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Discogs Collection Release Example

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Discogs Collection Release Example is an example object payload from Discogs, with 6 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

idinstance_idfolder_idratingdate_addedbasic_information

Example Payload

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{
  "id": 249504,
  "instance_id": 249504,
  "folder_id": 249504,
  "rating": 1,
  "date_added": "2026-03-15T14:30:00Z",
  "basic_information": {
    "id": 249504,
    "title": "Kind Of Blue",
    "year": 1959,
    "resource_url": "https://api.discogs.com/releases/249504",
    "thumb": "https://api.discogs.com/releases/249504",
    "cover_image": "https://api.discogs.com/releases/249504",
    "formats": [
      {}
    ],
    "labels": [
      {}
    ],
    "artists": [
      {}
    ],
    "genres": [
      {}
    ],
    "styles": [
      {}
    ]
  }
}

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