---
title: "Get stats (song/album/artist etc) by type and filter"
method: GET
path: "/artists/stats"
tags: ["Browsing, Indexes and Lists"]
---

# Get stats (song/album/artist etc) by type and filter

`GET /artists/stats`

Get some items based on some simple search types and filters. (Random by default) This method **HAD** partial backwards compatibility with older api versions but it has now been removed Pass -1 limit to get all results. (0 will fall back to the `popular_threshold` value)

## Query parameters

- `filter` 'newest' | 'highest' | 'frequent' | 'recent' | 'forgotten' | 'flagged' | 'random', required
- `user_id` integer
- `username` string
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `cond` string
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

Stats result

- ArtistsResponse
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `md5` string, required
  - `artist` ArtistObject[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, nullable, required
    - `prefix` string, nullable, required
    - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `albums` AlbumObject[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `artist` object, nullable
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `artists` NamedReference[]
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `songartists` NamedReference[]
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `time` integer, required
      - `year` integer, required
      - `tracks` SongObject[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `title` string, nullable, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `artist` NamedReference, required
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, nullable, required
          - `prefix` string, nullable, required
          - `basename` string, nullable, required
        - `artists` NamedReference[], required
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, nullable, required
          - `prefix` string, nullable, required
          - `basename` string, nullable, required
        - `album` NamedReference, required
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, nullable, required
          - `prefix` string, nullable, required
          - `basename` string, nullable, required
        - `albumartist` NamedReference
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, nullable, required
          - `prefix` string, nullable, required
          - `basename` string, nullable, required
        - `disk` integer, required
        - `disksubtitle` string, nullable, required
        - `bpm` number, nullable, required
        - `track` integer, required
        - `filename` string, nullable, required
        - `genre` GenreReference[], required
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, required
        - `mood` object[], required
          - `id` string, required
          - `name` string, required
        - `playlisttrack` integer, required
        - `time` integer, required
        - `year` integer, required
        - `format` string, nullable, required
        - `stream_format` string, nullable, required
        - `bitrate` integer, nullable, required
        - `stream_bitrate` integer, nullable, required
        - `rate` integer, required
        - `mode` string, nullable, required
        - `mime` string, nullable, required
        - `stream_mime` string, nullable, required
        - `url` string, required
        - `size` integer, required
        - `mbid` string, nullable, required
        - `art` string, nullable, required
        - `has_art` boolean, required
        - `flag` boolean, required
        - `rating` integer, nullable, required
        - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
        - `playcount` integer, required
        - `last_played` string, nullable, required
        - `catalog` string, required
        - `composer` string, nullable, required
        - `channels` integer, nullable, required
        - `comment` string, nullable, required
        - `license` string, nullable, required
        - `publisher` string, nullable, required
        - `language` string, nullable, required
        - `lyrics` string, nullable, required
        - `replaygain_album_gain` number, nullable, required
        - `replaygain_album_peak` number, nullable, required
        - `replaygain_track_gain` number, nullable, required
        - `replaygain_track_peak` number, nullable, required
        - `r128_album_gain` number, nullable, required
        - `r128_track_gain` number, nullable, required
        - `metadata` object
      - `songcount` integer, required
      - `diskcount` integer, required
      - `type` string, nullable, required
      - `genre` GenreReference[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `art` string, nullable, required
      - `has_art` boolean, required
      - `flag` boolean, required
      - `rating` integer, nullable, required
      - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
      - `mbid` string, nullable, required
      - `mbid_group` string, nullable, required
      - `catalog` string, required
    - `albumcount` integer, required
    - `songs` SongObject[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `title` string, nullable, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `artist` NamedReference, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `artists` NamedReference[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `album` NamedReference, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `albumartist` NamedReference
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `disk` integer, required
      - `disksubtitle` string, nullable, required
      - `bpm` number, nullable, required
      - `track` integer, required
      - `filename` string, nullable, required
      - `genre` GenreReference[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `mood` object[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `playlisttrack` integer, required
      - `time` integer, required
      - `year` integer, required
      - `format` string, nullable, required
      - `stream_format` string, nullable, required
      - `bitrate` integer, nullable, required
      - `stream_bitrate` integer, nullable, required
      - `rate` integer, required
      - `mode` string, nullable, required
      - `mime` string, nullable, required
      - `stream_mime` string, nullable, required
      - `url` string, required
      - `size` integer, required
      - `mbid` string, nullable, required
      - `art` string, nullable, required
      - `has_art` boolean, required
      - `flag` boolean, required
      - `rating` integer, nullable, required
      - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
      - `playcount` integer, required
      - `last_played` string, nullable, required
      - `catalog` string, required
      - `composer` string, nullable, required
      - `channels` integer, nullable, required
      - `comment` string, nullable, required
      - `license` string, nullable, required
      - `publisher` string, nullable, required
      - `language` string, nullable, required
      - `lyrics` string, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_album_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_album_peak` number, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_track_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_track_peak` number, nullable, required
      - `r128_album_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `r128_track_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `metadata` object
    - `songcount` integer, required
    - `genre` GenreReference[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `art` string, nullable, required
    - `has_art` boolean, required
    - `flag` boolean, required
    - `rating` integer, nullable, required
    - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
    - `mbid` string, nullable, required
    - `summary` string, nullable, required
    - `time` integer, required
    - `yearformed` integer, required
    - `placeformed` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

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