get_top_hottt_artists

Retrieves a list of the top hottt artists.


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
rows optional no Integer <= 1000 Defaults to 15. The number of results to return
bucket optional yes String 'audio,' 'biographies,' 'blogs,' 'familiarity,' 'hotttnesss,' 'images,' 'news,' 'reviews,' 'urls,' 'video,' or 'id:musicbrainz' Flag for additional information to return with each artist result.
idlimit optional no Character 'Y' or 'N' Defaults to 'N'. Whether to limit results to artists in your id space.

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">VW2XZJWVTDSZELREO</parameter>
    <parameter name="action">index</parameter>
    <parameter name="method">get_top_hottt_artists</parameter>
    <parameter name="rows">2</parameter>
  </query>
  <artists>
    <artist>
      <id>music://id.echonest.com/~/AR/ARI7DOB1187FB37AA4</id>
      <hotttnesss>1.0</hotttnesss>
    </artist>
    <artist>
      <id>music://id.echonest.com/~/AR/ARGHEC01187FB597B0</id>
      <hotttnesss>0.847318545736</hotttnesss>
    </artist>
  </artists>
</response>

Response Codes

-1Unknown error
0Success
1Missing/Invalid API key
2This API key is not allowed to call this method
3Rate limit exceeded
4Missing parameter
5Invalid parmameter