
-search_field:* | -search_field:* | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 16 July 2018
The Web Service provides a way to search for MusicBrainz Entities, the results are returned in Xml format matching the MMD. The results are provided By a Search Server built using Lucene technology.
This sections lists the parameters common to all resource.
| type | Selects the index to be searched, artist, release, release-group, recording, work, label (track is supported but maps to recording) |
| query | Lucene search query, this is mandatory |
| limit | An integer value defining how many entries should be returned. Only values between 1 and 100 (both inclusive) are allowed. If not given, this defaults to 25. |
| offset | Return search results starting at a given offset. Used for paging through more than one page of results. |
The query field supports the full Lucene Search syntax; you can find a detailed guide at Lucene Search Syntax. For example, you can set conditions while searching for a name with the AND operator.
Example: https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording?query=%22we%20will%20rock%20you%22%20AND%20arid:0383dadf-2a4e-4d10-a46a-e9e041da8eb3 will find any recordings of "We Will Rock You" by Queen.
To search for fields that are unknown or null, use the following syntax -
-search_field:*
Example: For releases with no format set can be searched via: -format:*
Numeric count based fields can be searched for by looking for 0
Example: https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release-group/?query=releases:0
To perform a literal search, you'll need to escape characters special to Lucene. This is in addition to any URL encoding.
Example: https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/artist/?query=ac%5C%2Fdc
Contents
Annotation
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/annotation/?query=entity:bdb24cb5-404b-4f60-bba4-7b730325ae47
Search Fields
The annotation index contains the following fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| name | the annotated entity's name or title |
| entity | the annotated entity's MBID |
| text | the annotation's content (includes wiki formatting) |
| type | the annotated entity's entity type |
Query terms without a field specifier will search the name, text and type fields.
Xml
<metadata created="2013-02-05T04:41:32.273Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<annotation-list count="1" offset="0">
<annotation type="release" ext:score="100">
<entity>bdb24cb5-404b-4f60-bba4-7b730325ae47</entity>
<name>Pieds nus sur la braise</name>
<text>Lyrics and music by Merzhin except:
04, 08, 09, 10 (V. L'hour - Merzhin),
03 (V. L'hour - P. Le Bourdonnec - Merzhin),
05 & 13 (P. Le Bourdonnec - Merzhin),
06 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/38cfa519-21bb-4e79-8388-3bf798b8c076.html|JM. Poisson] - Merzhin),
07 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f2d7c07c-a8e7-45c9-a888-0b2e6e3a240d.html|Ignatus] - V. L'hour - Merzhin),
11 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f2d7c07c-a8e7-45c9-a888-0b2e6e3a240d.html|Ignatus] - Merzhin),
12 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/38cfa519-21bb-4e79-8388-3bf798b8c076.html|JM. Poisson]).</text>
</annotation>
</annotation-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2017-03-12T16:27:16.317Z",
"count": 1,
"offset": 0,
"annotations": [
{
"type": "release",
"score": "100",
"entity": "bdb24cb5-404b-4f60-bba4-7b730325ae47",
"name": "Pieds nus sur la braise",
"text": "Lyrics and music by Merzhin except:\r\n04, 08, 09, 10 (V. L'hour - Merzhin),\r\n03 (V. L'hour - P. Le Bourdonnec - Merzhin),\r\n05 & 13 (P. Le Bourdonnec - Merzhin),\r\n06 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/38cfa519-21bb-4e79-8388-3bf798b8c076.html|JM. Poisson] - Merzhin),\r\n07 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f2d7c07c-a8e7-45c9-a888-0b2e6e3a240d.html|Ignatus] - V. L'hour - Merzhin),\r\n11 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f2d7c07c-a8e7-45c9-a888-0b2e6e3a240d.html|Ignatus] - Merzhin),\r\n12 ([http://musicbrainz.org/artist/38cfa519-21bb-4e79-8388-3bf798b8c076.html|JM. Poisson])."
}
]
}
Area
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/area/?query=%22%C3%8Ele-de-France%22
Search Fields
The area index contains the following fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| aid | the area's MBID |
| alias | an alias attached to the area |
| area | the area's name |
| begin | the area's begin date |
| comment | the area's disambiguation comment |
| end | the area's end date |
| ended | a flag indicating whether or not the area has ended |
| iso | an ISO 3166-1/2/3 code attached to the area |
| iso1 | an ISO 3166-1 code attached to the area |
| iso2 | an ISO 3166-2 code attached to the area |
| iso3 | an ISO 3166-3 code attached to the area |
| sortname | the area's sort name |
| type | the area's type |
Area search terms with no fields specified search the area and sortname fields.
Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<metadata created="2013-06-12T10:51:14.668Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<area-list count="1" offset="0">
<area id="d79e4501-8cba-431b-96e7-bb9976f0ae76" type="Subdivision" ext:score="100">
<name>Île-de-France</name>
<sort-name>Île-de-France</sort-name>
<iso-3166-2-code-list>
<iso-3166-2-code>FR-J</iso-3166-2-code>
</iso-3166-2-code-list>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
<alias-list>
<alias locale="nl" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="en" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="fr" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="it" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="fi" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="et" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="de" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="no" sort-name="Île-de-France" type="Area name" primary="primary">Île-de-France</alias>
<alias locale="es" sort-name="Isla de Francia" type="Area name" primary="primary">Isla de Francia</alias>
<alias locale="ja" sort-name="イル＝ド＝フランス地域圏" type="Area name" primary="primary">イル＝ド＝フランス地域圏</alias>
</alias-list>
</area>
</area-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2017-03-12T16:59:34.096Z",
"count": 1,
"offset": 0,
"areas": [
{
"id": "d79e4501-8cba-431b-96e7-bb9976f0ae76",
"type": "Subdivision",
"score": "100",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"iso-3166-2-codes": [
"FR-J"
],
"life-span": {
"ended": null
},
"aliases": [
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "no",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "de",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "en",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "et",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "fi",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "fr",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "it",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Île-de-France",
"name": "Île-de-France",
"locale": "nl",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Isla de Francia",
"name": "Isla de Francia",
"locale": "es",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "イル＝ドフランス地域圏",
"name": "イル＝ド＝フランス地域圏",
"locale": "ja",
"type": "Area name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
}
],
"relation-list": [
{
"relations": [
{
"type": "part of",
"type-id": "de7cc874-8b1b-3a05-8272-f3834c968fb7",
"target": "08310658-51eb-3801-80de-5a0739207115",
"direction": "backward",
"area": {
"id": "08310658-51eb-3801-80de-5a0739207115",
"type": "Country",
"name": "France",
"sort-name": "France",
"life-span": {
"ended": null
}
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
Artist
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/artist/?query=artist:fred%20AND%20type:group%20AND%20country:US
Search Fields
The artist index contains the following fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| alias | an alias attached to the artist |
| area | the artist's main associated area |
| arid | the artist's MBID |
| artist | the artist's name (without accented characters) |
| artistaccent | the artist's name (with accented characters) |
| begin | the artist's begin date |
| beginarea | the artist's begin area |
| comment | the artist's disambiguation comment |
| country | the 2-letter code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) for the artist's main associated country, or “unknown” |
| end | the artist's end date |
| endarea | the artist's end area |
| ended | a flag indicating whether or not the artist has ended |
| gender | the artist's gender (“male”, “female”, or “other”) |
| ipi | an IPI code associated with the artist |
| sortname | the artist's sort name |
| tag | a tag attached to the artist |
| type | the artist's type (“person”, “group”, ...) |
Artist search terms with no fields specified search the artist, sortname and alias fields.
Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<metadata created="2017-03-12T16:54:57.165Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<artist-list count="11" offset="0">
<artist id="e56fd97e-c18f-4e5e-9b4d-f9fc21b4973f" type="Group" ext:score="100">
<name>Fred</name>
<sort-name>Fred</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<begin-area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</begin-area>
<disambiguation>US progressive rock band</disambiguation>
<life-span>
<begin>1969</begin>
<end>1974</end>
<ended>true</ended>
</life-span>
</artist>
<artist id="4a024fd4-305e-4fea-9d3f-4ec858766e6e" type="Group" ext:score="100">
<name>Fred</name>
<sort-name>Fred</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<disambiguation>US comic barbershop quartet</disambiguation>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
</artist>
<artist id="1065e6e0-b6b3-4224-9121-4502e52b9f9e" type="Group" ext:score="61">
<name>A Halo Called Fred</name>
<sort-name>A Halo Called Fred</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
</artist>
<artist id="6c843bf3-a854-47ea-b1cf-ba40675710b7" type="Group" ext:score="61">
<name>Fred Sherry String Quartet</name>
<sort-name>Fred Sherry String Quartet</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
</artist>
<artist id="be136e58-ccf5-47f0-a000-6e8d7eb3bae0" type="Group" ext:score="61">
<name>The Color Fred</name>
<sort-name>Color Fred, The</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<begin>2003</begin>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
</artist>
<artist id="2cea1456-daef-4bb1-b63c-4b6df03ebbd5" type="Group" ext:score="61">
<name>The Fred Hersch Group</name>
<sort-name>Hersch, Fred, The, Group</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
</artist>
<artist id="28b020fa-d9b8-4d92-805c-54cd1b0197b7" type="Group" ext:score="61">
<name>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</name>
<sort-name>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<begin>1994</begin>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
<alias-list>
<alias sort-name="JFJO">JFJO</alias>
</alias-list>
<tag-list>
<tag count="1">
<name>jazz</name>
</tag>
<tag count="1">
<name>jazz fusion</name>
</tag>
<tag count="1">
<name>free jazz</name>
</tag>
<tag count="1">
<name>oklahoma</name>
