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Endpoints

Low level endpoints documentation.

1 - addChatMessage

Adds a message to the chat log.

http://your-server/rest/addChatMessage Since 1.2.0

Adds a message to the chat log.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
message Yes The chat message.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

2 - changePassword

Changes the password of an existing user on the server.

http://your-server/rest/changePassword Since 1.1.0

Changes the password of an existing user on the server, using the following parameters. You can only change your own password unless you have admin privileges.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
username Yes The name of the user which should change its password.
password Yes The new password of the new user, either in clear text of hex-encoded (see above).

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

3 - createBookmark

Creates or updates a bookmark.

http://your-server/rest/createBookmark Since 1.9.0

Creates or updates a bookmark (a position within a media file). Bookmarks are personal and not visible to other users.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes ID of the media file to bookmark. If a bookmark already exists for this file it will be overwritten.
position Yes The position (in milliseconds) within the media file.
comment No A user-defined comment.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

4 - createInternetRadioStation

Adds a new internet radio station.

http://your-server/rest/createInternetRadioStation Since 1.16.0

Adds a new internet radio station. Only users with admin privileges are allowed to call this method.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
streamUrl Yes The stream URL for the station.
name Yes The user-defined name for the station.
homepageUrl No The home page URL for the station.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

5 - createPlaylist

Creates (or updates) a playlist.

http://your-server/rest/createPlaylist Since 1.2.0

Creates (or updates) a playlist.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
playlistId Yes (if updating) The playlist ID.
name Yes (if creating) The human-readable name of the playlist.
songId No ID of a song in the playlist. Use one songId parameter for each song in the playlist.

Example

Result

Since 1.14.0

A subsonic-response element with a nested playlist element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "playlist": {
      "id": "800000075",
      "name": "testcreate",
      "owner": "user",
      "public": true,
      "created": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "changed": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "songCount": 1,
      "duration": 304,
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "playlist": {
      "id": "800000075",
      "name": "testcreate",
      "owner": "user",
      "public": true,
      "created": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "changed": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "songCount": 1,
      "duration": 304,
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
playlist playlist Yes The created playlist

Before 1.14.0

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

6 - createPodcastChannel

Adds a new Podcast channel.

http://your-server/rest/createPodcastChannel Since 1.9.0

Adds a new Podcast channel. Note: The user must be authorized for Podcast administration (see Settings > Users > User is allowed to administrate Podcasts).

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
url Yes The URL of the Podcast to add.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

7 - createShare

Creates a public URL that can be used by anyone to stream music or video from the server.

http://your-server/rest/createShare Since 1.6.0

Creates a public URL that can be used by anyone to stream music or video from the server. The URL is short and suitable for posting on Facebook, Twitter etc. Note: The user must be authorized to share (see Settings > Users > User is allowed to share files with anyone).

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes ID of a song, album or video to share. Use one id parameter for each entry to share.
description No A user-defined description that will be displayed to people visiting the shared media.
expires No The time at which the share expires. Given as milliseconds since 1970.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested shares element on success. Which in turns contains a single share element for the newly created share

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "shares": {
      "share": [
        {
          "id": "12",
          "url": "http://localhost:8989/share.php?id=12&secret=fXlKyEv3",
          "description": "Forget and Remember (Comfort Fit)",
          "username": "user",
          "created": "2023-03-16T04:13:09+00:00",
          "visitCount": 0,
          "entry": [
            {
              "id": "300000116",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Can I Help U?",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000116",
              "duration": 103,
              "bitRate": 216,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 1,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 2811819,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
            },
            {
              "id": "300000121",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Planetary Picknick",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000121",
              "duration": 358,
              "bitRate": 238,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 2,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 10715592,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/2 - Planetary Picknick.mp3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "shares": {
      "share": [
        {
          "id": "12",
          "url": "http://localhost:8989/share.php?id=12&secret=fXlKyEv3",
          "description": "Forget and Remember (Comfort Fit)",
          "username": "user",
          "created": "2023-03-16T04:13:09+00:00",
          "visitCount": 0,
          "entry": [
            {
              "id": "300000116",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Can I Help U?",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000116",
              "duration": 103,
              "bitRate": 216,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 1,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 2811819,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
            },
            {
              "id": "300000121",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Planetary Picknick",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000121",
              "duration": 358,
              "bitRate": 238,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 2,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 10715592,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/2 - Planetary Picknick.mp3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
shares shares Yes The created share

8 - createUser

Creates a new user on the server.

http://your-server/rest/createUser Since 1.1.0

Creates a new user on the server, using the following parameters:

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
username Yes The name of the new user.
password Yes The password of the new user, either in clear text of hex-encoded (see above).
email Yes The email address of the new user.
ldapAuthenticated No false Whether the user is authenicated in LDAP.
adminRole No false Whether the user is administrator.
settingsRole No true Whether the user is allowed to change personal settings and password.
streamRole No true Whether the user is allowed to play files.
jukeboxRole No false Whether the user is allowed to play files in jukebox mode.
downloadRole No false Whether the user is allowed to download files.
uploadRole No false Whether the user is allowed to upload files.
playlistRole No false Whether the user is allowed to create and delete playlists. Since 1.8.0, changing this role has no effect.
coverArtRole No false Whether the user is allowed to change cover art and tags.
commentRole No false Whether the user is allowed to create and edit comments and ratings.
podcastRole No false Whether the user is allowed to administrate Podcasts.
shareRole No false (Since 1.8.0) Whether the user is allowed to share files with anyone.
videoConversionRole No false (Since 1.15.0) Whether the user is allowed to start video conversions.
musicFolderId No All folders (Since 1.12.0) IDs of the music folders the user is allowed access to. Include the parameter once for each folder.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

9 - deleteBookmark

Creates or updates a bookmark.

http://your-server/rest/deleteBookmark Since 1.9.0

Creates or updates a bookmark (a position within a media file). Bookmarks are personal and not visible to other users.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes ID of the media file for which to delete the bookmark. Other users’ bookmarks are not affected.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

10 - deleteInternetRadioStation

Deletes an existing internet radio station.

http://your-server/rest/deleteInternetRadioStation Since 1.16.0

Deletes an existing internet radio station. Only users with admin privileges are allowed to call this method.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The ID for the station.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

11 - deletePlaylist

Deletes a saved playlist.

http://your-server/rest/deletePlaylist Since 1.2.0

Deletes a saved playlist.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes ID of the playlist to delete, as obtained by getPlaylists.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

12 - deletePodcastChannel

Deletes a Podcast channel.

http://your-server/rest/deletePodcastChannel Since 1.9.0

Deletes a Podcast channel. Note: The user must be authorized for Podcast administration (see Settings > Users > User is allowed to administrate Podcasts).

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The ID of the Podcast channel to delete.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status":"ok",
    "version":"1.16.1",
  }
}

13 - deletePodcastEpisode

Deletes a Podcast episode.

http://your-server/rest/deletePodcastEpisode Since 1.9.0

Deletes a Podcast episode. Note: The user must be authorized for Podcast administration (see Settings > Users > User is allowed to administrate Podcasts).

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The ID of the Podcast episode to delete.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

14 - deleteShare

Deletes an existing share.

http://your-server/rest/deleteShare Since 1.6.0

Deletes an existing share.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes ID of the share to delete.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

15 - deleteUser

Deletes an existing user on the server.

http://your-server/rest/deleteUser Since 1.3.0

Deletes an existing user on the server, using the following parameters:

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
username Yes The name of the user to delete.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

16 - download

Downloads a given media file.

http://your-server/rest/download Since 1.0.0

Downloads a given media file. Similar to stream, but this method returns the original media data without transcoding or downsampling.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes A string which uniquely identifies the file to stream. Obtained by calls to getMusicDirectory.

Example

Result

Returns binary data on success, or an XML document on error (in which case the HTTP content type will start with “text/xml”).

17 - downloadPodcastEpisode

Request the server to start downloading a given Podcast episode.

http://your-server/rest/downloadPodcastEpisode Since 1.9.0

Request the server to start downloading a given Podcast episode. Note: The user must be authorized for Podcast administration (see Settings > Users > User is allowed to administrate Podcasts).

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The ID of the Podcast episode to download.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

18 - getAlbum

Returns details for an album.

http://your-server/rest/getAlbum Since 1.8.0

Returns details for an album, including a list of songs. This method organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The album ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested album element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "album": {
      "id": "200000021",
      "parent": "100000036",
      "album": "Forget and Remember",
      "title": "Forget and Remember",
      "name": "Forget and Remember",
      "isDir": true,
      "coverArt": "al-200000021",
      "songCount": 20,
      "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
      "duration": 4248,
      "playCount": 0,
      "artistId": "100000036",
      "artist": "Comfort Fit",
      "year": 2005,
      "genre": "Hip-Hop",
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000116",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Can I Help U?",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "300000116",
          "duration": 103,
          "bitRate": 216,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 1,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 2811819,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000121",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Planetary Picknick",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "300000121",
          "duration": 358,
          "bitRate": 238,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 2,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 10715592,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/2 - Planetary Picknick.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "album": {
      "id": "200000021",
      "parent": "100000036",
      "album": "Forget and Remember",
      "title": "Forget and Remember",
      "name": "Forget and Remember",
      "isDir": true,
      "coverArt": "al-200000021",
      "songCount": 20,
      "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
      "duration": 4248,
      "playCount": 0,
      "artistId": "100000036",
      "artist": "Comfort Fit",
      "year": 2005,
      "genre": "Hip-Hop",
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000116",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Can I Help U?",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "300000116",
          "duration": 103,
          "bitRate": 216,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 1,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 2811819,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000121",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Planetary Picknick",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "300000121",
          "duration": 358,
          "bitRate": 238,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 2,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 10715592,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/2 - Planetary Picknick.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
album album Yes The album

19 - getAlbumInfo

Returns album info.

