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7digital Catalogue API

Resolve catalogue entities (artist, release) from 7digital web URLs.

7digital Catalogue API is one of 23 APIs that 7digital publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Catalogue. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a JSON-LD context, code examples, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 15 operations across 15 paths, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.7digital.com/1.2.

15 operations 15 paths 14 schemas 13 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.2
Base URL
https://api.7digital.com/1.2
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

7digital Catalogue API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as oauth_consumer_key (oauth1). An API key is passed in the query as oauth_consumer_key (oauth1_two_legged). An API key is passed in the query as oauth_consumer_key (oauth1_three_legged). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth1 — 7digital uses OAuth 1.0 signing. Every request MUST include oauthconsumerkey as either a query parameter or in the Authorization header. Sensitive operations r…
  • oauth1_two_legged — 2-legged OAuth 1.0 (partner-scoped — consumer key + secret only).
  • oauth1_three_legged — 3-legged OAuth 1.0 (consumer key + secret plus a user access token + secret).

Paths & Operations 15

Across 15 paths, the API surfaces 15 operations — 13 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Catalogue 15

Resolve catalogue entities (artist, release) from 7digital web URLs.

GET
/catalogue/artist-byurl
7digital Get Artist Id By Url
getArtistIdByUrl 1 param → 200
GET
/catalogue/release-byurl
7digital Get Release Id By Url
getReleaseIdByUrl 1 param → 200
GET
/artists/browse
7digital Browse Artists By Name
browseArtistsByName 3 params → 200
GET
/artists/{artistId}/details
7digital Get Artist Details
getArtistDetails 1 param → 200404
GET
/artists/{artistId}/releases
7digital Get Artist Releases
getArtistReleases 4 params → 200
GET
/artists/search
7digital Search Artists
searchArtists 3 params → 200
POST
/releases/details/batch
7digital Get Releases Batch Details
getReleasesBatchDetails body → 200
GET
/releases/{releaseId}/details
7digital Get Release Details
getReleaseDetails 1 param → 200404
GET
/releases/{releaseId}/tracks
7digital Get Release Track Listing
getReleaseTrackListing 1 param → 200
GET
/releases/search
7digital Search Releases
searchReleases 3 params → 200
GET
/tracks/search
7digital Search Tracks
searchTracks 3 params → 200
POST
/tracks/details/batch
7digital Get Tracks Batch Details
getTracksBatchDetails body → 200
GET
/tracks/{trackId}/details
7digital Get Track Details
getTrackDetails 1 param → 200
GET
/tracks/{trackId}/download
7digital Download Track
downloadTrack 1 param → 200
GET
/usage-types
7digital Get Usage Type Information
getUsageTypeInformation → 200

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Track (10 properties), Release (10 properties), ArtistListResponse (5 properties), TrackListResponse (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Release
object
10 properties
BatchTrackRequest
object
2 properties 1 required
Track
object
10 properties
BatchReleaseResponse
object
3 properties
ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
BatchReleaseRequest
object
2 properties 1 required
UsageTypeListResponse
object
2 properties
ReleaseListResponse
object
5 properties
Artist
object
5 properties
TrackListResponse
object
5 properties
ArtistListResponse
object
5 properties
DownloadUrl
object
2 properties
BatchTrackResponse
object
3 properties
UsageType
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

7digital-catalogue-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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