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radio.search

Resolve the name of a resource into a station depending on which resource it is most likely to represent

e.g. http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=radio.search&name=radiohead&api_key=b25b959554ed76058a...

Params

name (Required) : The tag or artist to resolve
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key.

Auth

This service does not require authentication.

Sample Response

<lfm status="ok">
    <stations>
        <station>
            <name>Radiohead Radio</name>
            <url>lastfm://artist/Radiohead/similarartists</url>
        </station>
    </stations>
</lfm>

Errors

2 : Invalid service - This service does not exist
3 : Invalid Method - No method with that name in this package
4 : Authentication Failed - You do not have permissions to access the service
5 : Invalid format - This service doesn't exist in that format
6 : Invalid parameters - Your request is missing a required parameter
7 : Invalid resource specified
8 : Operation failed - Something else went wrong
9 : Invalid session key - Please re-authenticate
10 : Invalid API key - You must be granted a valid key by last.fm
11 : Service Offline - This service is temporarily offline. Try again later.
13 : Invalid method signature supplied
16 : There was a temporary error processing your request. Please try again
26 : Suspended API key - Access for your account has been suspended, please contact Last.fm
29 : Rate limit exceeded - Your IP has made too many requests in a short period