http://your-server/rest/getAlbumInfo Since 1.14.0

Returns album notes, image URLs etc, using data from last.fm.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The album ID or song ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested albumInfo element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "albumInfo": {
      "notes": "Download the full release here (creative commons). These cripsy beats are ripe with thumping funk and techno influences, sample wizardry and daring shuffles. Composed with the help of unique sound plugins which were especially programmed to measure Comfort Fit’s needs and wishes, we think the chances aren’t bad that you’ll fall for the unique sound signature, bounce and elegance of this unusual Hip Hop production. Ltj bukem / Good looking Rec., UK: \"Really love this music.\" Velanche / XLR8R, UK: \"Awesome job he's done... overall production is dope.\" Kwesi / BBE Music, UK: \"Wooooooowwwww... WHAT THE FUCK! THIS IS WHAT",
      "musicBrainzId": "6e1d48f7-717c-416e-af35-5d2454a13af2",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/0f8c3cbd6b0b22c3b5402141351ac812/album/21/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/41b16680dc1b3aaf5dfba24ddb6a1712/album/21/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e6fd8d4e0d35c4436e56991892bfb27b/album/21/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "albumInfo": {
      "notes": "Download the full release here (creative commons). These cripsy beats are ripe with thumping funk and techno influences, sample wizardry and daring shuffles. Composed with the help of unique sound plugins which were especially programmed to measure Comfort Fit’s needs and wishes, we think the chances aren’t bad that you’ll fall for the unique sound signature, bounce and elegance of this unusual Hip Hop production. Ltj bukem / Good looking Rec., UK: \"Really love this music.\" Velanche / XLR8R, UK: \"Awesome job he's done... overall production is dope.\" Kwesi / BBE Music, UK: \"Wooooooowwwww... WHAT THE FUCK! THIS IS WHAT",
      "musicBrainzId": "6e1d48f7-717c-416e-af35-5d2454a13af2",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/0f8c3cbd6b0b22c3b5402141351ac812/album/21/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/41b16680dc1b3aaf5dfba24ddb6a1712/album/21/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e6fd8d4e0d35c4436e56991892bfb27b/album/21/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
albumInfo albumInfo Yes The album info

20 - getAlbumInfo2

Returns album info.

http://your-server/rest/getAlbumInfo2 Since 1.14.0

Similar to getAlbumInfo, but organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The album ID or song ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested albumInfo element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "albumInfo": {
      "notes": "Download the full release here (creative commons). These cripsy beats are ripe with thumping funk and techno influences, sample wizardry and daring shuffles. Composed with the help of unique sound plugins which were especially programmed to measure Comfort Fit’s needs and wishes, we think the chances aren’t bad that you’ll fall for the unique sound signature, bounce and elegance of this unusual Hip Hop production. Ltj bukem / Good looking Rec., UK: \"Really love this music.\" Velanche / XLR8R, UK: \"Awesome job he's done... overall production is dope.\" Kwesi / BBE Music, UK: \"Wooooooowwwww... WHAT THE FUCK! THIS IS WHAT",
      "musicBrainzId": "6e1d48f7-717c-416e-af35-5d2454a13af2",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/0f8c3cbd6b0b22c3b5402141351ac812/album/21/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/41b16680dc1b3aaf5dfba24ddb6a1712/album/21/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e6fd8d4e0d35c4436e56991892bfb27b/album/21/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "albumInfo": {
      "notes": "Download the full release here (creative commons). These cripsy beats are ripe with thumping funk and techno influences, sample wizardry and daring shuffles. Composed with the help of unique sound plugins which were especially programmed to measure Comfort Fit’s needs and wishes, we think the chances aren’t bad that you’ll fall for the unique sound signature, bounce and elegance of this unusual Hip Hop production. Ltj bukem / Good looking Rec., UK: \"Really love this music.\" Velanche / XLR8R, UK: \"Awesome job he's done... overall production is dope.\" Kwesi / BBE Music, UK: \"Wooooooowwwww... WHAT THE FUCK! THIS IS WHAT",
      "musicBrainzId": "6e1d48f7-717c-416e-af35-5d2454a13af2",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/0f8c3cbd6b0b22c3b5402141351ac812/album/21/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/41b16680dc1b3aaf5dfba24ddb6a1712/album/21/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e6fd8d4e0d35c4436e56991892bfb27b/album/21/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
albumInfo albumInfo Yes The album info

21 - getAlbumList

Returns a list of random, newest, highest rated etc. albums.

http://your-server/rest/getAlbumList Since 1.2.0

Returns a list of random, newest, highest rated etc. albums. Similar to the album lists on the home page of the Subsonic web interface.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
type Yes The list type. Must be one of the following: random, newest, highest, frequent, recent. Since 1.8.0 you can also use alphabeticalByName or alphabeticalByArtist to page through all albums alphabetically, and starred to retrieve starred albums. Since 1.10.1 you can use byYear and byGenre to list albums in a given year range or genre.
size No 10 The number of albums to return. Max 500.
offset No 0 The list offset. Useful if you for example want to page through the list of newest albums.
fromYear Yes (if type is byYear) The first year in the range. If fromYear > toYear a reverse chronological list is returned.
toYear Yes (if type is byYear) The last year in the range.
genre Yes (if type is byGenre) The name of the genre, e.g., “Rock”.
musicFolderId No (Since 1.11.0) Only return albums in the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested albumList element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "albumList": {
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "parent": "100000036",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "songCount": 20,
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        },
        {
          "id": "200000012",
          "parent": "100000019",
          "album": "Buried in Nausea",
          "title": "Buried in Nausea",
          "name": "Buried in Nausea",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000012",
          "songCount": 9,
          "created": "2021-02-24T01:44:21+00:00",
          "duration": 1879,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000019",
          "artist": "Various Artists",
          "year": 2012,
          "genre": "Punk"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "albumList": {
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "parent": "100000036",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        },
        {
          "id": "200000012",
          "parent": "100000019",
          "album": "Buried in Nausea",
          "title": "Buried in Nausea",
          "name": "Buried in Nausea",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000012",
          "created": "2021-02-24T01:44:21+00:00",
          "duration": 1879,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000019",
          "artist": "Various Artists",
          "year": 2012,
          "genre": "Punk"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
albumList albumList Yes The album list

22 - getAlbumList2

Returns a list of random, newest, highest rated etc. albums.

http://your-server/rest/getAlbumList2 Since 1.8.0

Similar to getAlbumList, but organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
type Yes The list type. Must be one of the following: random, newest, highest, frequent, recent. Since 1.8.0 you can also use alphabeticalByName or alphabeticalByArtist to page through all albums alphabetically, and starred to retrieve starred albums. Since 1.10.1 you can use byYear and byGenre to list albums in a given year range or genre.
size No 10 The number of albums to return. Max 500.
offset No 0 The list offset. Useful if you for example want to page through the list of newest albums.
fromYear Yes (if type is byYear) The first year in the range. If fromYear > toYear a reverse chronological list is returned.
toYear Yes (if type is byYear) The last year in the range.
genre Yes (if type is byGenre) The name of the genre, e.g., “Rock”.
musicFolderId No (Since 1.11.0) Only return albums in the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested albumList2 element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "albumList2": {
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "songCount": 20,
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        },
        {
          "id": "200000012",
          "album": "Buried in Nausea",
          "title": "Buried in Nausea",
          "name": "Buried in Nausea",
          "coverArt": "al-200000012",
          "songCount": 9,
          "created": "2021-02-24T01:44:21+00:00",
          "duration": 1879,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000019",
          "artist": "Various Artists",
          "year": 2012,
          "genre": "Punk"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "albumList2": {
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "songCount": 20,
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        },
        {
          "id": "200000012",
          "album": "Buried in Nausea",
          "title": "Buried in Nausea",
          "name": "Buried in Nausea",
          "coverArt": "al-200000012",
          "songCount": 9,
          "created": "2021-02-24T01:44:21+00:00",
          "duration": 1879,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000019",
          "artist": "Various Artists",
          "year": 2012,
          "genre": "Punk"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
albumList2 albumList2 Yes The album list

23 - getArtist

Returns details for an artist.

http://your-server/rest/getArtist Since 1.8.0

Returns details for an artist, including a list of albums. This method organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The artist ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested artist element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "artist": {
      "id": "100000002",
      "name": "Synthetic",
      "coverArt": "ar-100000002",
      "albumCount": 1,
      "starred": "2021-02-22T05:54:18Z",
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000002",
          "parent": "100000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "title": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "name": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000002",
          "songCount": 12,
          "created": "2021-02-23T04:24:48+00:00",
          "duration": 4568,
          "playCount": 1,
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 3,
          "starred": "2021-02-22T05:51:53Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "artist": {
      "id": "100000002",
      "name": "Synthetic",
      "coverArt": "ar-100000002",
      "albumCount": 1,
      "starred": "2021-02-22T05:54:18Z",
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000002",
          "parent": "100000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "title": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "name": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000002",
          "songCount": 12,
          "created": "2021-02-23T04:24:48+00:00",
          "duration": 4568,
          "playCount": 1,
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 3,
          "starred": "2021-02-22T05:51:53Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
artist artist Yes The artist

24 - getArtistInfo

Returns artist info.

http://your-server/rest/getArtistInfo Since 1.11.0

Returns artist info with biography, image URLs and similar artists, using data from last.fm.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The artist, album or song ID.
count No 20 Max number of similar artists to return.
includeNotPresent No false Whether to return artists that are not present in the media library.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested artistInfo element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "artistInfo": {
      "biography": "Empty biography",
      "musicBrainzId": "1",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/f20070e8e11611cc53542a38801d60fa/artist/2/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/2b9b6c057cd4bf21089ce7572e7792b6/artist/2/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e18287c23a75e263b64c31b3d64c1944/artist/2/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "artistInfo": {
      "biography": "Empty biography",
      "musicBrainzId": "1",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/f20070e8e11611cc53542a38801d60fa/artist/2/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/2b9b6c057cd4bf21089ce7572e7792b6/artist/2/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e18287c23a75e263b64c31b3d64c1944/artist/2/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
artistInfo artistInfo Yes The album info

25 - getArtistInfo2

Returns artist info.

http://your-server/rest/getArtistInfo2 Since 1.11.0

Similar to getArtistInfo, but organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The artist, album or song ID.
count No 20 Max number of similar artists to return.
includeNotPresent No false Whether to return artists that are not present in the media library.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested artistInfo2 element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "artistInfo2": {
      "biography": "Empty biography",
      "musicBrainzId": "1",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/f20070e8e11611cc53542a38801d60fa/artist/2/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/2b9b6c057cd4bf21089ce7572e7792b6/artist/2/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e18287c23a75e263b64c31b3d64c1944/artist/2/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "artistInfo2": {
      "biography": "Empty biography",
      "musicBrainzId": "1",
      "smallImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/f20070e8e11611cc53542a38801d60fa/artist/2/thumb34.jpg",
      "mediumImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/2b9b6c057cd4bf21089ce7572e7792b6/artist/2/thumb64.jpg",
      "largeImageUrl": "http://localhost:8989/play/art/e18287c23a75e263b64c31b3d64c1944/artist/2/thumb174.jpg"
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
artistInfo2 artistInfo2 Yes The album info

26 - getArtists

Returns all artists.

http://your-server/rest/getArtists Since 1.8.0

Similar to getIndexes, but organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
musicFolderId No If specified, only return artists in the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested artists element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "artists": {
      "ignoredArticles": "The An A Die Das Ein Eine Les Le La",
      "index": [
        {
          "name": "C",
          "artist": [
            {
              "id": "100000016",
              "name": "CARNÚN",
              "coverArt": "ar-100000016",
              "albumCount": 1
            },
            {
              "id": "100000027",
              "name": "Chi.Otic",
              "coverArt": "ar-100000027",
              "albumCount": 0
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "I",
          "artist": [
            {
              "id": "100000013",
              "name": "IOK-1",
              "coverArt": "ar-100000013",
              "albumCount": 1
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "artists": {
      "ignoredArticles": "The An A Die Das Ein Eine Les Le La",
      "index": [
        {
          "name": "C",
          "artist": [
            {
              "id": "100000016",
              "name": "CARNÚN",
              "coverArt": "ar-100000016",
              "albumCount": 1
            },
            {
              "id": "100000027",
              "name": "Chi.Otic",
              "coverArt": "ar-100000027",
              "albumCount": 0
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "I",
          "artist": [
            {
              "id": "100000013",
              "name": "IOK-1",
              "coverArt": "ar-100000013",
              "albumCount": 1
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
artists artists Yes The artist list

27 - getAvatar

Returns the avatar (personal image) for a user.

http://your-server/rest/getAvatar Since 1.8.0

Returns the avatar (personal image) for a user.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
username Yes The user in question..