</tag>
<tag count="1">
<name>us</name>
</tag>
<tag count="1">
<name>tulsa</name>
</tag>
</tag-list>
</artist>
<artist id="4a903390-4381-4c32-90d0-803bd4f9ce34" type="Group" ext:score="56">
<name>Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians</name>
<sort-name>Waring, Fred & His Pennsylvanians</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
<alias-list>
<alias sort-name="Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians">Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Waring & Pennsylvanians">Fred Waring & Pennsylvanians</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians">Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Waring's Pennyslvanians">Fred Waring's Pennyslvanians</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians">Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians</alias>
<alias sort-name="Waring, Fred & Pennsylvanians, The">Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Warring & His Pennsylvanians">Fred Warring & His Pennsylvanians</alias>
<alias sort-name="Waring's Pensylvanians">Waring's Pensylvanians</alias>
</alias-list>
</artist>
<artist id="0980008b-f9cd-412e-b062-84212b756f4a" type="Group" ext:score="51">
<name>Fred Williams & The Jewels Band</name>
<sort-name>Williams, Fred & Jewels Band, The</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
</artist>
<artist id="985bdbe7-ebf2-42b1-8ad6-5bb619385e67" type="Group" ext:score="51">
<name>Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s</name>
<sort-name>Wesley, Fred and J.B.’s, the</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<life-span>
<ended>false</ended>
</life-span>
<alias-list>
<alias sort-name="Fred and the New J.B.'s">Fred and the New J.B.'s</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s">Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Wesley & The JB's">Fred Wesley & The JB's</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s">Fred Wesley & The New J.B.'s</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Wesley & The New JB's">Fred Wesley & The New JB's</alias>
</alias-list>
</artist>
<artist id="05cfb5c7-0152-41f4-a9c9-622e8f710dfa" type="Group" ext:score="51">
<name>John Fred & His Playboy Band</name>
<sort-name>Fred, John & His Playboy Band</sort-name>
<country>US</country>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
</area>
<begin-area id="34f02dc4-3173-4c68-86d1-c82504759342">
<name>Baton Rouge</name>
<sort-name>Baton Rouge</sort-name>
</begin-area>
<life-span>
<begin>1956</begin>
<end>1969</end>
<ended>true</ended>
</life-span>
<alias-list>
<alias sort-name="John Fred">John Fred</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred and His Playboyband">John Fred and His Playboyband</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred and His Play Boy Band">John Fred and His Play Boy Band</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred And His Playboy Band">John Fred And His Playboy Band</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred and His Playboys">John Fred and His Playboys</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred and the Play Boy Band">John Fred and the Play Boy Band</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred and the Playboys">John Fred and the Playboys</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & His Playboyband">John Fred & His Playboyband</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & His Playboys">John Fred & His Playboys</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & Hiss Playboy Band">John Fred & Hiss Playboy Band</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & Playboyband">John Fred & Playboyband</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & Playboy Band">John Fred & Playboy Band</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & the Play Boy Band">John Fred & the Play Boy Band</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & The Playboyband">John Fred & The Playboyband</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & The Playboy Band">John Fred & The Playboy Band</alias>
<alias sort-name="John Fred & The Playboys">John Fred & The Playboys</alias>
</alias-list>
</artist>
</artist-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2017-03-12T16:54:57.165Z",
"count": 11,
"offset": 0,
"artists": [
{
"id": "e56fd97e-c18f-4e5e-9b4d-f9fc21b4973f",
"type": "Group",
"score": "100",
"name": "Fred",
"sort-name": "Fred",
"country": "US",
"area": {
"id": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98",
"name": "United States",
"sort-name": "United States"
},
"begin-area": {
"id": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98",
"name": "United States",
"sort-name": "United States"
},
"disambiguation": "US progressive rock band",
"life-span": {
"begin": "1969",
"end": "1974",
"ended": true
}
},
{
"id": "4a024fd4-305e-4fea-9d3f-4ec858766e6e",
"type": "Group",
"score": "100",
"name": "Fred",
"sort-name": "Fred",
"country": "US",
"area": {
"id": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98",
"name": "United States",
"sort-name": "United States"
},
"disambiguation": "US comic barbershop quartet",
"life-span": {
"ended": null
}
},
{
"id": "1065e6e0-b6b3-4224-9121-4502e52b9f9e",
"type": "Group",
"score": "61",
"name": "A Halo Called Fred",
"sort-name": "A Halo Called Fred",
"country": "US",
"area": {
"id": "489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98",
"name": "United States",
"sort-name": "United States"
},
"life-span": {
"ended": null
}
},
{
"id": "6c843bf3-a854-47ea-b1cf-ba40675710b7",
"type": "Group",
"score": "61",
"name": "Fred Sherry String Quartet",
"sort-name": "Fred Sherry String Quartet",
"country": "US",
"area": {
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CDStubs
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/cdstub/?query=title:Doo
Search Fields
The CD stub index contains the following fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| artist | the artist name set on the CD stub |
| barcode | the barcode set on the CD stub |
| comment | the comment set on the CD stub |
| discid | the CD stub's Disc ID |
| title | the release title set on the CD stub |
| tracks | the CD stub's number of tracks |
Query terms without a field specifier will search the artist and title fields.
Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<metadata created="2013-02-05T08:20:53.231Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<cdstub-list count="1" offset="0">
<cdstub id="NKpg6j_S6swmiKYEYsFhYrSwgQA-" ext:score="100">
<title>Stupid Doo Doo Dumb</title>
<artist>Mac Dre</artist>
<barcode>618763105025</barcode>
<comment>CD Baby id:macdremusic5</comment>
<track-list count="15"/>
</cdstub>
</cdstub-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2017-02-14T11:00:32.046Z",
"count": 53,
"offset": 0,
"cdstubs": [
{
"id": "NKpg6j_S6swmiKYEYsFhYrSwgQA-",
"score": "100",
"count": 15,
"title": "Stupid Doo Doo Dumb",
"artist": "Mac Dre",
"barcode": "618763105025",
"comment": "CD Baby id:macdremusic5"
}
]
}
Event
Example
https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/event/?query=unique
Search Fields
The event index contains these fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| alias | an alias attached to the event |
| aid | the MBID of an area related to the event |
| area | the name of an area related to the event |
| arid | the MBID of an artist related to the event |
| artist | the name of an artist related to the event |
| comment | the disambiguation comment for the event |
| eid | the MBID of the event |
| event | the name of the event |
| pid | the MBID of a place related to the event |
| place | the name of a place related to the event |
| type | the event's type |
| tag | a tag attached to the event |
Query terms without a field specifier will search the alias, artist and name fields.
Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<metadata created="2017-03-12T18:04:50.830Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<event-list count="1" offset="0">
<event id="bc58d881-0b8e-45de-bee7-5d4a03d71190" type="Concert" ext:score="100">
<name>Dominique A at Le Lieu Unique, April 2012</name>
<life-span>
<begin>2012-04-12</begin>
<end>2012-04-12</end>
</life-span>
<time>20:30:00</time>
<relation-list target-type="artist">
<relation type="main performer">
<direction>backward</direction>
<artist id="8ae5648d-d9b7-4083-b538-17f71672990f">
<name>Dominique A</name>
<sort-name>A, Dominique</sort-name>
</artist>
</relation>
</relation-list>
<relation-list target-type="place">
<relation type="held at">
<direction>backward</direction>
<place id="ab7fd308-da33-4d01-8bdb-d8238bb3842a">
<name>Le Lieu Unique</name>
</place>
</relation>
</relation-list>
</event>
</event-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
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"score": "100",
"name": "Dominique A at Le Lieu Unique, April 2012",
"life-span": {
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"end": "2012-04-12"
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{
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"direction": "backward",
"artist": {
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"name": "Dominique A",
"sort-name": "A, Dominique"
}
},
{
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"direction": "backward",
"place": {
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"name": "Le Lieu Unique"
}
}
]
}
]
}
Instrument
Example
https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/instrument/?query=Nose
Search Fields
The instrument index contains these fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| alias | an alias attached to the instrument |
| comment | the disambiguation comment for the instrument |
| description | the description of the instrument |
| iid | the MBID of the instrument |
| instrument | the name of the instrument |
| type | the instrument's type |
| tag | a tag attached to the instrument |
Query terms without a field specifier will search the alias, description and instrument fields.
Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<metadata created="2017-03-12T18:06:29.271Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<instrument-list count="2" offset="0">
<instrument id="e2e7de25-20d5-4c3f-8a23-2b99d3e44730" type="Wind instrument" ext:score="100">
<name>nose flute</name>
<description>The nose flute is a flute played by the nose commonly found in countries in and around the Pacific.</description>
<alias-list>
<alias locale="es" sort-name="flauta nasal" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">flauta nasal</alias>
<alias locale="fr" sort-name="flûte à nez" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">flûte à nez</alias>
<alias locale="de" sort-name="Nasenflöte (traditionell)" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">Nasenflöte (traditionell)</alias>
<alias locale="fi" sort-name="nenähuilu" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">nenähuilu</alias>
<alias locale="nl" sort-name="neusfluit" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">neusfluit</alias>
<alias locale="et" sort-name="ninaflööt" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">ninaflööt</alias>
<alias locale="en" sort-name="nose flute" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">nose flute</alias>
<alias locale="ja" sort-name="鼻笛" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">鼻笛</alias>
</alias-list>
</instrument>
<instrument id="3d082a7d-e8d9-4c7b-b8d0-513883a7d586" type="Wind instrument" ext:score="100">
<name>nose whistle</name>
<description>The nose whistle (also known as the Humanatone) is a simple instrument played with the nose. The stream of air is directed over an edge in the instrument and the frequency of the notes produced is controlled by the volume of air.</description>
<alias-list>
<alias sort-name="Humanatone">Humanatone</alias>
<alias locale="de" sort-name="Nasenflöte" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">Nasenflöte</alias>
<alias locale="nl" sort-name="neusfluitje" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">neusfluitje</alias>
<alias locale="et" sort-name="ninavile" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">ninavile</alias>
<alias locale="en" sort-name="nose whistle" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">nose whistle</alias>
<alias locale="fr" sort-name="sifflet à nez" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">sifflet à nez</alias>
<alias locale="ja" sort-name="鼻ホイッスル" type="Instrument name" primary="primary">鼻ホイッスル</alias>
</alias-list>
</instrument>
</instrument-list>
</metadata>
Json
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"count": 2,
"offset": 0,
"instruments": [
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"description": "The nose flute is a flute played by the nose commonly found in countries in and around the Pacific.",
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{
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"name": "flauta nasal",
"locale": "es",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
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"end-date": null
},
{
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"name": "flûte à nez",
"locale": "fr",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
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"name": "Nasenflöte (traditionell)",
"locale": "de",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
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"name": "nenähuilu",
"locale": "fi",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "neusfluit",
"name": "neusfluit",
"locale": "nl",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "ninaflööt",
"name": "ninaflööt",
"locale": "et",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
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"name": "nose flute",
"locale": "en",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "鼻笛",
"name": "鼻笛",
"locale": "ja",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
}
]
},
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"type": "Wind instrument",
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"name": "Humanatone",
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"type": null,
"primary": null,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "Nasenflöte",
"name": "Nasenflöte",
"locale": "de",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "neusfluitje",
"name": "neusfluitje",
"locale": "nl",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "ninavile",
"name": "ninavile",
"locale": "et",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "nose whistle",
"name": "nose whistle",
"locale": "en",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "sifflet à nez",
"name": "sifflet à nez",
"locale": "fr",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
},
{
"sort-name": "鼻ホイッスル",
"name": "鼻ホイッスル",
"locale": "ja",
"type": "Instrument name",
"primary": true,
"begin-date": null,
"end-date": null
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]
}
Label
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/label/?query=%22Devil's%20Records%22
Search Fields
The label index contains the following fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| alias | the aliases/misspellings for this label |
| area | label area |
| begin | label founding date |
| code | label code (only the figures part, i.e. without "LC") |
| comment | label comment to differentiate similar labels |
| country | The two letter country code of the label country |
| end | label dissolution date |
| ended | true if know ended even if do not know end date |
| ipi | ipi |
| label | label name |
| labelaccent | name of the label with any accent characters retained |
| laid | MBID of the label |
| sortname | label sortname |
| type | label type |
| tag | folksonomy tag |
Label search terms with no fields specified search the label, sortname and alias fields.
Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<metadata created="2017-03-12T16:59:29.160Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<label-list count="1" offset="0">
<label id="d2c296e3-10a4-4ba9-97b9-5620ff8a3ce0" type="Original Production" ext:score="100">
<name>Devil's Records</name>
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Place
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/place/?query=chipping
Search Fields
The place index contains the following fields you can search:
| field | Description |
| pid | the place ID |
| address | the address of this place |
| alias | the aliases/misspellings for this area |
| area | area name |
| begin | place begin date |
| comment | disambiguation comment |
| end | place end date |
| ended | place ended |
| lat | place latitude |
| long | place longitude |
| place | the place name (without accented characters) |
| placeaccent | the place name (with accented characters) |
| type | the places type |
Place search terms with no fields specified search the place, alias, address and area fields.
