8Tracks

8tracks API v3

Historical public REST API for the 8tracks internet-radio platform. Exposes mix discovery and search, per-session play tokens, playback control (play/next/skip/report), similar-mix recommendation, and authenticated user actions (likes, track favorites). Responses are available in JSON, XML, and JSONP. New API keys have not been issued since February 2015 and the service is inactive.

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Documentation

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APIReference
https://8tracks.com/developers/api_v3
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Documentation
https://8tracks.com/developers/includes
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/8tracks/refs/heads/main/authentication/8tracks-authentication.yml

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/8tracks/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: 8tracks API v3
description: Historical public REST API for the 8tracks internet-radio platform. Exposes mix discovery
  and search, per-session play tokens, playback control (play/next/skip/report), similar-mix recommendation,
  and authenticated user actions (likes, track favorites). Responses are available in JSON, XML, and JSONP.
  New API keys have not been issued since February 2015 and the service is inactive.
humanURL: https://8tracks.com/developers/api_v3
baseURL: https://8tracks.com/
tags:
- Music
- Streaming
- Playlists
properties:
- type: APIReference
  url: https://8tracks.com/developers/api_v3
- type: Documentation
  url: https://8tracks.com/developers/includes
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/8tracks-authentication.yml