Artist Browse Method

Retrieves a list of artists sorted alphabetically.

Method Path

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/browse/[alpha]

Parameters

Parameter Description Required
alpha Specify the first letter of the artist's name. The MTVN Content API will return all artists for that alpha character. Valid characters are the letters "a" through "z" and "-" for artists names that begin with numbers. Yes

Atom Request Example

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/browse/x/

Atom Return Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<feed xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<id>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/browse/x/</id>
<updated>2008-08-06T09:15:26.146-04:00</updated>
<title>MTVN Content API artist browse for "x"</title>

<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/browse/x/"/>
<entry>
<id>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/x/</id>
<updated>2008-08-06T09:15:26.146-04:00</updated>
<title>X</title>
<author>

<name>X</name>
<uri>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/x/</uri>
</author>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/x/"/>
<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/artist/videos" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/x/videos/"/>
<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/artist/related" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/x/related/"/>
<content/>

</entry>

...

</feed>

version 5 as of 9 months ago by justintormey

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