Artist Videos Method

Returns videos associated to a specific artist.

Method Path

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/[artist_uri]/videos

Method Parameters

Parameter Description Required
artist_uri Each artist has a unique URI in the MTVN content system. Yes

You can pull the artist URI from the <link> tag, included with most return entries.

<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/artist" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/q_tip/"   />

For example, Radiohead videos are located here:

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/radiohead/videos/

Madonna videos are located here:

 

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/madonna/videos/

Atom Request Example

http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/buggles/videos/

Atom Return Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<feed xmlns:opensearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<id>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/buggles/videos/</id>
<updated>2008-11-06T14:33:42.747-05:00</updated>

<title>The Buggles Videos</title>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/buggles/videos/?start-index=1&amp;max-results=25"/>
<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/artist" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/buggles/"/>
<opensearch:totalResults>1</opensearch:totalResults>
<opensearch:startIndex>1</opensearch:startIndex>

<opensearch:itemsPerPage>25</opensearch:itemsPerPage>

<entry>
<id>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/hznHivqrbHHDGDZX/</id>
<published>1980-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2008-11-06T14:33:42.747-05:00</updated>

<title>Video Killed The Radio Star</title>
<content>The Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star | Island Records</content>
<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/video/hznHivqrbHHDGDZX/"/>
<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/artist" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/buggles/"/>
<link rel="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/schemas/genre" type="application/atom+xml" title="Alternative" href="http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/genre/alternative/"/>
<author>
<name>The Buggles</name>

<uri>http://api.mtvnservices.com/1/artist/buggles/</uri>
</author>
<media:player url="http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=18123"/>
<media:title>Video Killed The Radio Star</media:title>
<media:description>The Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star | Island Records</media:description>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/buggles_the/video_killed_the_radio_70x5.jpg" height="53" width="70"/>

<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/buggles_the/video_killed_the_radio_82x5.jpg" height="55" width="82"/>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.vh1.com/sitewide/promoimages/artists/b/buggles_the/vspot/video_killed_the_radio_star/84x77.jpg" height="77" width="84"/>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/buggles_the/video_killed_the_radio_star.jpg" height="105" width="140"/>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/buggles_the/video_killed_the_radio_281x.jpg" height="211" width="281"/>
<media:thumbnail url="http://www.vh1.com/sitewide/promoimages/artists/b/buggles_the/vspot/video_killed_the_radio_star/320x240.jpg" height="240" width="320"/>
<media:restriction type="country" relationship="allow">US CA MX</media:restriction>
<media:keywords><![CDATA[The Buggles, Video Killed The Radio Star]]></media:keywords>

<media:credit role="director" scheme="urn:ebu"/>
<media:credit role="artist/performer" scheme="urn:ebu">The Buggles</media:credit>
<media:category scheme="urn:mtvn:governing_agreement" label="Governing Agreement">3</media:category>
<media:category scheme="urn:mtvn:mgid" label="mgid">mgid:uma:video:api.mtvnservices.com:18123</media:category>
</entry>
</feed>

version 13 as of 5 months ago by justintormey

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