getTopTags

Get the top tags for an artist on Last.fm, ordered by popularity.

No authentication required.

Parameters

Method	Type	Default	Required	Description
artist	string	none	*	The artist name to fetch information for.
mbid	string	none		The artist's MusicBrainz ID.
autocorrect	number	0		Transform misspelled artist names into correct artist names, returning the correct version instead. The corrected artist name will be returned in the response.
api_key	key	none		A Last.fm API key.

* Required unless you are using a MusicBrainz ID for the artist.

Responses

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

Warning

This API call returns 200 OK HTTP status codes even when the response contains an error.

Examples

Example response

Parameter	Value
artist	Audioslave
api_key	YOUR_API_KEY
format	json

HTTP status: 200 OK

https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getTopTags&artist=Audioslave&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&format=json

{
    "toptags": {
        "tag": [
            {
                "count": 100,
                "name": "rock",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/rock"
            },
            {
                "count": 78,
                "name": "alternative rock",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/alternative+rock"
            },
            {
                "count": 52,
                "name": "hard rock",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/hard+rock"
            },
            {
                "count": 46,
                "name": "alternative",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/alternative"
            },
            {
                "count": 41,
                "name": "Grunge",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/Grunge"
            },
            {
                "count": 19,
                "name": "seen live",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/seen+live"
            },
            {
                "count": 10,
                "name": "post-grunge",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/post-grunge"
            },
            {
                "count": 8,
                "name": "metal",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/metal"
            },
            {
                "count": 8,
                "name": "Audioslave",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/Audioslave"
            },
            {
                "count": 5,
                "name": "american",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/american"
            },
            {
                "count": 4,
                "name": "Chris Cornell",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/Chris+Cornell"
            },
            {
                "count": 4,
                "name": "indie",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/indie"
            },
            {
                "count": 3,
                "name": "00s",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/00s"
            },
            {
                "count": 3,
                "name": "alternative metal",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/alternative+metal"
            },
            {
                "count": 3,
                "name": "Supergroup",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/Supergroup"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "indie rock",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/indie+rock"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "Progressive rock",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/Progressive+rock"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "heavy metal",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/heavy+metal"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "classic rock",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/classic+rock"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "Post Grunge",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/Post+Grunge"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "punk",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/punk"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "favorites",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/favorites"
            },
            {
                "count": 2,
                "name": "tom morello",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/tom+morello"
            },
            {
                "count": 1,
                "name": "USA",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/USA"
            },
            {
                "count": 1,
                "name": "funk",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/funk"
            },
            {
                "count": 1,
                "name": "male vocalists",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/tag/male+vocalists"
            }
        ],
        "@attr": {
            "artist": "Audioslave"
        }
    }
}

Example response of an artist/track that doesnt exist

HTTP status: 200 OK

https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getTopTags&artist=artistthatdoesntexist&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&format=json

{
    "error": 6,
    "message": "The artist you supplied could not be found",
    "links": []
}