Example

Result

Returns the avatar image in binary form on success, or an XML document on error (in which case the HTTP content type will start with “text/xml”).

28 - getBookmarks

Returns all bookmarks for this user.

http://your-server/rest/getBookmarks Since 1.9.0

Returns all bookmarks for this user. A bookmark is a position within a certain media file.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested bookmarks element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "bookmarks": {
      "bookmark": [
        {
          "entry": {
            "id": "113bf5989ad15ce2cf1834ba9622983f",
            "parent": "b87a936c682c49d4494c7ccb08c22d23",
            "isDir": false,
            "title": "Stay Out Here",
            "album": "Shaking The Habitual",
            "artist": "The Knife",
            "track": 11,
            "year": 2013,
            "genre": "Electronic",
            "coverArt": "al-b87a936c682c49d4494c7ccb08c22d23_0",
            "size": 21096309,
            "contentType": "audio/mp4",
            "suffix": "m4a",
            "duration": 642,
            "bitRate": 257,
            "bitDepth": 16,
            "samplingRate": 44100,
            "channelCount": 2,
            "path": "The Knife/Shaking The Habitual/11 - Stay Out Here.m4a",
            "created": "2023-03-13T16:30:35Z",
            "albumId": "b87a936c682c49d4494c7ccb08c22d23",
            "artistId": "b29e9a9d780cb0e133f3add5662771b9",
            "type": "music",
            "isVideo": false,
            "bookmarkPosition": 129000
          },
          "position": 129000,
          "username": "demo",
          "comment": "",
          "created": "2023-03-13T16:30:35Z",
          "changed": "2023-03-13T16:30:35Z"
        },
        {
          "entry": {
            "id": "2b42782333450d02b177823e729664af",
            "parent": "dc8d8889a6fe08d8da7698c7ee1de61c",
            "isDir": false,
            "title": "Ill with the Skills",
            "album": "First Words",
            "artist": "The Polish Ambassador",
            "track": 17,
            "year": 2014,
            "coverArt": "mf-2b42782333450d02b177823e729664af_641edeb3",
            "size": 6219581,
            "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
            "suffix": "mp3",
            "duration": 255,
            "bitRate": 194,
            "bitDepth": 16,
            "samplingRate": 44100,
            "channelCount": 2,
            "path": "The Polish Ambassador/First Words/17 - Ill with the Skills.mp3",
            "playCount": 1,
            "played": "2023-03-15T15:23:37Z",
            "created": "2023-03-25T11:44:51Z",
            "albumId": "dc8d8889a6fe08d8da7698c7ee1de61c",
            "artistId": "64e1f796b283545d329cdf6a31a31dbe",
            "type": "music",
            "isVideo": false,
            "bookmarkPosition": 7000
          },
          "position": 7000,
          "username": "demo",
          "comment": "playSub bookmark",
          "created": "2023-03-25T11:44:51Z",
          "changed": "2023-03-25T11:44:51Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "bookmarks": {
      "bookmark": [
        {
          "entry": {
            "id": "113bf5989ad15ce2cf1834ba9622983f",
            "parent": "b87a936c682c49d4494c7ccb08c22d23",
            "isDir": false,
            "title": "Stay Out Here",
            "album": "Shaking The Habitual",
            "artist": "The Knife",
            "track": 11,
            "year": 2013,
            "genre": "Electronic",
            "coverArt": "al-b87a936c682c49d4494c7ccb08c22d23_0",
            "size": 21096309,
            "contentType": "audio/mp4",
            "suffix": "m4a",
            "duration": 642,
            "bitRate": 257,
            "bitDepth": 16,
            "samplingRate": 44100,
            "channelCount": 2,
            "path": "The Knife/Shaking The Habitual/11 - Stay Out Here.m4a",
            "created": "2023-03-13T16:30:35Z",
            "albumId": "b87a936c682c49d4494c7ccb08c22d23",
            "artistId": "b29e9a9d780cb0e133f3add5662771b9",
            "type": "music",
            "isVideo": false,
            "bookmarkPosition": 129000
          },
          "position": 129000,
          "username": "demo",
          "comment": "",
          "created": "2023-03-13T16:30:35Z",
          "changed": "2023-03-13T16:30:35Z"
        },
        {
          "entry": {
            "id": "2b42782333450d02b177823e729664af",
            "parent": "dc8d8889a6fe08d8da7698c7ee1de61c",
            "isDir": false,
            "title": "Ill with the Skills",
            "album": "First Words",
            "artist": "The Polish Ambassador",
            "track": 17,
            "year": 2014,
            "coverArt": "mf-2b42782333450d02b177823e729664af_641edeb3",
            "size": 6219581,
            "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
            "suffix": "mp3",
            "duration": 255,
            "bitRate": 194,
            "bitDepth": 16,
            "samplingRate": 44100,
            "channelCount": 2,
            "path": "The Polish Ambassador/First Words/17 - Ill with the Skills.mp3",
            "playCount": 1,
            "played": "2023-03-15T15:23:37Z",
            "created": "2023-03-25T11:44:51Z",
            "albumId": "dc8d8889a6fe08d8da7698c7ee1de61c",
            "artistId": "64e1f796b283545d329cdf6a31a31dbe",
            "type": "music",
            "isVideo": false,
            "bookmarkPosition": 7000
          },
          "position": 7000,
          "username": "demo",
          "comment": "playSub bookmark",
          "created": "2023-03-25T11:44:51Z",
          "changed": "2023-03-25T11:44:51Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
bookmarks bookmarks Yes The bookmarks

29 - getCaptions

Returns captions (subtitles) for a video.

http://your-server/rest/getCaptions Since 1.14.0

Returns captions (subtitles) for a video. Use getVideoInfo to get a list of available captions.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The ID of the video.
format No Preferred captions format (“srt” or “vtt”).

Example

Result

Returns the raw video captions.

30 - getChatMessages

Returns the current visible (non-expired) chat messages.

http://your-server/rest/getChatMessages Since 1.2.0

Returns the current visible (non-expired) chat messages.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
since No Only return messages newer than this time (in millis since Jan 1 1970).

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested chatMessages element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "chatMessages": {
      "chatMessage": [
        {
          "username": "admin",
          "time": 1678935707000,
          "message": "Api Script Testing"
        },
        {
          "username": "user",
          "time": 1678935699000,
          "message": "Api Script Testing"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "chatMessages": {
      "chatMessage": [
        {
          "username": "admin",
          "time": 1678935707000,
          "message": "Api Script Testing"
        },
        {
          "username": "user",
          "time": 1678935699000,
          "message": "Api Script Testing"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
chatMessages chatMessages Yes The message list

31 - getCoverArt

Returns a cover art image.

http://your-server/rest/getCoverArt Since 1.0.0

Returns a cover art image.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The coverArt ID. Returned by most entities likes Child or AlbumID3
size No If specified, scale image to this size.

Example

Result

Returns binary data on success, or an XML document on error (in which case the HTTP content type will start with “text/xml”).

32 - getGenres

Returns all genres.

http://your-server/rest/getGenres Since 1.9.0

Returns all genres.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested genres element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "genres": {
      "genre": [
        {
          "songCount": 1,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Punk"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 4,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Dark Ambient"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 6,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Noise"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 11,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Electronica"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 11,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Dance"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 12,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Electronic"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 20,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Hip-Hop"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "genres": {
      "genre": [
        {
          "songCount": 1,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Punk"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 4,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Dark Ambient"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 6,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Noise"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 11,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Electronica"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 11,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Dance"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 12,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Electronic"
        },
        {
          "songCount": 20,
          "albumCount": 1,
          "value": "Hip-Hop"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
genres genres Yes The genre list

33 - getIndexes

Returns an indexed structure of all artists.

http://your-server/rest/getIndexes Since 1.0.0

Returns an indexed structure of all artists.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
musicFolderId No If specified, only return artists in the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.
ifModifiedSince No If specified, only return a result if the artist collection has changed since the given time (in milliseconds since 1 Jan 1970).

