track.getTopTags

Get the top tags for this track on Last.fm, ordered by tag count. Supply either track & artist name or mbid.

Example URLs

JSON: /2.0/?method=track.gettoptags&artist=radiohead&track=paranoid+android&api_key=YOUR...
XML: /2.0/?method=track.gettoptags&artist=radiohead&track=paranoid+android&api_key=YOUR...

Params

track (Required (unless mbid)] : The track name
artist (Required (unless mbid)] : The artist name
mbid (Optional) : The musicbrainz id for the track
autocorrect[0|1] (Optional) : Transform misspelled artist and track names into correct artist and track names, returning the correct version instead. The corrected artist and track name will be returned in the response.
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key.

Auth

This service does not require authentication.

Sample Response

<toptags artist="Cher" track="Believe">
  <tag>
    <name>pop</name>
    <count>97</count>
    <url>www.last.fm/tag/pop</url>
  </tag>
  <tag>
    <name>dance</name>
    <count>88</count>
    <url>www.last.fm/tag/dance</url>
  </tag>
  ...
</toptags>

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