get_blogs
Get found blog articles related to an artist.
Input Parameters
| Name | Required | Multiple | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| version | yes | no | String | The API version you are calling: '3' |
| context | optional | no | Context | A free-form identifier for the request |
| api_key | yes | no | API Key | Your Echo Nest API Key |
| id | yes | no | Identifier | An Echo Nest Identifier |
| start | optional | no | Integer | The row number to begin with |
| rows | optional | no | Integer <= 15 | Defaults to 15. The number of results to return |
Note: This method requires an HTTP GET request.
Example Response
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response version="3">
<status>
<code>0</code>
<message>Success</message>
</status>
<query>
<parameter name="api_key">5ZAOMB3BUR8QUN4PE</parameter>
<parameter name="id">music://id.echonest.com/~/AR/ARH6W4X1187B99274F</parameter>
<parameter name="start">0</parameter>
<parameter name="rows">2</parameter>
</query>
<artist>
<name>Radiohead</name>
<id>music://id.echonest.com/~/AR/ARH6W4X1187B99274F</id>
</artist>
<results found="131" shown="2" start="0">
<doc id="808bd8998c36ca73ee35c77453461b05" type="web">
<name>Radiohead live at Santa Barbara 28.8.08 « Misspeak Music</name>
<url>http://misspeakmusic.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/radiohead-live-at-santa-barbara-28808/</url>
<summary>[blog text removed]</summary>
<date_found>2008-10-14 16:38:15.582000</date_found>
</doc>
<doc id="20fc2d49343546ba647ddcae5c0e70e0" type="web">
<name>Apartment 41: Radiohead's Santa Barbara Webcast</name>
<url>http://coldbrains41.blogspot.com/2008/08/radioheads-santa-barbara-webcast-video.html</url>
<summary>[blog text removed]</summary>
<date_found>2008-10-14 16:38:15.582000</date_found>
<date_posted>2008-10-14 16:38:15.582000</date_posted>
</doc>
</results>
</response>
Other Formats
- Also available as a feed in rss, atom formats
- e.g. http://developer.echonest.com/artist/Modest+Mouse/blogs.rss
- e.g. http://developer.echonest.com/artist/Modest+Mouse/blogs.atom
Response Codes
| -1 | Unknown error |
| 0 | Success |
| 1 | Missing/Invalid API key |
| 2 | This API key is not allowed to call this method |
| 3 | Rate limit exceeded |
| 4 | Missing parameter |
| 5 | Invalid parmameter |