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested indexes element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "indexes": {
      "shortcut": [
        {
          "id": "11",
          "name": "Audio books"
        },
        {
          "id": "10",
          "name": "Podcasts"
        }
      ],
      "index": [
        {
          "artist": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "name": "ABBA"
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "name": "Alanis Morisette"
            },
            {
              "id": "3",
              "name": "Alphaville",
              "starred": "2013-11-02T12:30:00"
            }
          ],
          "name": "A"
        },
        {
          "artist": {
            "name": "Bob Dylan",
            "id": "4"
          },
          "name": "B"
        }
      ],
      "child": [
        {
          "id": "111",
          "parent": "11",
          "title": "Dancing Queen",
          "isDir": "false",
          "album": "Arrival",
          "artist": "ABBA",
          "track": "7",
          "year": "1978",
          "genre": "Pop",
          "coverArt": "24",
          "size": "8421341",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "146",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "path": "ABBA/Arrival/Dancing Queen.mp3"
        },
        {
          "id": "112",
          "parent": "11",
          "title": "Money, Money, Money",
          "isDir": "false",
          "album": "Arrival",
          "artist": "ABBA",
          "track": "7",
          "year": "1978",
          "genre": "Pop",
          "coverArt": "25",
          "size": "4910028",
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "transcodedContentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "transcodedSuffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "208",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "path": "ABBA/Arrival/Money, Money, Money.mp3"
        }
      ],
      "lastModified": "237462836472342",
      "ignoredArticles": "The El La Los Las Le Les"
    }
  }
}
<subsonic-response status="ok" version="1.16.1" type="AwesomeServerName" serverVersion="0.1.3 (tag)" openSubsonic="true">
  <indexes lastModified="237462836472342" ignoredArticles="The El La Los Las Le Les">
    <shortcut id="11" name="Audio books"/>
    <shortcut id="10" name="Podcasts"/>
    <index name="A">
      <artist id="1" name="ABBA"/>
      <artist id="2" name="Alanis Morisette"/>
      <artist id="3" name="Alphaville" starred="2013-11-02T12:30:00"/>
    </index>
    <index name="B">
      <artist name="Bob Dylan" id="4"/>
    </index>
    <child id="111" parent="11" title="Dancing Queen" isDir="false" album="Arrival" artist="ABBA" track="7" year="1978" genre="Pop" coverArt="24" size="8421341" contentType="audio/mpeg" suffix="mp3" duration="146" bitRate="128" path="ABBA/Arrival/Dancing Queen.mp3"/>
    <child id="112" parent="11" title="Money, Money, Money" isDir="false" album="Arrival" artist="ABBA" track="7" year="1978" genre="Pop" coverArt="25" size="4910028" contentType="audio/flac" suffix="flac" transcodedContentType="audio/mpeg" transcodedSuffix="mp3" duration="208" bitRate="128" path="ABBA/Arrival/Money, Money, Money.mp3"/>
  </indexes>
</subsonic-response>
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "indexes": {
      "shortcut": [
        {
          "id": "11",
          "name": "Audio books"
        },
        {
          "id": "10",
          "name": "Podcasts"
        }
      ],
      "index": [
        {
          "artist": [
            {
              "id": "1",
              "name": "ABBA"
            },
            {
              "id": "2",
              "name": "Alanis Morisette"
            },
            {
              "id": "3",
              "name": "Alphaville",
              "starred": "2013-11-02T12:30:00"
            }
          ],
          "name": "A"
        },
        {
          "artist": {
            "name": "Bob Dylan",
            "id": "4"
          },
          "name": "B"
        }
      ],
      "child": [
        {
          "id": "111",
          "parent": "11",
          "title": "Dancing Queen",
          "isDir": "false",
          "album": "Arrival",
          "artist": "ABBA",
          "track": "7",
          "year": "1978",
          "genre": "Pop",
          "coverArt": "24",
          "size": "8421341",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "146",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "path": "ABBA/Arrival/Dancing Queen.mp3"
        },
        {
          "id": "112",
          "parent": "11",
          "title": "Money, Money, Money",
          "isDir": "false",
          "album": "Arrival",
          "artist": "ABBA",
          "track": "7",
          "year": "1978",
          "genre": "Pop",
          "coverArt": "25",
          "size": "4910028",
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "transcodedContentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "transcodedSuffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "208",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "path": "ABBA/Arrival/Money, Money, Money.mp3"
        }
      ],
      "lastModified": "237462836472342",
      "ignoredArticles": "The El La Los Las Le Les"
    }
  }
}
<subsonic-response status="ok" version="1.16.1" type="AwesomeServerName">
  <indexes lastModified="237462836472342" ignoredArticles="The El La Los Las Le Les">
    <shortcut id="11" name="Audio books"/>
    <shortcut id="10" name="Podcasts"/>
    <index name="A">
      <artist id="1" name="ABBA"/>
      <artist id="2" name="Alanis Morisette"/>
      <artist id="3" name="Alphaville" starred="2013-11-02T12:30:00"/>
    </index>
    <index name="B">
      <artist name="Bob Dylan" id="4"/>
    </index>
    <child id="111" parent="11" title="Dancing Queen" isDir="false" album="Arrival" artist="ABBA" track="7" year="1978" genre="Pop" coverArt="24" size="8421341" contentType="audio/mpeg" suffix="mp3" duration="146" bitRate="128" path="ABBA/Arrival/Dancing Queen.mp3"/>
    <child id="112" parent="11" title="Money, Money, Money" isDir="false" album="Arrival" artist="ABBA" track="7" year="1978" genre="Pop" coverArt="25" size="4910028" contentType="audio/flac" suffix="flac" transcodedContentType="audio/mpeg" transcodedSuffix="mp3" duration="208" bitRate="128" path="ABBA/Arrival/Money, Money, Money.mp3"/>
  </indexes>
</subsonic-response>
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
indexes indexes Yes The indexed artist list

34 - getInternetRadioStations

Returns all internet radio stations.

http://your-server/rest/getInternetRadioStations Since 1.9.0

Returns all internet radio stations. Takes no extra parameters.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested internetRadioStations element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "internetRadioStations": {
      "internetRadioStation": [
        {
          "id": "1",
          "name": "HBR1.com - Dream Factory",
          "streamUrl": "http://ubuntu.hbr1.com:19800/ambient.aac",
          "homepageUrl": "http://www.hbr1.com/"
        },
        {
          "id": "2",
          "name": "HBR1.com - I.D.M. Tranceponder",
          "streamUrl": "http://ubuntu.hbr1.com:19800/trance.ogg",
          "homepageUrl": "http://www.hbr1.com/"
        },
        {
          "id": "3",
          "name": "4ZZZ Community Radio",
          "streamUrl": "https://stream.4zzz.org.au:9200/4zzz",
          "homepageUrl": "https://4zzzfm.org.au"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "internetRadioStations": {
      "internetRadioStation": [
        {
          "id": "1",
          "name": "HBR1.com - Dream Factory",
          "streamUrl": "http://ubuntu.hbr1.com:19800/ambient.aac",
          "homepageUrl": "http://www.hbr1.com/"
        },
        {
          "id": "2",
          "name": "HBR1.com - I.D.M. Tranceponder",
          "streamUrl": "http://ubuntu.hbr1.com:19800/trance.ogg",
          "homepageUrl": "http://www.hbr1.com/"
        },
        {
          "id": "3",
          "name": "4ZZZ Community Radio",
          "streamUrl": "https://stream.4zzz.org.au:9200/4zzz",
          "homepageUrl": "https://4zzzfm.org.au"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
internetRadioStations internetRadioStations Yes The radio stations

35 - getLicense

Get details about the software license.

http://your-server/rest/getLicense Since 1.0.0

Get details about the software license.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested license element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "license": {
      "valid": true,
      "email": "demo@demo.org",
      "licenseExpires": "2017-04-11T10:42:50.842Z",
      "trialExpires": "2017-04-11T10:42:50.842Z"
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "license": {
      "valid": true,
      "email": "demo@demo.org",
      "licenseExpires": "2017-04-11T10:42:50.842Z",
      "trialExpires": "2017-04-11T10:42:50.842Z"
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
license license Yes The status of the license

36 - getLyrics

Searches for and returns lyrics for a given song.

http://your-server/rest/getLyrics Since 1.2.0

Searches for and returns lyrics for a given song.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
artist No The artist name.
title No The song title.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested lyrics element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "lyrics": {
      "artist": "Metallica",
      "title": "Blitzkrieg",
      "value": "Let us have peace, let us have life\n\nLet us escape the cruel night\n\nLet us have time, let the sun shine\n\nLet us beware the deadly sign\n\n\n\nThe day is coming\n\nArmageddon's near\n\nInferno's coming\n\nCan we survive the blitzkrieg?\n\nThe blitzkrieg\n\nThe blitzkrieg\n\n\n\nSave us from fate, save us from hate\n\nSave ourselves before it's too late\n\nCome to our need, hear our plea\n\nSave ourselves before the earth bleeds\n\n\n\nThe day is dawning\n\nThe time is near\n\nAliens calling\n\nCan we survive the blitzkrieg?"
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "lyrics": {
      "artist": "Metallica",
      "title": "Blitzkrieg",
      "value": "Let us have peace, let us have life\n\nLet us escape the cruel night\n\nLet us have time, let the sun shine\n\nLet us beware the deadly sign\n\n\n\nThe day is coming\n\nArmageddon's near\n\nInferno's coming\n\nCan we survive the blitzkrieg?\n\nThe blitzkrieg\n\nThe blitzkrieg\n\n\n\nSave us from fate, save us from hate\n\nSave ourselves before it's too late\n\nCome to our need, hear our plea\n\nSave ourselves before the earth bleeds\n\n\n\nThe day is dawning\n\nThe time is near\n\nAliens calling\n\nCan we survive the blitzkrieg?"
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
lyrics lyrics Yes The lyrics

37 - getLyricsBySongId

Add support for synchronized lyrics, multiple languages, and retrieval by song ID

OpenSubsonic version: 1

OpenSubsonic extension name songLyrics (As returned by getOpenSubsonicExtensions)

Retrieves all structured lyrics from the server for a given song. The lyrics can come from embedded tags (SYLT/USLT), LRC file/text file, or any other external source.

http://your-server/rest/getLyricsBySongId

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes Yes The track ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested lyricsList

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "lyricsList": {
      "structuredLyrics": [
        {
          "displayArtist": "Muse",
          "displayTitle": "Hysteria",
          "lang": "eng",
          "offset": -100,
          "synced": true,
          "line": [
            {
              "start": 0,
              "value": "It's bugging me"
            },
            {
              "start": 2000,
              "value": "Grating me"
            },
            {
              "start": 3001,
              "value": "And twisting me around..."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "displayArtist": "Muse",
          "displayTitle": "Hysteria",
          "lang": "und",
          "offset": 100,
          "synced": false,
          "line": [
            {
              "value": "It's bugging me"
            },
            {
              "value": "Grating me"
            },
            {
              "value": "And twisting me around..."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
<subsonic-response status="ok" version="1.16.1" type="AwesomeServerName" serverVersion="0.1.3 (tag)" openSubsonic="true">
  <lyricsList>
    <structuredLyrics displayArtist="Muse" displayTitle="Hysteria" lang="en" offset="-100" synced="true">
      <line start="0">It's bugging me</line>
      <line start="2000">Grating me</line>
      <line start="3001">And twisting me around...</line>
    </structuredLyrics>
    <structuredLyrics displayArtist="Muse" displayTitle="Hysteria" lang="en" offset="100" synced="false">
      <line>It's bugging me</line>
      <line>Grating me</line>
      <line>And twisting me around...</line>
    </structuredLyrics>
  </lyricsList>
</subsonic-response>
Does not exist.
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
lyricsList lyricsList Yes Yes List of structured lyrics

