Last.fm · Schema
Last.fm Artist
An artist record as returned by Last.fm's artist.getInfo / artist.search / artist.getSimilar methods.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Artist name. |
| mbid | string | MusicBrainz artist identifier. |
| url | string | Canonical Last.fm artist URL. |
| image | array | |
| streamable | string | |
| ontour | string | Touring flag — '1' if currently on tour. |
| stats | object | |
| similar | object | |
| tags | object | |
| bio | object |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lastfm/main/json-schema/lastfm-artist-schema.json",
"title": "Last.fm Artist",
"description": "An artist record as returned by Last.fm's artist.getInfo / artist.search / artist.getSimilar methods.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["name"],
"properties": {
"name": { "type": "string", "description": "Artist name." },
"mbid": { "type": "string", "description": "MusicBrainz artist identifier." },
"url": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "Canonical Last.fm artist URL." },
"image": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"size": { "type": "string" },
"#text": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }
}
}
},
"streamable": { "type": "string" },
"ontour": { "type": "string", "description": "Touring flag — '1' if currently on tour." },
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"listeners": { "type": "string" },
"playcount": { "type": "string" },
"userplaycount": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"similar": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"artist": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "lastfm-artist-schema.json" }
}
}
},
"tags": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"tag": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "lastfm-tag-schema.json" }
}
}
},
"bio": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"links": { "type": "object" },
"published": { "type": "string" },
"summary": { "type": "string" },
"content": { "type": "string" }
}
}
}
}
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