artist.search
Search for an artist by name. Returns artist matches sorted by relevance.
Example URLs
JSON: /2.0/?method=artist.search&artist;=cher&api;_key=YOUR_API_KEY&format;=json
XML: /2.0/?method=artist.search&artist;=cher&api;_key=YOUR_API_KEY
Params
limit (Optional) : The number of results to fetch per page. Defaults to 30.page (Optional) : The page number to fetch. Defaults to first page.
artist (Required) : The artist name
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key.
Auth
This service does not require authentication.Sample Response
<results for="cher" xmlns:opensearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/"> <opensearch:Query role="request" searchTerms="cher" startPage="1"/> <opensearch:totalResults>386</opensearch:totalResults> <opensearch:startIndex>0</opensearch:startIndex> <opensearch:itemsPerPage>20</opensearch:itemsPerPage> <artistmatches> <artist> <name>Cher</name> <mbid>bfcc6d75-a6a5-4bc6-8282-47aec8531818</mbid> <url>www.last.fm/music/Cher</url> <image_small>http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/50/342437.jpg</image_small> <image>http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/160/342437.jpg</image> <streamable>1</streamable> </artist> ... </artistmatches> </results>
Errors
- 2 : Invalid service - This service does not exist
- 3 : Invalid Method - No method with that name in this package
- 4 : Authentication Failed - You do not have permissions to access the service
- 5 : Invalid format - This service doesn't exist in that format
- 6 : Invalid parameters - Your request is missing a required parameter
- 7 : Invalid resource specified
- 8 : Operation failed - Something else went wrong
- 9 : Invalid session key - Please re-authenticate
- 10 : Invalid API key - You must be granted a valid key by last.fm
- 11 : Service Offline - This service is temporarily offline. Try again later.
- 13 : Invalid method signature supplied
- 16 : There was a temporary error processing your request. Please try again
- 26 : Suspended API key - Access for your account has been suspended, please contact Last.fm
- 29 : Rate limit exceeded - Your IP has made too many requests in a short period