Last.fm API Skill
Access Last.fm listening history, music stats, and discovery.
Configuration
Required env vars (add to your shell profile or optionally ~/.clawdbot/.env):
- •
LASTFM_API_KEY— your Last.fm API key (get one here) - •
LASTFM_USER— your Last.fm username
Base URL: http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/
Docs: https://lastfm-docs.github.io/api-docs/
Example Output
Here's what 17+ years of scrobbling looks like:
code
Total scrobbles: 519,778 Unique artists: 13,763 Unique tracks: 68,435 Unique albums: 33,637 Top Artists (all time): • System of a Down (52,775 plays) • Eminem (15,400 plays) • Dashboard Confessional (10,166 plays) • Edguy (10,161 plays) • Metallica (9,927 plays) Top Tracks (all time): • System of a Down - Aerials (1,405 plays) • System of a Down - Toxicity (1,215 plays) • System of a Down - Sugar (1,149 plays) • System of a Down - Chop Suey (1,116 plays) • System of a Down - Prison Song (1,102 plays)
Quick Reference
All requests use GET with these base params:
code
?api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&user=$LASTFM_USER
User Endpoints
Recent Tracks (what's playing / recently played)
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getrecenttracks&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
- •First track with
@attr.nowplaying=trueis currently playing - •Returns: artist, track name, album, timestamp, images
User Info (profile stats)
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getinfo&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json"
- •Returns: playcount, artist_count, track_count, album_count, registered date
Top Artists
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.gettopartists&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&period=7day&limit=10"
- •
period: overall | 7day | 1month | 3month | 6month | 12month
Top Albums
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.gettopalbums&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&period=7day&limit=10"
Top Tracks
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.gettoptracks&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&period=7day&limit=10"
Loved Tracks
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getlovedtracks&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Weekly Charts
bash
# Weekly artist chart curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getweeklyartistchart&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json" # Weekly track chart curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getweeklytrackchart&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json" # Weekly album chart curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getweeklyalbumchart&user=$LASTFM_USER&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json"
Artist/Track/Album Info
Artist Info
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getinfo&artist=Tame+Impala&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&username=$LASTFM_USER"
- •Adding
usernameincludes user's playcount for that artist
Similar Artists
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getsimilar&artist=Tame+Impala&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Artist Top Tracks
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.gettoptracks&artist=Tame+Impala&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Track Info
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.getinfo&artist=Tame+Impala&track=The+Less+I+Know+The+Better&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&username=$LASTFM_USER"
Similar Tracks
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.getsimilar&artist=Tame+Impala&track=Elephant&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Album Info
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=album.getinfo&artist=Tame+Impala&album=Currents&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&username=$LASTFM_USER"
Search
Search Artists
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.search&artist=tame&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=5"
Search Tracks
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.search&track=elephant&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=5"
Search Albums
bash
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=album.search&album=currents&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=5"
Charts (Global)
bash
# Top artists globally curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=chart.gettopartists&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10" # Top tracks globally curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=chart.gettoptracks&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Tags
bash
# Top albums for a tag/genre curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=tag.gettopalbums&tag=psychedelic&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10" # Top artists for a tag curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=tag.gettopartists&tag=brazilian&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Useful jq Filters
For JSON processing, see the jq skill on ClawdHub.
bash
# Recent tracks: artist - track jq '.recenttracks.track[] | "\(.artist["#text"]) - \(.name)"' # Top artists: name (playcount) jq '.topartists.artist[] | "\(.name) (\(.playcount))"' # Check if currently playing jq '.recenttracks.track[0] | if .["@attr"].nowplaying == "true" then "Now playing: \(.artist["#text"]) - \(.name)" else "Last played: \(.artist["#text"]) - \(.name)" end'
Notes
- •No auth needed for read-only endpoints (just API key)
- •Rate limit: be reasonable, no hard limit documented
- •URL-encode artist/track/album names (spaces →
+or%20) - •Images come in sizes: small, medium, large, extralarge