PHP code example of calliostro / musicbrainz-client
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2. Extract the ZIP file and open the index.php.
3. Add this code to the index.php.
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');
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calliostro / musicbrainz-client example snippets
use Calliostro\MusicBrainz\MusicBrainzClientFactory;
// Create client
$mb = MusicBrainzClientFactory::create();
// Lookup by MBID
$artist = $mb->lookupArtist('f4abc0b5-3f7a-4eff-8f78-ac078dbce533');
// Search for artists
$results = $mb->searchArtists('Dua Lipa');
// Browse releases by artist
$releases = $mb->browseReleases(artist: 'c8b03190-306c-4120-bb0b-6f2ebfc06ea9', limit: 10);
// Lookup release with
$mb = MusicBrainzClientFactory::create();
// Advanced search with Lucene syntax
$results = $mb->searchArtists('artist:"Billie Eilish" AND country:US');
// Search releases
$releases = $mb->searchReleases('release:"Happier Than Ever" AND artist:"Billie Eilish"');
// Search recordings
$recordings = $mb->searchRecordings('recording:"Levitating" AND artist:"Dua Lipa"');
use Calliostro\MusicBrainz\MusicBrainzClientFactory;
// Create authenticated client
$mb = MusicBrainzClientFactory::createWithAuth('username', 'password');
// Submit ratings (0-100, 0 = remove rating)
$mb->submitRating(
client: 'MyApp/1.0',
entityType: 'artist', // artist, release, recording, release-group, work, label, event, place, series, instrument
entityId: 'f4abc0b5-3f7a-4eff-8f78-ac078dbce533',
rating: 80
);
// Submit tags (comma-separated)
$mb->submitTags(
client: 'MyApp/1.0',
entityType: 'release',
entityId: '0c155a34-f9ed-4ade-a676-3ac0d48ead17',
tags: 'indie,alternative,2020s'
);
// Get user collections
$collections = $mb->getUserCollections();
// Get releases in a collection
$releases = $mb->getCollectionReleases('collection-mbid-123', limit: 50);
// Add releases to collection (semicolon-separated MBIDs)
$mb->addReleasesToCollection(
mbid: 'collection-mbid-123',
releaseList: 'release-1;release-2;release-3',
client: 'MyApp/1.0'
);
// Remove releases from collection
$mb->removeReleasesFromCollection(
mbid: 'collection-mbid-123',
releaseList: 'release-1;release-2',
client: 'MyApp/1.0'
);
$mb = MusicBrainzClientFactory::createWithUserAgent(
'MyApp/1.0.0 (https://myapp.com)'
);
// Lookup artist by MBID
$artist = $mb->lookupArtist($mbid, inc: 'recordings+releases');
// Browse artists
$artists = $mb->browseArtists(area: $areaMbid, limit: 25);
// Search artists
$results = $mb->searchArtists('Taylor Swift', limit: 10);
// Lookup release by MBID
$release = $mb->lookupRelease($mbid, inc: 'artists+labels+recordings');
// Browse releases
$releases = $mb->browseReleases(artist: $artistMbid, type: 'album', status: 'official');
// Search releases
$results = $mb->searchReleases('release:"Future Nostalgia" AND artist:"Dua Lipa"');
// Lookup release group
$releaseGroup = $mb->lookupReleaseGroup($mbid, inc: 'artists+releases');
// Browse release groups
$groups = $mb->browseReleaseGroups(artist: $artistMbid, type: 'album');
// Search release groups
$results = $mb->searchReleaseGroups('releasegroup:"Happier Than Ever"');
// Lookup recording by MBID
$recording = $mb->lookupRecording($mbid, inc: 'artists+releases');
// Browse recordings
$recordings = $mb->browseRecordings(artist: $artistMbid, limit: 50);
// Search recordings
$results = $mb->searchRecordings('recording:"Blinding Lights" AND artist:"The Weeknd"');
// Lookup label
$label = $mb->lookupLabel($mbid, inc: 'releases');
// Browse labels
$labels = $mb->browseLabels(area: $areaMbid);
// Search labels
$results = $mb->searchLabels('label:"Columbia Records"');
// Lookup work by MBID
$work = $mb->lookupWork($mbid, inc: 'artist-rels');
// Browse works
$works = $mb->browseWorks(artist: $artistMbid);
// Search works
$results = $mb->searchWorks('work:"Symphony No. 9"');
// Lookup area (country, city, etc.)
$area = $mb->lookupArea($mbid);
// Search areas
$areas = $mb->searchAreas('area:"London"');
// Lookup by ISRC
$isrc = $mb->lookupIsrc('USRC17607839');
// Lookup URL
$url = $mb->lookupUrl($mbid);
// Search URLs
$urls = $mb->searchUrls('url:"https://www.example.com"');
// Lookup genre by MBID
$genre = $mb->lookupGenre($mbid);
// Search genres
$genres = $mb->searchGenres('electronic', limit: 10);
// Lookup instrument by MBID
$instrument = $mb->lookupInstrument($mbid, inc: 'aliases+tags');
// Search instruments
$instruments = $mb->searchInstruments('guitar');
// Lookup series by MBID
$series = $mb->lookupSeries($mbid, inc: 'aliases');
// Search series
$seriesList = $mb->searchSeries('Best of', limit: 20);
// Lookup event by MBID
$event = $mb->lookupEvent($mbid, inc: 'artist-rels');
// Browse events by artist
$events = $mb->browseEvents(artist: $artistMbid, limit: 50);
// Browse events by area or place
$events = $mb->browseEvents(area: $areaMbid);
$events = $mb->browseEvents(place: $placeMbid);
// Search events
$events = $mb->searchEvents('festival 2024');
// Lookup place by MBID
$place = $mb->lookupPlace($mbid, inc: 'aliases+annotation');
// Browse places by area
$places = $mb->browsePlaces(area: $areaMbid, limit: 25);
// Search places
$places = $mb->searchPlaces('Madison Square Garden');
// Positional parameters
$artist = $mb->lookupArtist('5b11f4ce-a62d-471e-81fc-a69a8278c7da');
// Named parameters (recommended)
$releases = $mb->browseReleases(
artist: '5b11f4ce-a62d-471e-81fc-a69a8278c7da',
type: 'album',
limit: 10
);
// Mixed positional and named
$results = $mb->searchArtists('Billie Eilish', limit: 25);
// Associative array (for dynamic parameters)
$params = [
'artist' => '5b11f4ce-a62d-471e-81fc-a69a8278c7da',
'limit' => 10,
'inc' => 'recordings'
];
$releases = $mb->browseReleases($params);
use GuzzleHttp\HandlerStack;
use GuzzleHttp\Middleware;
$stack = HandlerStack::create();
$stack->push(Middleware::retry(function ($retries, $request, $response, $exception) {
if ($response && $response->getStatusCode() === 503) {
return $retries < 3; // Retry up to 3 times on 503 errors
}
return false;
}));
$mb = MusicBrainzClientFactory::create([
'handler' => $stack,
'timeout' => 10,
]);
$mb = MusicBrainzClientFactory::create([
'timeout' => 30,
'proxy' => 'http://proxy.example.com:8080',
'verify' => true,
]);
$artist = $mb->lookupArtist('f4abc0b5-3f7a-4eff-8f78-ac078dbce533');
// Access response data
echo $artist['name']; // "Billie Eilish"
echo $artist['country']; // "US"
echo $artist['type']; // "Person"
foreach ($artist['life-span'] as $key => $value) {
echo "$key: $value\n";
}