API Doc
- Overview
- User Authentication
- Submissions (Scrobbling)
- Radio API
- Playlists
- Downloads
- REST requests
- XML-RPC requests
API Methods
- Album
- Artist
- artist.addTags
- artist.getEvents
- artist.getImages
- artist.getInfo
- artist.getPastEvents
- artist.getPodcast
- artist.getShouts
- artist.getSimilar
- artist.getTags
- artist.getTopAlbums
- artist.getTopFans
- artist.getTopTags
- artist.getTopTracks
- artist.removeTag
- artist.search
- artist.share
- artist.shout
- Auth
- Event
- Geo
- geo.getEvents
- geo.getMetroArtistChart
- geo.getMetroHypeArtistChart
- geo.getMetroHypeTrackChart
- geo.getMetroTrackChart
- geo.getMetroUniqueArtistChart
- geo.getMetroUniqueTrackChart
- geo.getMetroWeeklyChartlist
- geo.getTopArtists
- geo.getTopTracks
- Group
- group.getMembers
- group.getWeeklyAlbumChart
- group.getWeeklyArtistChart
- group.getWeeklyChartList
- group.getWeeklyTrackChart
- Library
- library.addAlbum
- library.addArtist
- library.addTrack
- library.getAlbums
- library.getArtists
- library.getTracks
- Playlist
- Radio
- Tag
- tag.getSimilar
- tag.getTopAlbums
- tag.getTopArtists
- tag.getTopTags
- tag.getTopTracks
- tag.getWeeklyArtistChart
- tag.getWeeklyChartList
- tag.search
- Tasteometer
- Track
- track.addTags
- track.ban
- track.getBuylinks
- track.getInfo
- track.getSimilar
- track.getTags
- track.getTopFans
- track.getTopTags
- track.love
- track.removeTag
- track.search
- track.share
- User
- user.getArtistTracks
- user.getEvents
- user.getFriends
- user.getInfo
- user.getLovedTracks
- user.getNeighbours
- user.getPastEvents
- user.getPlaylists
- user.getRecentStations
- user.getRecentTracks
- user.getRecommendedArtists
- user.getRecommendedEvents
- user.getShouts
- user.getTopAlbums
- user.getTopArtists
- user.getTopTags
- user.getTopTracks
- user.getWeeklyAlbumChart
- user.getWeeklyArtistChart
- user.getWeeklyChartList
- user.getWeeklyTrackChart
- user.shout
- Venue
User Authentication
The authentication API provides third-parties with a secure means of creating Last.fm user sessions over the Last.fm API, for deeper integration with our platform. All write services require authentication.
1. Get an API Key
You will need to apply for a key before authenticating with the API.
2. Configure Your API Account
Head over to your api account page to configure your account. You need to supply an application name, along with a description and an optional logo. Your account page contains your API key and secret; you will need both to use the API.
3. Choose your authentication path
- If you're building a web application, see the web application how-to for more details.
- If you're building a desktop application, see the desktop application how-to for more details.
- If you're building on a standalone device such as a mobile phone, see the mobile how-to for more details.
In some cases, you may want to choose a different authentication path from the obvious (e.g. a mobile app could well use the desktop path if there's a web browser on the device). If in doubt, check them all out.
