getTopTags

Fetches the top global tags on Last.fm. Sorted by popularity. (number of times used)

No authentication required.

Parameters¶

Method	Type	Default	Required	Description
`api_key`	key	`none`		A Last.fm API key.

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

Examples¶

Example response

Parameter	Value
tag	metal
api_key	YOUR_API_KEY
format	json

HTTP status: 200 OK

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

{
  "toptags": {
    "@attr": {
      "offset": 0,
      "num_res": 50,
      "total": 2804440
    },
    "tag": [
      {
        "name": "rock",
        "count": 4024829,
        "reach": 399440
      },
      {
        "name": "electronic",
        "count": 2441085,
        "reach": 258464
      },
      {
        "name": "seen live",
        "count": 2159269,
        "reach": 82163
      },
      ... and 47 more
    ]
  }
}