album.getInfo
Get the metadata for an album on Last.fm using the album name or a musicbrainz id. See playlist.fetch on how to get the album playlist.
Original docs: album.getInfo
Original docs: album.getInfo
Params
artist (Required) : The artist name in question.album (Optional) : The album name in question.
mbid (Optional) : The musicbrainz id for the album.
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key
outtype : The data output format (js, json, php). Default is XML.
callback : Function name that will wrap the data if JSONP (outtype 'js') is used.
Sample Response (JSON Object Structure)
{
"name": "Believe",
"artist": "Cher",
"id": "2026126",
"mbid": "61bf0388-b8a9-48f4-81d1-7eb02706dfb0",
"url": "http://www.last.fm/music/Cher/Believe",
"releasedate": "6 Apr 1999, 00:00",
"image_small": "...",
"image_medium": "...",
"image_large": "...",
"listeners": 47602,
"playcount": 212991
"toptags": [{
"name": "pop",
"url": "http://www.last.fm/tag/pop"
},
...
]
}