API Doc

API Methods

library.getAlbums

A paginated list of all the albums in a user's library, with play counts and tag counts.

e.g. http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=library.getalbums&api_key=b25b959554ed76058ac220b7b2e0...

Params

user (Required) : The user whose library you want to fetch.
artist (Optional) : An artist by which to filter tracks
limit (Optional) : Limit the amount of albums returned (maximum/default is 50).
page (Optional) : The page number you wish to scan to.
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key.

Auth

This service does not require authentication.

Sample Response

<albums user="RJ" page="1" perPage="50" totalPages="20">
  <album rank="1">
    <name>Images and Words</name>
    <playcount>183</playcount>
    <tagcount>0</tagcount>
    <mbid>f20971f2-c8ad-4d26-91ab-730f6dedafb2</mbid>
    <url>http://www.last.fm/music/Dream+Theater/Images+and+Words</url>
    <artist>
      <name>Dream Theater</name>
      <mbid>28503ab7-8bf2-4666-a7bd-2644bfc7cb1d</mbid>
      <url>http://www.last.fm/music/Dream+Theater</url>
    </artist>
    <image size="small">...</image>
    <image size="medium">...</image>
    <image size="large">...</image>
  </album>
  ...
</albums>

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
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.
12 : Subscription Error - The user needs to be subscribed in order to do that
13 : Invalid method signature supplied
18 : This user has no free radio plays left. Subscription required.