38 - getMusicDirectory

Returns a listing of all files in a music directory.

http://your-server/rest/getMusicDirectory Since 1.0.0

Returns a listing of all files in a music directory. Typically used to get list of albums for an artist, or list of songs for an album.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes A string which uniquely identifies the music folder. Obtained by calls to getIndexes or getMusicDirectory.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested directory element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "directory": {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "music",
      "child": [
        {
          "id": "100000016",
          "parent": "1",
          "isDir": true,
          "title": "CARNÚN",
          "artist": "CARNÚN",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000016"
        },
        {
          "id": "100000027",
          "parent": "1",
          "isDir": true,
          "title": "Chi.Otic",
          "artist": "Chi.Otic",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000027"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "directory": {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "music",
      "child": [
        {
          "id": "100000016",
          "parent": "1",
          "isDir": true,
          "title": "CARNÚN",
          "artist": "CARNÚN",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000016"
        },
        {
          "id": "100000027",
          "parent": "1",
          "isDir": true,
          "title": "Chi.Otic",
          "artist": "Chi.Otic",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000027"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
directory directory Yes The directory content

39 - getMusicFolders

Returns all configured top-level music folders.

http://your-server/rest/getMusicFolders Since 1.0.0

Returns all configured top-level music folders. Takes no extra parameters.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested musicFolders element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "musicFolders": {
      "musicFolder": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "music"
        },
        {
          "id": 4,
          "name": "upload"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "musicFolders": {
      "musicFolder": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "name": "music"
        },
        {
          "id": 4,
          "name": "upload"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
musicFolders musicFolders Yes The directory content

40 - getNewestPodcasts

Returns the most recently published Podcast episodes.

http://your-server/rest/getNewestPodcasts Since 1.13.0

Returns the most recently published Podcast episodes.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
count No 20 The maximum number of episodes to return.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested newestPodcasts element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "newestPodcasts": {
      "episode": [
        {
          "id": "7390",
          "parent": "7389",
          "isDir": "false",
          "title": "Jonas Gahr Støre",
          "album": "NRK – Hallo P3",
          "artist": "Podcast",
          "year": "2015",
          "coverArt": "7389",
          "size": "41808585",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "2619",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "isVideo": "false",
          "created": "2015-09-07T20:07:31.000Z",
          "artistId": "453",
          "type": "podcast",
          "streamId": "7410",
          "channelId": "17",
          "description": "Jonas Gahr Støre fra Arbeiderpartiet er med i dagens partilederutspørring i Hallo P3!",
          "status": "completed",
          "publishDate": "2015-09-07T15:29:00.000Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "newestPodcasts": {
      "episode": [
        {
          "id": "7390",
          "parent": "7389",
          "isDir": "false",
          "title": "Jonas Gahr Støre",
          "album": "NRK – Hallo P3",
          "artist": "Podcast",
          "year": "2015",
          "coverArt": "7389",
          "size": "41808585",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "2619",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "isVideo": "false",
          "created": "2015-09-07T20:07:31.000Z",
          "artistId": "453",
          "type": "podcast",
          "streamId": "7410",
          "channelId": "17",
          "description": "Jonas Gahr Støre fra Arbeiderpartiet er med i dagens partilederutspørring i Hallo P3!",
          "status": "completed",
          "publishDate": "2015-09-07T15:29:00.000Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
newestPodcasts NewestPodcasts Yes The podacsts

41 - getNowPlaying

Returns what is currently being played by all users.

http://your-server/rest/getNowPlaying Since 1.0.0

Returns what is currently being played by all users. Takes no extra parameters.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested nowPlaying element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "nowPlaying": {
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300115266",
          "parent": "200147046",
          "title": "Take the Home",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200147046",
          "album": "How I Learned to Love Our Robot Overlords",
          "artistId": "100002619",
          "artist": "Raggedy Angry",
          "coverArt": "300115266",
          "duration": 227,
          "bitRate": 222,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 3,
          "track": 7,
          "year": 2010,
          "genre": "Industrial",
          "size": 6341039,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Raggedy Angry/(2010) How I Learned to Love Our Robot Overlords/1-07 - Take the Home.mp3",
          "username": "user",
          "minutesAgo": 0,
          "playerId": 0
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "nowPlaying": {
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300115266",
          "parent": "200147046",
          "title": "Take the Home",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200147046",
          "album": "How I Learned to Love Our Robot Overlords",
          "artistId": "100002619",
          "artist": "Raggedy Angry",
          "coverArt": "300115266",
          "duration": 227,
          "bitRate": 222,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 3,
          "track": 7,
          "year": 2010,
          "genre": "Industrial",
          "size": 6341039,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Raggedy Angry/(2010) How I Learned to Love Our Robot Overlords/1-07 - Take the Home.mp3",
          "username": "user",
          "minutesAgo": 0,
          "playerId": 0
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
nowPlaying nowPlaying Yes The now playing content

42 - getOpenSubsonicExtensions

List the OpenSubsonic extensions supported by this server.

http://your-server/rest/getOpenSubsonicExtensions OpenSubsonic version 1

List the OpenSubsonic extensions supported by this server.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Note: Unlike all other APIs getOpenSubsonicExtensions must be publicly accessible.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested openSubsonicExtensions element on success.

{
    "subsonic-response": {
        "status": "ok",
        "version": "1.16.1",
        "type": "AwesomeServerName",
        "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
        "openSubsonic": true,
        "openSubsonicExtensions": [
            {
                "name": "template",
                "versions": [
                    1,
                    2
                ]
            },
            {
                "name": "transcodeOffset",
                "versions": [
                    1
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}
Does not exist.
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
openSubsonicExtensions An array of openSubsonicExtension Yes The list of supported extensions

43 - getPlaylist

Returns a listing of files in a saved playlist.

http://your-server/rest/getPlaylist Since 1.0.0

Returns a listing of files in a saved playlist.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id yes ID of the playlist to return, as obtained by getPlaylists.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested playlist element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "playlist": {
      "id": "800000075",
      "name": "testcreate",
      "owner": "user",
      "public": true,
      "created": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "changed": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "songCount": 1,
      "duration": 304,
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "playlist": {
      "id": "800000075",
      "name": "testcreate",
      "owner": "user",
      "public": true,
      "created": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "changed": "2023-03-16T03:18:41+00:00",
      "songCount": 1,
      "duration": 304,
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
playlist playlist Yes The created playlist

44 - getPlaylists

Returns all playlists a user is allowed to play.

http://your-server/rest/getPlaylists Since 1.0.0

Returns all playlists a user is allowed to play.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
username no (Since 1.8.0) If specified, return playlists for this user rather than for the authenticated user. The authenticated user must have admin role if this parameter is used.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested playlists element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "playlists": {
      "playlist": [
        {
          "id": "800000003",
          "name": "random - admin - private (admin)",
          "owner": "admin",
          "public": false,
          "created": "2021-02-23T04:35:38+00:00",
          "changed": "2021-02-23T04:35:38+00:00",
          "songCount": 43,
          "duration": 17875
        },
        {
          "id": "800000002",
          "name": "random - admin - public (admin)",
          "owner": "admin",
          "public": true,
          "created": "2021-02-23T04:34:56+00:00",
          "changed": "2021-02-23T04:34:56+00:00",
          "songCount": 43,
          "duration": 17786
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "playlists": {
      "playlist": [
        {
          "id": "800000003",
          "name": "random - admin - private (admin)",
          "owner": "admin",
          "public": false,
          "created": "2021-02-23T04:35:38+00:00",
          "changed": "2021-02-23T04:35:38+00:00",
          "songCount": 43,
          "duration": 17875
        },
        {
          "id": "800000002",
          "name": "random - admin - public (admin)",
          "owner": "admin",
          "public": true,
          "created": "2021-02-23T04:34:56+00:00",
          "changed": "2021-02-23T04:34:56+00:00",
          "songCount": 43,
          "duration": 17786
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
playlists playlists Yes The playlists

45 - getPlayQueue

Returns the state of the play queue for this user.

http://your-server/rest/getPlayQueue Since 1.12.0

Returns the state of the play queue for this user (as set by savePlayQueue). This includes the tracks in the play queue, the currently playing track, and the position within this track. Typically used to allow a user to move between different clients/apps while retaining the same play queue (for instance when listening to an audio book).

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested playQueue element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "playQueue": {
      "current": "1234",
      "position": 1000,
      "username": "user",
      "changed": "2023-03-10T02:19:35.784818075Z",
      "changedBy": "example client",
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "1234",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Can I Help U?",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "1234",
          "duration": 103,
          "bitRate": 216,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 1,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 2811819,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "playQueue": {
      "current": "1234",
      "position": 1000,
      "username": "user",
      "changed": "2023-03-10T02:19:35.784818075Z",
      "changedBy": "example client",
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "1234",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Can I Help U?",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "1234",
          "duration": 103,
          "bitRate": 216,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 1,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 2811819,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
playQueue playQueue Yes The play queue

46 - getPodcasts

Returns all Podcast channels the server subscribes to, and (optionally) their episodes.

http://your-server/rest/getPodcasts Since 1.6.0

Returns all Podcast channels the server subscribes to, and (optionally) their episodes. This method can also be used to return details for only one channel - refer to the id parameter. A typical use case for this method would be to first retrieve all channels without episodes, and then retrieve all episodes for the single channel the user selects.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
includeEpisodes No true (Since 1.9.0) Whether to include Podcast episodes in the returned result.
id No (Since 1.9.0) If specified, only return the Podcast channel with this ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested podcasts element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "podcasts": {
      "channel": [
        {
          "id": "7390",
          "parent": "7389",
          "isDir": "false",
          "title": "Jonas Gahr Støre",
          "album": "NRK – Hallo P3",
          "artist": "Podcast",
          "year": "2015",
          "coverArt": "7389",
          "size": "41808585",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "2619",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "isVideo": "false",
          "created": "2015-09-07T20:07:31.000Z",
          "artistId": "453",
          "type": "podcast",
          "streamId": "7410",
          "channelId": "17",
          "description": "Jonas Gahr Støre fra Arbeiderpartiet er med i dagens partilederutspørring i Hallo P3!",
          "status": "completed",
          "publishDate": "2015-09-07T15:29:00.000Z"
        },
        {
          "id": "3",
          "url": "https://example.com/404",
          "status": "error",
          "errorMessage": "Not Found"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
      "channel": [
        {
          "id": "7390",
          "parent": "7389",
          "isDir": "false",
          "title": "Jonas Gahr Støre",
          "album": "NRK – Hallo P3",
          "artist": "Podcast",
          "year": "2015",
          "coverArt": "7389",
          "size": "41808585",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "duration": "2619",
          "bitRate": "128",
          "isVideo": "false",
          "created": "2015-09-07T20:07:31.000Z",
          "artistId": "453",
          "type": "podcast",
          "streamId": "7410",
          "channelId": "17",
          "description": "Jonas Gahr Støre fra Arbeiderpartiet er med i dagens partilederutspørring i Hallo P3!",
          "status": "completed",
          "publishDate": "2015-09-07T15:29:00.000Z"
        },
        {
          "id": "3",
          "url": "https://example.com/404",
          "status": "error",
          "errorMessage": "Not Found"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
podcasts podcasts Yes The podacsts

