V1.Metadata.Common:Name

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Name

Basic information, plus customized requests for the other content that is available through the Name API, for the person, group, or organization named in the request.

Elements

NameTypeDescription
active String [ ] Decades in which the person or group was active in music.
aliases String [ ] Other names the person or group has been known by, returned only if the request specified an include=aliases argument.
aliasesUri String The customized Name/Aliases request, returned only if the data is available.
associatedWith NameAssociatedWith [ ] People who participated in the work of the person or group, returned only if the request specified an include=associatedwith argument.
associatedWithUri String The customized Name/AssociatedWith request, returned only if the data is available.
birth Birth [ ] Birth date and birth place of an individual, or founding date and founding place of a group or organization.
classicalBio classicalBio Biography of a person, group, or organization involved in classical music, returned only if the request specified an include=classicalbio argument.
classicalBioUri String The customized Name/ClassicalBio request, returned only if the data is available.
collaboratorWith NameCollaboratorWith [ ] Those who collaborated with the person or group, returned only if the request specified an include=collaboratorwith argument.
collaboratorWithUri String The customized Name/CollaboratorWith request, returned only if the data is available.
contemporaries NameContemporary [ ] People doing comparable work and living during the same time as the person or group, returned only if the request specified an include=contemporaries argument.
contemporariesUri String The customized Name/Contemporaries request, returned only if the data is available.
country String A group or individual's country of citizenship or an organization's country of incorporation.
credits NameCredit [ ] Movie and television credits the person earned, returned only if the request specified an include=credits argument.
creditsUri String The customized Name/Credits request, returned only if movie or television credits are available.
death Death [ ] Date and place of the death of an individual or the dissolution of a group or organization.
discography NameAlbum [ ] Albums the person, group, or organization contributed to, returned only if the request specified an include=discography argument.
discographyUri String The customized Name/Discography request, returned only if the data is available.
factsheets NameFactsheet [ ] Information about the person or group in a fact-sheet format, returned only if the request specified an include=factsheets argument.
factsheetsUri String The customized Name/Factsheets request, returned only if fact sheets are available.
filmography NameMovie [ ] Films the person, group, or organization contributed to, returned only if the request specified an include=filmography argument.
filmographyUri String The customized Name/Filmography request, returned only if the data is available.
followers NameFollower [ ] Those who followed the person or group and were influenced by them, returned only if the request specified an include=followers argument.
followersUri String The customized Name/Followers request, returned only if the data is available.
groupMembers NameGroupMember [ ] Names of members of the group, returned only if the request specified an include=groupmembers argument.
groupMembersUri String The customized Name/GroupMembers request, returned only if the data is available.
headlineBio String Statement that can be used to introduce a feature about the person, group, or organization.
ids ids All of the IDs that are recognized by the API for a person or group. The possible IDs are:
  • nameId
  • cosmoId
  • amgPopId
  • amgMovieId
  • amgClassicalId
images Image [ ] URLs to images of the person, group, or organization, returned only if the request specified an include=images argument and your subscription level enables access to images.
imagesUri String The customized Name/Images request, returned only if the data is available.
influencers NameInfluencer [ ] Those who influenced a person or group, returned only if the request specified an include=influencers argument.
influencersUri String The customized Name/Influencers request, returned only if the data is available.
isGroup Boolean Whether the name is that of a group: true or false.
memberOf NameMemberOf [ ] Groups that a person has been a member of, returned only if the request specified an include=memberof argument.
memberOfUri String The customized Name/MemberOf request, returned only if the data is available.
moods Mood [ ] Terms that describe expressive characteristics of the work of the person, group, or organization, returned only if the request specified an include=moods argument.
moodsUri String The customized Name/Moods request, returned only if the data is available.
movieBio MovieBio [ ] Biography of a person or group involved in movies, returned only if the request specified an include=moviebio argument.
movieBioUri String The customized Name/MovieBio request, returned only if the data is available.
movieGenres Genre [ ] Genres of the films the person, group, or organization has been involved in, along with weightings that reflect the relative importance of each genre.
movieStyles Style [ ] Styles relevant to the work of a person or group in movies, returned only if the request specified an include=moviestyles argument.
movieStylesUri String The customized Name/MovieStyles request, returned only if the data is available.
musicBio MusicBio [ ] Biography of a person or group involved in music, returned only if the request specified an include=musicbio argument.
musicBioUri String The customized Name/MusicBio request, returned only if the data is available.
musicCredits NameMusicCredit [ ] Music production credits of a person, group, or organization, returned only if the request specified an include=musiccredits argument.
musicCreditsUri String The customized Name/MusicCredits request, returned only if the data is available.
musicGenres Genre [ ] Genres of music the person, group, or organization has been involved in.
musicStyles Style [ ] Musical styles of a person, group, or organization, returned only if the request specified an include=musicstyles argument.
musicStylesUri String The customized Name/MusicStyles request, returned only if the data is available.
name String Name of the person, group, or organization.
period String Musical period associated with the person, group, or organization.
primaryMedia String The primary entertainment media the person, group, or organization has been involved in:
  • Movies
  • Popular
  • Classical
schedule schedule Upcoming television broadcasts a person or group appears in, returned only if the request specified the serviceid and include=schedule arguments.
scheduleUri String The customized Name/Schedule request, returned only if serviceid is specified in the request and the person or group is appearing in an upcoming broadcast on the television service.
similars NameSimilar [ ] Similar individuals and groups, returned only if the request specified an include=similars argument.
similarsUri String The customized Name/Similars request, returned only if the data is available.
songs NameSong [ ] Songs a person, group, or organization contributed to, returned only if the request specified an include=songs argument.
songsUri String The customized Name/Songs request, returned only if the data is available.
themes Theme [ ] Topics, feelings, and circumstances that motivate or fit with the person, group, or organization, returned only if the request specified an include=themes argument.
themesUri String The customized Name/Themes request, returned only if the data is available.
videos NameVideo [ ] Data for constructing links to music videos and video clips that are associated with the person or group, returned only if the request specified an include=videos argument.
videosUri String The customized Name/Videos request, returned only if the data is available.
web NameTwitter [ ] Internet information resources about a person or group, returned only if the request specified an include=web argument.
webUri String The customized Name/Web request, returned only if the data is available.

