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# MusicBrainz API
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* Regular meta data is available at ```http://musicbrainz.org/ws/2``` and ```http://mb.videolan.org/ws/2```.
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* Cover art is available at ```http://coverartarchive.org```.
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## Most useful queries
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* artist by name
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```
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/artist/?query=artist:$artist_name&inc=releases
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```
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* albums of artist
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```
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/artist/$artist_id?inc=releases
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```
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* songs of album
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```
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/release/$album_id?inc=recordings
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```
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* song by name, album and artist
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```
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/recording?query="$song_name" AND artist:"$artist_name" AND release:"$release_name"
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```
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* album by name
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```
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/release?query="$album_name"
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```
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* cover art by album ID
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```
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/release/$album_id/front-500
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```
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* lyrics: TODO
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## Misc
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* enable JSON response: ```&fmt=json```
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## See also
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* [Web Service](https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Development/JSON_Web_Service)
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* [Web Service/Search](https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Development/XML_Web_Service/Version_2/Search)
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# Other sources for meta data
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TODO
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