47 - getRandomSongs

Returns random songs matching the given criteria.

http://your-server/rest/getRandomSongs Since 1.2.0

Returns random songs matching the given criteria.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
size No 10 The maximum number of songs to return. Max 500.
genre No Only returns songs belonging to this genre.
fromYear No Only return songs published after or in this year.
toYear No Only return songs published before or in this year.
musicFolderId No Only return songs in the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested randomSongs element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "randomSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "randomSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
randomSongs songs Yes The random songs list

48 - getScanStatus

Returns the current status for media library scanning.

http://your-server/rest/getScanStatus Since 1.15.0

Returns the current status for media library scanning. Takes no extra parameters.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested scanStatus element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "scanStatus": {
      "scanning": true,
      "count": 1
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "scanStatus": {
      "scanning": true,
      "count": 0
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
scanStatus scanStatus Yes The status of the scan

49 - getShares

Returns information about shared media this user is allowed to manage.

http://your-server/rest/getShares Since 1.6.0

Returns information about shared media this user is allowed to manage. Takes no extra parameters.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested shares element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "shares": {
      "share": [
        {
          "id": "12",
          "url": "http://localhost:8989/share.php?id=12&secret=fXlKyEv3",
          "description": "Forget and Remember (Comfort Fit)",
          "username": "user",
          "created": "2023-03-16T04:13:09+00:00",
          "visitCount": 0,
          "entry": [
            {
              "id": "300000116",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Can I Help U?",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000116",
              "duration": 103,
              "bitRate": 216,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 1,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 2811819,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
            },
            {
              "id": "300000121",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Planetary Picknick",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000121",
              "duration": 358,
              "bitRate": 238,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 2,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 10715592,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/2 - Planetary Picknick.mp3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "shares": {
      "share": [
        {
          "id": "12",
          "url": "http://localhost:8989/share.php?id=12&secret=fXlKyEv3",
          "description": "Forget and Remember (Comfort Fit)",
          "username": "user",
          "created": "2023-03-16T04:13:09+00:00",
          "visitCount": 0,
          "entry": [
            {
              "id": "300000116",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Can I Help U?",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000116",
              "duration": 103,
              "bitRate": 216,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 1,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 2811819,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
            },
            {
              "id": "300000121",
              "parent": "200000021",
              "title": "Planetary Picknick",
              "isDir": false,
              "isVideo": false,
              "type": "music",
              "albumId": "200000021",
              "album": "Forget and Remember",
              "artistId": "100000036",
              "artist": "Comfort Fit",
              "coverArt": "300000121",
              "duration": 358,
              "bitRate": 238,
              "bitDepth": 16,
              "samplingRate": 44100,
              "channelCount": 2,
              "track": 2,
              "year": 2005,
              "genre": "Hip-Hop",
              "size": 10715592,
              "discNumber": 1,
              "suffix": "mp3",
              "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
              "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/2 - Planetary Picknick.mp3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
shares shares Yes The shares

50 - getSimilarSongs

Returns a random collection of songs from the given artist and similar artists.

http://your-server/rest/getSimilarSongs Since 1.11.0

Returns a random collection of songs from the given artist and similar artists, using data from last.fm. Typically used for artist radio features.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The artist, album or song ID.
count No 50 Max number of songs to return.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested similarSongs element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "similarSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "similarSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
similarSongs similarSongs Yes The similar songs list

51 - getSimilarSongs2

Returns a random collection of songs from the given artist and similar artists.

http://your-server/rest/getSimilarSongs2 Since 1.11.0

Similar to getSimilarSongs, but organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The artist ID.
count No 50 Max number of songs to return.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested similarSongs2 element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "similarSongs2": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "similarSongs2": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
similarSongs2 similarSongs2 Yes The similar songs list

52 - getSong

Returns details for a song.

http://your-server/rest/getSong Since 1.8.0

Returns details for a song.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The song ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested song element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "song": {
      "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
      "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
      "isDir": false,
      "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
      "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
      "artist": "The New Deal",
      "track": 4,
      "year": 2005,
      "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
      "size": 19866778,
      "contentType": "audio/flac",
      "suffix": "flac",
      "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
      "duration": 178,
      "bitRate": 880,
      "bitDepth": 16,
      "samplingRate": 44100,
      "channelCount": 2,
      "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
      "playCount": 8,
      "played": "2023-03-26T22:27:46Z",
      "discNumber": 1,
      "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
      "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
      "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
      "type": "music",
      "mediaType": "song",
      "isVideo": false,
      "bpm": 134,
      "comment": "This is a song comment",
      "sortName": "Polar expedition",
      "musicBrainzId": "189002e7-3285-4e2e-92a3-7f6c30d407a2",
      "genres": [
        {
          "name": "Hip-Hop"
        },
        {
          "name": "East coast"
        }
      ],
      "artists": [
        {
          "id": "ar-1",
          "name": "Artist 1"
        },
        {
          "id": "ar-2",
          "name": "Artist 2"
        }
      ],
      "displayArtist": "Artist 1 feat. Artist 2",
      "albumArtists": [
        {
          "id": "ar-6",
          "name": "Artist 6"
        },
        {
          "id": "ar-7",
          "name": "Artist 7"
        }
      ],
      "displayAlbumArtist": "Artist 6 & Artist 7",
      "contributors": [
        {
          "role": "composer",
          "artist": {
            "id": "ar-3",
            "name": "Artist 3"
          }
        },
        {
          "role": "composer",
          "artist": {
            "id": "ar-4",
            "name": "Artist 4"
          }
        },
        {
          "role": "lyricist",
          "artist": {
            "id": "ar-5",
            "name": "Artist 5"
          }
        },
        {
          "role": "performer",
          "subRole": "Bass",
          "artist": {
            "id": "ar-5",
            "name": "Artist 5"
          }
        }
      ],
      "displayComposer": "Artist 3, Artist 4",
      "moods": [
        "slow",
        "cool"
      ],
      "replayGain": {
        "trackGain": 0.1,
        "albumGain": 1.1,
        "trackPeak": 9.2,
        "albumPeak": 9,
        "baseGain": 0
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "song": {
      "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
      "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
      "isDir": false,
      "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
      "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
      "artist": "The New Deal",
      "track": 4,
      "year": 2005,
      "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
      "size": 19866778,
      "contentType": "audio/flac",
      "suffix": "flac",
      "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
      "duration": 178,
      "bitRate": 880,
      "bitDepth": 16,
      "samplingRate": 44100,
      "channelCount": 2,
      "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
      "playCount": 8,
      "discNumber": 1,
      "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
      "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
      "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
      "type": "music",
      "isVideo": false
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
song Child Yes The song

53 - getSongsByGenre

Returns songs in a given genre.

http://your-server/rest/getSongsByGenre Since 1.9.0

Returns songs in a given genre.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
genre Yes The genre, as returned by getGenres.
count No 10 The maximum number of songs to return. Max 500.
offset No 0 The offset. Useful if you want to page through the songs in a genre.
musicFolderId No (Since 1.12.0) Only return albums in the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested songsByGenre element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "randomSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "randomSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
songsByGenre songs Yes The songs list

54 - getStarred

Returns starred songs, albums and artists.

http://your-server/rest/getStarred Since 1.8.0

Returns starred songs, albums and artists.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
musicFolderId No (Since 1.12.0) Only return results from the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested starred element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "starred": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "100000002",
          "name": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000002",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "starred": "2021-02-22T05:54:18Z"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "parent": "100000036",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "songCount": 20,
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "starred": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "100000002",
          "name": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000002",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "starred": "2021-02-22T05:54:18Z"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "parent": "100000036",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "songCount": 20,
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
starred starred Yes The song

55 - getStarred2

Returns starred songs, albums and artists.

http://your-server/rest/getStarred2 Since 1.8.0

Similar to getStarred, but organizes music according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
musicFolderId No (Since 1.12.0) Only return results from the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested starred2 element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "starred2": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51",
          "name": "2 Mello",
          "coverArt": "ar-37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51_0",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "userRating": 5,
          "artistImageUrl": "https://demo.org/image.jpg",
          "starred": "2017-04-11T10:42:50.842Z"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35",
          "name": "8-bit lagerfeuer",
          "artist": "pornophonique",
          "year": 2007,
          "coverArt": "al-ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35_640a93a8",
          "starred": "2023-03-22T01:51:06Z",
          "duration": 1954,
          "playCount": 97,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "created": "2023-03-10T02:19:35.784818075Z",
          "artistId": "91c3901ac465b9efc439e4be4270c2b6",
          "songCount": 8
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "starred2": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51",
          "name": "2 Mello",
          "coverArt": "ar-37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51_0",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "userRating": 5,
          "artistImageUrl": "https://demo.org/image.jpg",
          "starred": "2017-04-11T10:42:50.842Z"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35",
          "name": "8-bit lagerfeuer",
          "artist": "pornophonique",
          "year": 2007,
          "coverArt": "al-ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35_640a93a8",
          "starred": "2023-03-22T01:51:06Z",
          "duration": 1954,
          "playCount": 97,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "created": "2023-03-10T02:19:35.784818075Z",
          "artistId": "91c3901ac465b9efc439e4be4270c2b6",
          "songCount": 8
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
starred2 starred2 Yes The song

56 - getTopSongs

Returns top songs for the given artist.

http://your-server/rest/getTopSongs Since 1.13.0

Returns top songs for the given artist, using data from last.fm.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
artist Yes The artist name.
count No 50 Max number of songs to return.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested topSongs element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "topSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "topSongs": {
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "300000060",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "BrownSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000060",
          "duration": 304,
          "bitRate": 20,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "userRating": 5,
          "averageRating": 5,
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 792375,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "wma",
          "contentType": "audio/x-ms-wma",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007/04-Synthetic_-_BrownSmokeYSBM20k22khS.wma"
        },
        {
          "id": "300000055",
          "parent": "200000002",
          "title": "Red&GreenSmoke",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000002",
          "album": "Colorsmoke EP",
          "artistId": "100000002",
          "artist": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "300000055",
          "duration": 400,
          "bitRate": 64,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 5,
          "year": 2007,
          "genre": "Electronic",
          "size": 3209886,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "Synthetic/Synthetic_-_Colorsmoke_EP-20k217-2007(1)/05-Synthetic_-_RedGreenSmokePM20k22khS_64kb.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
topSongs topSongs Yes The top songs list

