getArtists

Returns 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`.

Example

http://your-server/rest/getArtists.view?&u=demo&p=demo&v=1.13.0&c=AwesomeClientName&f=json

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

Last modified April 8, 2023: Simplify OpenSubsonic API (#30) (616a145)