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Database IDs in Rovi Music

You'll quickly find that key to designing your music app is making effective use of the database IDs that Rovi Music recognizes and returns in responses, especially the Rovi IDs. Requests recognize and return a variety of IDs, but the only IDs that all requests recognize and return are the Rovi IDs.

Here are the database IDs recognized by Rovi Music.

IDs Used in the Music API Requests

RequestIDExampleDescription
AlbumalbumidMW0000056882Rovi Music ID for an album, consisting of the prefix MW followed by a ten-digit number.
amgclassicalidW   180317All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a classical music album, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with W and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces.
amgpopidR  1805889All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a popular music album, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with R and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces.
CompositioncompositionidMC0002369165Rovi Music ID for a classical music composition, consisting of the prefix MC followed by a ten-digit number.
amgclassicalidC    43235All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a classical music composition, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with C and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces.
PerformanceperformanceidMQ0001169372Rovi Music ID for a classical music performance, consisting of the prefix MQ followed by a ten-digit number.
amgclassicalidF  2229909All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a performance, consisting of a string that starts with F and is followed by 9 digits with leading spaces.
ReleasereleaseidMR0002392414Rovi Music ID for a music release, consisting of the prefix MR followed by a ten-digit number.
amgclassicalidW   180317All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a classical music album, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with W and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces.
amgpopidR  1805889All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a popular music album, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with R and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces.
eanid5099708593025The numbers from an EAN barcode that identifies a music release.
upcid05050749413864The numbers from a barcode that identifies a music release:
  • 14 digits for music downloads
  • Fewer than 14 digits for CDs, DVDs, and other physical products
SongtrackidMT0009472348Rovi Music ID for a song, consisting of the prefix MT followed by a ten-digit number.
amgclassicaltrackidY  3704022All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a track on a classical music album, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with Y and is followed by 9 digits with leading spaces.
amgpoptrackidT 19158743All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a track on a popular music album, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with T and is followed by 9 digits with leading spaces.
isrcidUSRE10100227International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for a song recording. Note: Because some recordings have the same ISRC code as another recording or have multiple ISRC codes, you need to verify results of requests that use ISRC codes that come from outside of Rovi Cloud Services. The song you want may be available under a different ISRC code.
muzeid13248298Legacy ID from the Muze database.

IDs Used in the Name API Requests

IDExampleDescription
nameidMN0000114342Rovi ID for a person, group, or organization, consisting of the prefix MN followed by a ten-digit number.
amgclassicalidQ     9065All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a classical music artist, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with Q and is followed by nine digits with leading spaces.
amgmovieidP 30474All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a person who works in movies, consisting of a seven-character string that starts with P and is followed by 6 digits with leading spaces.
amgpopidP    84363All Media Guide (AMG) ID for a popular music artist, consisting of a ten-character string that starts with P and is followed by 9 digits with leading spaces.
cosmoid101344Cosmo database ID for a person, group, or organization. Cosmo is a database of television and movie data.

IDs Used in the Descriptor API Requests

IDExampleDescription
categoryids1391948Rovi ID for a category of movies or TV shows.
genreidsMA0000002532

D   646

Rovi ID for a music genre, consisting of the prefix MA followed by a ten-digit number.

Rovi ID for a movie genre, consisting of a seven-digit string that starts with D and is followed by 6 digits with leading spaces.

styleidsMA0000004479Rovi ID for a music style, consisting of the prefix MA followed by a ten-digit number.
subgenreidsMA0000012308

D   528

Rovi ID for a music subgenre, consisting of the prefix MA followed by a ten-digit number.

Rovi ID for a movie subgenre, consisting of a seven-digit string that starts with D and is followed by 6 digits with leading spaces.

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