57 - getUser

Get details about a given user, including which authorization roles and folder access it has.

http://your-server/rest/getUser Since 1.3.0

Get details about a given user, including which authorization roles and folder access it has. Can be used to enable/disable certain features in the client, such as jukebox control.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
username Yes The name of the user to retrieve. You can only retrieve your own user unless you have admin privileges.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested user element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "user": {
      "folder": [
          1,
          3
      ],
      "username": "sindre",
      "email": "sindre@activeobjects.no",
      "scrobblingEnabled": "true",
      "adminRole": "false",
      "settingsRole": "true",
      "downloadRole": "true",
      "uploadRole": "false",
      "playlistRole": "true",
      "coverArtRole": "true",
      "commentRole": "true",
      "podcastRole": "true",
      "streamRole": "true",
      "jukeboxRole": "true",
      "shareRole": "false"
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "user": {
      "folder": [
          1,
          3
      ],
      "username": "sindre",
      "email": "sindre@activeobjects.no",
      "scrobblingEnabled": "true",
      "adminRole": "false",
      "settingsRole": "true",
      "downloadRole": "true",
      "uploadRole": "false",
      "playlistRole": "true",
      "coverArtRole": "true",
      "commentRole": "true",
      "podcastRole": "true",
      "streamRole": "true",
      "jukeboxRole": "true",
      "shareRole": "false"
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
user user Yes The user

58 - getUsers

Get details about all users, including which authorization roles and folder access they have

http://your-server/rest/getUsers Since 1.8.0

Get details about all users, including which authorization roles and folder access they have. Only users with admin privileges are allowed to call this method.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested users element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "users": {
      "user": [
        {
          "folder": [
              1,
              3
          ],
          "username": "sindre",
          "email": "sindre@activeobjects.no",
          "scrobblingEnabled": "true",
          "adminRole": "false",
          "settingsRole": "true",
          "downloadRole": "true",
          "uploadRole": "false",
          "playlistRole": "true",
          "coverArtRole": "true",
          "commentRole": "true",
          "podcastRole": "true",
          "streamRole": "true",
          "jukeboxRole": "true",
          "shareRole": "false"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "users": {
      "user": [
        {
          "folder": [
              1,
              3
          ],
          "username": "sindre",
          "email": "sindre@activeobjects.no",
          "scrobblingEnabled": "true",
          "adminRole": "false",
          "settingsRole": "true",
          "downloadRole": "true",
          "uploadRole": "false",
          "playlistRole": "true",
          "coverArtRole": "true",
          "commentRole": "true",
          "podcastRole": "true",
          "streamRole": "true",
          "jukeboxRole": "true",
          "shareRole": "false"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
users users Yes The users

59 - getVideoInfo

Returns details for a video.

http://your-server/rest/getVideoInfo Since 1.14.0

Returns details for a video, including information about available audio tracks, subtitles (captions) and conversions.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The video ID.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested videoInfo element on success.

// TODO
// TODO
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
videoInfo videoInfo Yes The song

60 - getVideos

Returns all video files.

http://your-server/rest/getVideos Since 1.8.0

Returns all video files.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested videos element on success.

// TODO
// TODO
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
videos videos Yes The videos

61 - hls

Downloads a given media file.

http://your-server/rest/hls.m3u8 Since 1.8.0

Creates an HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) playlist used for streaming video or audio. HLS is a streaming protocol implemented by Apple and works by breaking the overall stream into a sequence of small HTTP-based file downloads. It’s supported by iOS and newer versions of Android. This method also supports adaptive bitrate streaming, see the bitRate parameter.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes A string which uniquely identifies the media file to stream.
bitRate No If specified, the server will attempt to limit the bitrate to this value, in kilobits per second. If this parameter is specified more than once, the server will create a variant playlist, suitable for adaptive bitrate streaming. The playlist will support streaming at all the specified bitrates. The server will automatically choose video dimensions that are suitable for the given bitrates. Since 1.9.0 you may explicitly request a certain width (480) and height (360) like so: bitRate=1000@480x360
audioTrack No The ID of the audio track to use. SeegetVideoInfo for how to get the list of available audio tracks for a video.

Example

Result

Returns an M3U8 playlist on success (content type “application/vnd.apple.mpegurl”), or an XML document on error (in which case the HTTP content type will start with “text/xml”).

62 - jukeboxControl

Controls the jukebox, i.e., playback directly on the server’s audio hardware.

http://your-server/rest/jukeboxControl Since 1.2.0

Controls the jukebox, i.e., playback directly on the server’s audio hardware. Note: The user must be authorized to control the jukebox (see Settings > Users > User is allowed to play files in jukebox mode).

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
action Yes The operation to perform. Must be one of: get, status (since 1.7.0), set (since 1.7.0), start, stop, skip, add, clear, remove, shuffle, setGain
index No Used by skip and remove. Zero-based index of the song to skip to or remove.
offset No (Since 1.7.0) Used by skip. Start playing this many seconds into the track.
id No Used by add and set. ID of song to add to the jukebox playlist. Use multiple id parameters to add many songs in the same request. (set is similar to a clear followed by a add, but will not change the currently playing track.)
gain No Used by setGain to control the playback volume. A float value between 0.0 and 1.0.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested :

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "jukeboxStatus": {
      "currentIndex": 7,
      "playing": true,
      "gain": 0.9,
      "position": 67
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "jukeboxPlaylist": {
      "currentIndex": 7,
      "playing": true,
      "gain": 0.9,
      "position": 67,
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300000116",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Can I Help U?",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "300000116",
          "duration": 103,
          "bitRate": 216,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 1,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 2811819,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "jukeboxStatus": {
      "currentIndex": 7,
      "playing": true,
      "gain": 0.9,
      "position": 67
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "jukeboxPlaylist": {
      "currentIndex": 7,
      "playing": true,
      "gain": 0.9,
      "position": 67,
      "entry": [
        {
          "id": "300000116",
          "parent": "200000021",
          "title": "Can I Help U?",
          "isDir": false,
          "isVideo": false,
          "type": "music",
          "albumId": "200000021",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "coverArt": "300000116",
          "duration": 103,
          "bitRate": 216,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "track": 1,
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop",
          "size": 2811819,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "suffix": "mp3",
          "contentType": "audio/mpeg",
          "path": "user/Comfort Fit/Forget And Remember/1 - Can I Help U?.mp3"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
jukeboxStatus jukeboxstatus Yes The jukeboxstatus
jukeboxPlaylist jukeboxPlaylist Yes The jukeboxstatus

63 - ping

Used to test connectivity with the server.

http://your-server/rest/ping Since 1.0.0

Test connectivity with the server.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

64 - refreshPodcasts

Requests the server to check for new Podcast episodes.

http://your-server/rest/refreshPodcasts Since 1.9.0

Requests the server to check for new Podcast episodes. Note: The user must be authorized for Podcast administration (see Settings > Users > User is allowed to administrate Podcasts).

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

65 - savePlayQueue

Saves the state of the play queue for this user.

http://your-server/rest/savePlayQueue Since 1.12.0

Saves the state of the play queue for this user. This includes the tracks in the play queue, the currently playing track, and the position within this track. Typically used to allow a user to move between different clients/apps while retaining the same play queue (for instance when listening to an audio book).

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id No ID of a song in the play queue. Use one id parameter for each song in the play queue.
current No The ID of the current playing song.
position No The position in milliseconds within the currently playing song.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

66 - scrobble

Registers the local playback of one or more media files.

http://your-server/rest/scrobble Since 1.5.0

Registers the local playback of one or more media files. Typically used when playing media that is cached on the client. This operation includes the following:

  • “Scrobbles” the media files on last.fm if the user has configured his/her last.fm credentials on the server.
  • Updates the play count and last played timestamp for the media files. (Since 1.11.0)
  • Makes the media files appear in the “Now playing” page in the web app, and appear in the list of songs returned by getNowPlaying (Since 1.11.0)

Since 1.8.0 you may specify multiple id (and optionally time) parameters to scrobble multiple files.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes A string which uniquely identifies the file to scrobble.
time No (Since 1.8.0) The time (in milliseconds since 1 Jan 1970) at which the song was listened to.
submission No True Whether this is a “submission” or a “now playing” notification.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

67 - search

Returns a listing of files matching the given search criteria. Supports paging through the result.

http://your-server/rest/search Since 1.0.0

Deprecated since 1.4.0, use search2 instead.

Returns a listing of files matching the given search criteria. Supports paging through the result.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
artist No Artist to search for.
album No Album to searh for.
title No Song title to search for.
any No Searches all fields.
count No 20 Maximum number of results to return.
offset No 0 Search result offset. Used for paging.
newerThan No Only return matches that are newer than this. Given as milliseconds since 1970.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested searchResult element on success.

// TODO
// TODO
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
searchResult searchResult Yes The result

68 - search2

Returns a listing of files matching the given search criteria. Supports paging through the result.

http://your-server/rest/search2 Since 1.4.0

Returns albums, artists and songs matching the given search criteria. Supports paging through the result.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
query Yes Search query.
artistCount No 20 Maximum number of artists to return.
artistOffset No 0 Search result offset for artists. Used for paging.
albumCount No 20 Maximum number of albums to return.
albumOffset No 0 Search result offset for albums. Used for paging.
songCount No 20 Maximum number of songs to return.
songOffset No 0 Search result offset for songs. Used for paging.
musicFolderId No (Since 1.12.0) Only return results from the music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested searchResult2 element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "searchResult2": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "100000002",
          "name": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000002",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "starred": "2021-02-22T05:54:18Z"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "parent": "100000036",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "songCount": 20,
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "searchResult2": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "100000002",
          "name": "Synthetic",
          "coverArt": "ar-100000002",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "starred": "2021-02-22T05:54:18Z"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "200000021",
          "parent": "100000036",
          "album": "Forget and Remember",
          "title": "Forget and Remember",
          "name": "Forget and Remember",
          "isDir": true,
          "coverArt": "al-200000021",
          "songCount": 20,
          "created": "2021-07-22T02:09:31+00:00",
          "duration": 4248,
          "playCount": 0,
          "artistId": "100000036",
          "artist": "Comfort Fit",
          "year": 2005,
          "genre": "Hip-Hop"
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
searchResult2 searchResult2 Yes The result

69 - search3

Returns albums, artists and songs matching the given search criteria. Supports paging through the result.

http://your-server/rest/search3 Since 1.8.0

Returns albums, artists and songs matching the given search criteria. Supports paging through the result.

