Difference between revisions of "MusicBrainz API/Search/ArtistSearch"

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The Artist index contains the following fields you can search

Field	Description
alias	(part of) any alias attached to the artist (diacritics are ignored)
primary_alias	(part of) any primary alias attached to the artist (diacritics are ignored)
area	(part of) the name of the artist's main associated area
arid	the artist's MBID
artist	(part of) the artist's name (diacritics are ignored)
artistaccent	(part of) the artist's name (with the specified diacritics)
begin	the artist's begin date (e.g. "1980-01-22")
beginarea	(part of) the name of the artist's begin area
comment	(part of) the artist's disambiguation comment
country	the 2-letter code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) for the artist's main associated country
end	the artist's end date (e.g. "1980-01-22")
endarea	(part of) the name of the artist's end area
ended	a boolean flag (true/false) indicating whether or not the artist has ended (is dissolved/deceased)
gender	the artist's gender (“male”, “female”, “other” or “not applicable”)
ipi	an IPI code associated with the artist
isni	an ISNI code associated with the artist
sortname	(part of) the artist's sort name
tag	(part of) a tag attached to the artist
type	the artist's type (“person”, “group”, etc.)

If you don't specify a field, the term will be searched for in the alias, artist and sortname fields.

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−	If you don't specify a field, the term will be searched for in the ~~artist~~, ~~sortname~~ and ~~alias~~ fields.	+	If you don't specify a field, the term will be searched for in the ''alias'', ''artist'' and ''sortname'' fields.