Shazam · Schema
Shazam Recognize Request
Request payload submitted to the Shazam recognition endpoint. Contains an encoded audio fingerprint/signature and session metadata.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| timezone | string | IANA timezone of the client |
| signature | object | Encoded audio fingerprint |
| timestamp | integer | Unix timestamp in milliseconds at which the audio capture was taken |
| context | object | Optional context metadata attached to the recognition request |
| geolocation | object | Optional geographic location of the client |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shazam/main/json-schema/shazam-recognize-request.json",
"title": "Shazam Recognize Request",
"description": "Request payload submitted to the Shazam recognition endpoint. Contains an encoded audio fingerprint/signature and session metadata.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"timezone": {
"type": "string",
"description": "IANA timezone of the client",
"example": "America/New_York"
},
"signature": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Encoded audio fingerprint",
"required": ["uri", "samplems"],
"properties": {
"uri": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64/URI-encoded audio signature generated from the audio sample"
},
"samplems": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Duration of the audio sample used to generate the signature, in milliseconds",
"minimum": 1,
"example": 4000
}
}
},
"timestamp": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Unix timestamp in milliseconds at which the audio capture was taken",
"example": 1700000000000
},
"context": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional context metadata attached to the recognition request"
},
"geolocation": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional geographic location of the client",
"properties": {
"altitude": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Altitude in meters"
},
"latitude": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Latitude in decimal degrees",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90
},
"longitude": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Longitude in decimal degrees",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180
}
}
}
},
"required": ["signature", "timestamp"]
}
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