Xml
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<place-list count="1" offset="0">
<place id="d1ab65f8-d082-492a-bd70-ce375548dabf" type="Studio" ext:score="100">
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<name>Oxfordshire</name>
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<life-span>
<begin>1971</begin>
<end>1999-10</end>
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</place>
</place-list>
</metadata>
Json
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"offset": 0,
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"id": "d1ab65f8-d082-492a-bd70-ce375548dabf",
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"ended": true
}
}
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Recording
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/recording/?query=isrc:GBAHT1600302
Search Fields
The recording index contains the following fields you can search:
| field | Description |
| arid | artist id |
| artist | artist name is name(s) as it appears on the recording |
| artistname | an artist on the recording, each artist added as a separate field |
| creditname | name credit on the recording, each artist added as a separate field |
| comment | recording disambiguation comment |
| country | recording release country |
| date | recording release date |
| dur | duration of track in milliseconds |
| firstreleasedate | date of the earliest release the recording appears on |
| format | recording release format |
| isrc | ISRC of recording |
| number | free text track number |
| position | the medium that the recording should be found on, first medium is position 1 |
| primarytype | primary type of the release group (album, single, ep, other) |
| qdur | quantized duration (duration / 2000) |
| recording | name of recording or a track associated with the recording |
| recordingaccent | name of the recording with any accent characters retained |
| reid | release id |
| release | release name |
| rgid | release group id |
| rid | recording id |
| secondarytype | secondary type of the release group (audiobook, compilation, interview, live, remix soundtrack, spokenword) |
| status | Release status (official, promotion, Bootleg, Pseudo-Release) |
| tid | track id |
| tnum | track number on medium |
| tracks | number of tracks in the medium on release |
| tracksrelease | number of tracks on release as a whole |
| tag | folksonomy tag |
| type | type of the release group, old type mapping for when we did not have separate primary and secondary types or use standalone for standalone recordings |
| video | true to only show video tracks |
Recording search terms with no fields search the recording field only
Xml
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<artist-credit>
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<format>Digital Media</format>
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Note that if the recording belongs to a release that is a multiple-artist compilation then the release data incluses an artist credit.
Json
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},
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{
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{
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}
Release Group
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release-group/?query=release:Tenance
Search Fields
The release group index contains the following fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| arid | MBID of the release group’s artist |
| artist | release group artist as it appears on the cover (Artist Credit) |
| artistname | “real name” of any artist that is included in the release group’s artist credit |
| comment | release group comment to differentiate similar release groups |
| creditname | name of any artist in multi-artist credits, as it appears on the cover. |
| firstreleasedate | date of the earliest release that appears in the release group |
| primarytype | primary type of the release group (album, single, ep, other) |
| rgid | MBID of the release group |
| releasegroup | name of the release group |
| releasegroupaccent | name of the releasegroup with any accent characters retained |
| releases | number of releases in this release group |
| release | name of a release that appears in the release group |
| reid | MBID of a release that appears in the release group |
| secondarytype | secondary type of the release group (audiobook, compilation, interview, live, remix soundtrack, spokenword) |
| status | status of a release that appears within the release group |
| tag | a tag that appears on the release group |
| type | type of the release group, old type mapping for when we did not have separate primary and secondary types |
Release group search terms with no fields search the releasegroup field only.
