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getCorrection

Use the Last.fm corrections data to check whether the supplied track has a correction to a canonical track.

No authentication required.

Parameters

Method Type Default Required Description
artist string none ✅ The artist name to correct.
track string none ✅ The track name to correct.
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

Warning

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

Examples

Example response
Parameter Value
artist Skee-Lo
track I wish
api_key YOUR_API_KEY
format json

HTTP status: 200 OK

https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.getCorrection&artist=Skee-Lo&track=I%20Wish&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&format=json

{
    "corrections": {
        "correction": {
            "track": {
                "name": "I Wish",
                "mbid": "ccb9326a-6f9f-48b1-a097-1210dd14e119",
                "url": "https://www.last.fm/music/Skee-Lo/_/I+Wish",
                "artist": {
                    "name": "Skee-Lo",
                    "mbid": "9341a67c-4f0c-43c2-9ec4-c222d2cb97f3",
                    "url": "https://www.last.fm/music/Skee-Lo"
                }
            },
            "@attr": {
                "index": "0",
                "artistcorrected": "0",
                "trackcorrected": "0"
            }
        }
    }
}
Example response of an artist/track that doesnt exist

HTTP status: 200 OK

https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.getCorrection&artist=artistthatdoesntexist&track=i%20wish&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&format=json

{
        "corrections": {
            "correction": {
                "track": {
                    "url": "",
                    "artist": {
                        "url": ""
                    }
                },
                "@attr": {
                    "index": "0",
                    "artistcorrected": "0",
                    "trackcorrected": "0"
                }
            }
        }
}