Music is organized according to ID3 tags.

Parameters

Parameter Requ. OpenS. Default Comment
query Yes See below* Search query.
artistCount No 20 Maximum number of artists to return.
artistOffset No 0 Search result offset for artists. Used for paging.
albumCount No 20 Maximum number of albums to return.
albumOffset No 0 Search result offset for albums. Used for paging.
songCount No 20 Maximum number of songs to return.
songOffset No 0 Search result offset for songs. Used for paging.
musicFolderId No (Since 1.12.0) Only return results from music folder with the given ID. See getMusicFolders.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response with a nested searchResult3 element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true,
    "searchResult3": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51",
          "name": "2 Mello",
          "coverArt": "ar-37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51_0",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "userRating": 5,
          "artistImageUrl": "https://demo.org/image.jpg"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35",
          "name": "8-bit lagerfeuer",
          "artist": "pornophonique",
          "year": 2007,
          "coverArt": "al-ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35_640a93a8",
          "starred": "2023-03-22T01:51:06Z",
          "duration": 1954,
          "playCount": 97,
          "played": "2023-03-28T00:45:13Z",
          "created": "2023-03-10T02:19:35.784818075Z",
          "artistId": "91c3901ac465b9efc439e4be4270c2b6",
          "userRating": 4,
          "songCount": 8
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "played": "2023-03-26T22:27:46Z",
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "searchResult3": {
      "artist": [
        {
          "id": "37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51",
          "name": "2 Mello",
          "coverArt": "ar-37ec820ca7193e17040c98f7da7c4b51_0",
          "albumCount": 1,
          "userRating": 5,
          "artistImageUrl": "https://demo.org/image.jpg"
        }
      ],
      "album": [
        {
          "id": "ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35",
          "name": "8-bit lagerfeuer",
          "artist": "pornophonique",
          "year": 2007,
          "coverArt": "al-ad0f112b6dcf83de5e9cae85d07f0d35_640a93a8",
          "starred": "2023-03-22T01:51:06Z",
          "duration": 1954,
          "playCount": 97,
          "played": "2023-03-28T00:45:13Z",
          "created": "2023-03-10T02:19:35.784818075Z",
          "artistId": "91c3901ac465b9efc439e4be4270c2b6",
          "userRating": 4,
          "songCount": 8
        }
      ],
      "song": [
        {
          "id": "082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4",
          "parent": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "isDir": false,
          "title": "\"polar expedition\"",
          "album": "Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29",
          "artist": "The New Deal",
          "track": 4,
          "year": 2005,
          "coverArt": "mf-082f435a363c32c57d5edb6a678a28d4_6410b3ce",
          "size": 19866778,
          "contentType": "audio/flac",
          "suffix": "flac",
          "starred": "2023-03-27T09:45:27Z",
          "duration": 178,
          "bitRate": 880,
          "bitDepth": 16,
          "samplingRate": 44100,
          "channelCount": 2,
          "path": "The New Deal/Live at The Casbah - 2005-04-29/04 - \"polar expedition\".flac",
          "playCount": 8,
          "played": "2023-03-26T22:27:46Z",
          "discNumber": 1,
          "created": "2023-03-14T17:51:22.112827504Z",
          "albumId": "e8a0685e3f3ec6f251649af2b58b8617",
          "artistId": "97e0398acf63f9fb930d7d4ce209a52b",
          "type": "music",
          "isVideo": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
searchResult3 searchResult3 Yes The result of the search

70 - setRating

Sets the rating for a music file.

http://your-server/rest/setRating Since 1.6.0

Sets the rating for a music file.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes A string which uniquely identifies the file (song) or folder (album/artist) to rate.
rating Yes The rating between 1 and 5 (inclusive), or 0 to remove the rating.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

71 - star

Attaches a star to a song, album or artist.

http://your-server/rest/star Since 1.8.0

Attaches a star to a song, album or artist.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id No The ID of the file (song) or folder (album/artist) to star. Multiple parameters allowed.
albumId No The ID of an album to star. Use this rather than id if the client accesses the media collection according to ID3 tags rather than file structure. Multiple parameters allowed.
artistId No The ID of an artist to star. Use this rather than id if the client accesses the media collection according to ID3 tags rather than file structure. Multiple parameters allowed.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

72 - startScan

Initiates a rescan of the media libraries.

http://your-server/rest/startScan Since 1.15.0

Initiates a rescan of the media libraries. Takes no extra parameters.

Parameters

Takes no extra parameters.

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested scanStatus element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
    "scanStatus": {
      "scanning": true,
      "count": 1
    }
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "scanStatus": {
      "scanning": true,
      "count": 0
    }
  }
}
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
scanStatus scanStatus Yes The status of the scan

73 - stream

Streams a given media file.

http://your-server/rest/stream Since 1.0.0

Streams a given media file.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes A string which uniquely identifies the file to stream. Obtained by calls to getMusicDirectory.
maxBitRate No (Since 1.2.0) If specified, the server will attempt to limit the bitrate to this value, in kilobits per second. If set to zero, no limit is imposed.
format No (Since 1.6.0) Specifies the preferred target format (e.g., “mp3” or “flv”) in case there are multiple applicable transcodings. Starting with 1.9.0 you can use the special value “raw” to disable transcoding.
timeOffset No No / Yes By default only applicable to video streaming. If specified, start streaming at the given offset (in seconds) into the media. The Transcode Offet extension enables the parameter to music too.
size No (Since 1.6.0) Only applicable to video streaming. Requested video size specified as WxH, for instance “640x480”.
estimateContentLength No false (Since 1.8.0). If set to “true”, the Content-Length HTTP header will be set to an estimated value for transcoded or downsampled media.
converted No false (Since 1.14.0) Only applicable to video streaming. Servers can optimize videos for streaming by converting them to MP4. If a conversion exists for the video in question, then setting this parameter to “true” will cause the converted video to be returned instead of the original.

Example

Result

Returns binary data on success, or an XML document on error (in which case the HTTP content type will start with “text/xml”).

74 - tokenInfo

Returns information about an API key

OpenSubsonic version: 1

OpenSubsonic extension name apiKeyAuthentication (As returned by getOpenSubsonicExtensions)

Returns data about an API key.

http://your-server/rest/tokenInfo

Parameters

None

Example

Result

A subsonic-response element with a nested tokenInfo on success, or error 44 on invalid token.

{
"subsonic-response": {
  "status": "ok",
  "version": "1.16.1",
  "type": "AwesomeServerName",
  "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
  "openSubsonic": true,
    "tokenInfo": {
      "username": "token username"
    }
  }
}
<subsonic-response status="ok" version="1.16.1" type="AwesomeServerName" serverVersion="0.1.3 (tag)" openSubsonic="true">
  <tokenInfo username="token username"></tokenInfo>
</subsonic-response>
Does not exist.
Field Type Req. OpenS. Details
tokenInfo tokenInfo Yes Yes Information about the token

75 - unstar

Attaches a star to a song, album or artist.

http://your-server/rest/unstar Since 1.8.0

Removes a star to a song, album or artist.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id No The ID of the file (song) or folder (album/artist) to unstar. Multiple parameters allowed.
albumId No The ID of an album to unstar. Use this rather than id if the client accesses the media collection according to ID3 tags rather than file structure. Multiple parameters allowed.
artistId No The ID of an artist to unstar. Use this rather than id if the client accesses the media collection according to ID3 tags rather than file structure. Multiple parameters allowed.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

76 - updateInternetRadioStation

Updates an existing internet radio station.

http://your-server/rest/updateInternetRadioStation Since 1.16.0

Updates an existing internet radio station. Only users with admin privileges are allowed to call this method.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes The ID of the station.
streamUrl Yes The stream URL for the station.
name Yes The user-defined name for the station.
homepageUrl No The home page URL for the station.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

77 - updatePlaylist

Updates a playlist. Only the owner of a playlist is allowed to update it.

http://your-server/rest/updatePlaylist Since 1.8.0

Updates a playlist. Only the owner of a playlist is allowed to update it.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
playlistId Yes The playlist ID.
name No The human-readable name of the playlist.
comment No The playlist comment.
public No true if the playlist should be visible to all users, false otherwise.
songIdToAdd No Add this song with this ID to the playlist. Multiple parameters allowed.
songIndexToRemove No Remove the song at this position in the playlist. Multiple parameters allowed.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

78 - updateShare

Updates the description and/or expiration date for an existing share.

http://your-server/rest/updateShare Since 1.6.0

Updates the description and/or expiration date for an existing share.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
id Yes ID of the share to update.
description No A user-defined description that will be displayed to people visiting the shared media.
expires No The time at which the share expires. Given as milliseconds since 1970, or zero to remove the expiration.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}

79 - updateUser

Modifies an existing user on the server.

http://your-server/rest/updateUser Since 1.10.1

Modifies an existing user on the server.

Parameters

Parameter Req. OpenS. Default Comment
username Yes The name of the user.
password No The password of the user, either in clear text of hex-encoded (see above).
email No The email address of the user.
ldapAuthenticated No Whether the user is authenicated in LDAP.
adminRole No Whether the user is administrator.
settingsRole No Whether the user is allowed to change personal settings and password.
streamRole No Whether the user is allowed to play files.
jukeboxRole No Whether the user is allowed to play files in jukebox mode.
downloadRole No Whether the user is allowed to download files.
uploadRole No Whether the user is allowed to upload files.
coverArtRole No Whether the user is allowed to change cover art and tags.
commentRole No Whether the user is allowed to create and edit comments and ratings.
podcastRole No Whether the user is allowed to administrate Podcasts.
shareRole No Whether the user is allowed to share files with anyone.
videoConversionRole No false (Since 1.15.0) Whether the user is allowed to start video conversions.
musicFolderId No (Since 1.12.0) IDs of the music folders the user is allowed access to. Include the parameter once for each folder.
maxBitRate No (Since 1.13.0) The maximum bit rate (in Kbps) for the user. Audio streams of higher bit rates are automatically downsampled to this bit rate. Legal values: 0 (no limit), 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320.

Example

Result

An empty subsonic-response element on success.

{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1",
    "type": "AwesomeServerName",
    "serverVersion": "0.1.3 (tag)",
    "openSubsonic": true
  }
}
{
  "subsonic-response": {
    "status": "ok",
    "version": "1.16.1"
  }
}