Xml
<metadata xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<release-group-list offset="0" count="1">
<release-group ext:score="100" type="Single" id="70664047-2545-4e46-b75f-4556f2a7b83e">
<title>Main Tenance</title>
<first-release-date>1998</first-release-date>
<artist-credit>
<name-credit>
<artist id="a8fa58d8-f60b-4b83-be7c-aea1af11596b">
<name>Fred Giannelli</name>
<sort-name>Giannelli, Fred</sort-name>
<disambiguation>US electronic artist</disambiguation>
</artist>
</name-credit>
</artist-credit>
<release-list count="1">
<release id="9168f4cc-a852-4ba5-bf85-602996625651">
<title>Main Tenance</title>
</release>
</release-list>
</release-group>
</release-group-list>
</metadata>
Json
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"count": 1,
"offset": 0,
"release-groups": [
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"score": "100",
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"first-release-date": "1998",
"primary-type": "Single",
"artist-credit": [
{
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"name": "Fred Domenic Giannelli II",
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"type": "Legal name",
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"status": "Official"
}
]
}
]
}
Release
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/?query=release:Schneider%20AND%20Shake
Search Fields
The release index contains these fields you can search:
| field | Description |
| arid | artist id |
| artist | complete artist name(s) as it appears on the release |
| artistname | an artist on the release, each artist added as a separate field |
| asin | the Amazon ASIN for this release |
| barcode | The barcode of this release |
| catno | The catalog number for this release, can have multiples when major using an imprint |
| comment | Disambiguation comment |
| country | The two letter country code for the release country |
| creditname | name credit on the release, each artist added as a separate field |
| date | The release date (format: YYYY-MM-DD) |
| discids | total number of cd ids over all mediums for the release |
| discidsmedium | number of cd ids for the release on a medium in the release |
| format | format of a medium in the release (insensitive to letter case, spaces, and separators), see Release/Format |
| laid | The label id for this release, a release can have multiples when major using an imprint |
| label | The name of the label for this release, can have multiples when major using an imprint |
| lang | The language for this release. Use the three character ISO 639-3 codes to search for a specific language. (e.g. lang:eng) |
| mediums | number of mediums in the release |
| packaging | packaging type name (insensitive to letter case, spaces, and separators), see Release/Packaging |
| primarytype | primary type of the release group (album, single, ep, other) |
| quality | The quality of the release (low, normal, high) |
| reid | release id |
| release | release name |
| releaseaccent | name of the release with any accent characters retained |
| rgid | release group id |
| script | The 4 character script code (e.g. latn) used for this release |
| secondarytype | secondary type of the release group (audiobook, compilation, interview, live, remix, soundtrack, spokenword) |
| status | release status (e.g official) |
| tag | a tag that appears on the release |
| tracks | total number of tracks over all mediums on the release |
| tracksmedium | number of tracks on a medium in the release |
| type | type of the release group, old type mapping for when we did not have separate primary and secondary types |
Release search terms with no fields search the release field only.
Xml
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<metadata created="2017-03-12T17:20:00.235Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<release-list count="1" offset="0">
<release id="62d1c4ef-fc00-37af-8df7-485f6a31fcc4" ext:score="100">
<title>Fred Schneider & The Shake Society</title>
<status id="4e304316-386d-3409-af2e-78857eec5cfe">Official</status>
<packaging>Cardboard/Paper Sleeve</packaging>
<text-representation>
<language>eng</language>
<script>Latn</script>
</text-representation>
<artist-credit>
<name-credit>
<artist id="43bcca8b-9edc-4997-8343-122350e790bf">
<name>Fred Schneider</name>
<sort-name>Schneider, Fred</sort-name>
<alias-list>
<alias sort-name="Schneider, Frederick William" type="Legal name">Frederick William Schneider</alias>
<alias sort-name="Fred Schneider & the Shake Society">Fred Schneider & the Shake Society</alias>
</alias-list>
</artist>
</name-credit>
</artist-credit>
<release-group id="0ef97d52-3f00-31bf-8413-f83ccb362675" type="Album">
<primary-type>Album</primary-type>
</release-group>
<date>1984</date>
<country>US</country>
<release-event-list>
<release-event>
<date>1984</date>
<area id="489ce91b-6658-3307-9877-795b68554c98">
<name>United States</name>
<sort-name>United States</sort-name>
<iso-3166-1-code-list>
<iso-3166-1-code>US</iso-3166-1-code>
</iso-3166-1-code-list>
</area>
</release-event>
</release-event-list>
<barcode>07599251581</barcode>
<label-info-list>
<label-info>
<catalog-number>1-25158</catalog-number>
<label id="c595c289-47ce-4fba-b999-b87503e8cb71">
<name>Warner Bros. Records</name>
</label>
</label-info>
</label-info-list>
<medium-list count="1">
<track-count>9</track-count>
<medium>
<format>12" Vinyl</format>
<disc-list count="0"/>
<track-list count="9"/>
</medium>
</medium-list>
</release>
</release-list>
</metadata>
Json
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"releases": [
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"count": 1,
"title": "Fred Schneider & The Shake Society",
"status-id": "4e304316-386d-3409-af2e-78857eec5cfe",
"status": "Official",
"packaging": "Cardboard/Paper Sleeve",
"text-representation": {
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"script": "Latn"
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{
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"country": "US",
"release-events": [
{
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"area": {
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"name": "United States",
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{
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"label": {
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"name": "Warner Bros. Records"
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"media": [
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"track-count": 9
}
]
}
]
}
Series
Example
https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/series/?query=%22Studio%20Brussel%22
Search Fields
The series index contains these fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| alias | an alias attached to the series |
| comment | the disambiguation comment for the series |
| series | the name of the series |
| sid | the MBID of the series |
| type | the series' type |
| tag | a tag attached to the series |
Query terms without a field specifier will search the alias and series fields.
Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<metadata created="2017-03-12T18:06:29.595Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<series-list count="2" offset="0">
<series id="dab51ad0-48ba-4ff3-aa77-8b13bf5f40d9" type="Release group" ext:score="100">
<name>Studio Brussel: De Maxx</name>
<disambiguation>radio show compilations</disambiguation>
</series>
<series id="9b5b8690-8cd8-4f1e-942c-c2031c59d3ff" type="Release group" ext:score="87">
<name>Studio Brussel: Life Is Music</name>
<disambiguation>radio show compilations</disambiguation>
<tag-list>
<tag count="1">
<name>stubru</name>
</tag>
</tag-list>
</series>
</series-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2017-03-12T18:06:29.595Z",
"count": 2,
"offset": 0,
"series": [
{
"id": "dab51ad0-48ba-4ff3-aa77-8b13bf5f40d9",
"type": "Release group",
"score": "100",
"name": "Studio Brussel: De Maxx",
"disambiguation": "radio show compilations"
},
{
"id": "9b5b8690-8cd8-4f1e-942c-c2031c59d3ff",
"type": "Release group",
"score": "87",
"name": "Studio Brussel: Life Is Music",
"disambiguation": "radio show compilations",
"tags": [
{
"count": 1,
"name": "stubru"
}
]
}
]
}
Tag
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/tag/?query=shoegaze
Search Fields
The tag index contains these fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| tag | the tag's text |
Xml
<metadata xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<tag-list count="5" offset="0">
<tag ext:score="100">
<name>shoegaze</name>
</tag>
<tag ext:score="62">
<name>rock shoegaze</name>
</tag>
<tag ext:score="62">
<name>indie shoegaze</name>
</tag>
<tag ext:score="50">
<name>doom metal ethereal shoegaze</name>
</tag>
<tag ext:score="31">
<name>ambient folk classical electronic shoegaze alternative rock indie</name>
</tag>
</tag-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2013-02-05T08:20:52.180Z",
"count": 5,
"offset": 0,
"tags": [
{
"score": "100",
"name": "shoegaze"
},
{
"score": "62",
"name": "rock shoegaze"
},
{
"score": "62",
"name": "indie shoegaze"
},
{
"score": "50",
"name": "doom metal ethereal shoegaze"
},
{
"score": "31",
"name": "ambient folk classical electronic shoegaze alternative rock indie"
}
]
}
URL
Example
http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/url/?query=Hello
Search Fields
The URL index contains these fields you can search:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| relationtype | the type of a relationship attached to the URL |
| targetid | the MBID of an entity related to the URL |
| targettype | an entity type related to the URL |
| uid | the URL's MBID |
| url | the URL itself |
Xml
<metadata created="2017-03-11T01:04:24.353Z" xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0"> <url-list count="0" offset="0"/> </metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2017-03-11T01:04:24.353Z",
"count": 0,
"offset": 0,
"urls": [ ]
}
Work
Example
Search Fields
The work index contains these fields you can search:
| field | Description |
| alias | the aliases/misspellings for this work |
| arid | artist id |
| artist | artist name, an artist in the context of a work is an artist-work relation such as composer or lyricist |
| comment | disambiguation comment |
| iswc | ISWC of work |
| lang | Lyrics language of work |
| tag | folksonomy tag |
| type | work type |
| wid | work id |
| work | name of work |
| workaccent | name of the work with any accent characters retained |
Work search terms with no fields specified search the work and alias fields.
Xml
<metadata xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#" xmlns:ext="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/ext#-2.0">
<work-list offset="0" count="1">
<work ext:score="100" id="10c1a66a-8166-32ec-a00f-540f111ce7a3">
<title>Frozen Fred</title>
<relation-list>
<relation type="composer">
<artist id="4c006444-ccbf-425e-b3e7-03a98bab5997">
<name>Michiel Peters</name>
<sort-name>Peters, Michiel</sort-name>
</artist>
</relation>
</relation-list>
</work>
</work-list>
</metadata>
Json
{
"created": "2017-03-12T17:25:03.53Z",
"count": 1,
"offset": 0,
"works": [
{
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"score": "100",
"title": "Frozen Fred",
"relations": [
{
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"direction": "backward",
"artist": {
"id": "4c006444-ccbf-425e-b3e7-03a98bab5997",
"name": "Michiel Peters",
"sort-name": "Peters, Michiel"
}
},
{
"type": "performance",
"direction": "backward",
"recording": {
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"title": "Frozen Fred",
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}
}
]
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