API Doc

API Methods

artist.getShouts

Get shouts for this artist. Also available as an rss feed.

e.g. http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getshouts&artist=cher&api_key=b25b959554ed76058...

Params

artist (Required (unless mbid)] : The artist name
mbid (Optional) : The musicbrainz id for the artist
limit (Optional) : The number of results to fetch per page. Defaults to 50.
autocorrect[0|1] (Optional) : Transform misspelled artist names into correct artist names, returning the correct version instead. The corrected artist name will be returned in the response.
page (Optional) : The page number to fetch. Defaults to first page.
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key.

Auth

This service does not require authentication.

Sample Response

<shouts artist="Cher" total="495">
  <shout>
    <body>Blah</body>
    <author>joanofarctan</author>
    <date>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:20:41</date>
  </shout>
  ...
</shouts>

Other Formats

Also available as a feed in rss format

e.g. http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/artist/cher/shouts.rss

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