XML Response Example

<Name>
  <ids>
    <amgClassicalId>Q 300636</amgClassicalId>
    <amgMovieId>P 34312</amgMovieId>
    <amgPopId>P 89063</amgPopId>
    <cosmoId>101086</cosmoId>
    <nameId>MN0000072003</nameId>
  </ids>
  <name>Ice-T</name>
  <isGroup>false</isGroup>
  <primaryMedia>Popular</primaryMedia>
  <musicGenres>
    <Genre>
      <id>MA0000002816</id>
      <name>Rap</name>
      <weight>10</weight>
    </Genre>
  </musicGenres>
  <movieGenres>
    <Genre>
      <id>D 646</id>
      <name>Action</name>
      <weight>63</weight>
    </Genre>
    <Genre>
      <id>D 1659</id>
      <name>Culture &amp; Society [nf]</name>
      <weight>45</weight>
    </Genre>
    <Genre>
      <id>D 649</id>
      <name>Drama</name>
      <weight>85</weight>
    </Genre>
    <Genre>
      <id>D 1776</id>
      <name>Music [nf]</name>
      <weight>99</weight>
    </Genre>
    <Genre>
      <id>D 942</id>
      <name>Thriller</name>
      <weight>45</weight>
    </Genre>
  </movieGenres>
  <active xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
    <a:string>1980s</a:string>
    <a:string>1990s</a:string>
    <a:string>2000s</a:string>
  </active>
  <birth>
    <date>1958-02-16</date>
    <place>Newark, NJ</place>
  </birth>
  <death>
    <date/>
    <place/>
  </death>
  <country>United States of America</country>
  <period/>
  <headlineBio>One of the most outspoken rappers to emerge from the &apos;80s west coast hip-hop scene, and one of the founding fathers of gangster rap.</headlineBio>
  <classicalBio i:nil="true"/>
  <classicalBioUri i:nil="true"/>
  <discography i:nil="true"/>
  <discographyUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/discography?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</discographyUri>
  <filmography i:nil="true"/>
  <filmographyUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/filmography?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</filmographyUri>
  <followers i:nil="true"/>
  <followersUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/followers?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</followersUri>
  <groupMembers i:nil="true"/>
  <groupMembersUri i:nil="true"/>
  <memberOf i:nil="true"/>
  <memberOfUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/memberOf?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</memberOfUri>
  <images i:nil="true"/>
  <imagesUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/images?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</imagesUri>
  <influencers i:nil="true"/>
  <influencersUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/influencers?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</influencersUri>
  <similars i:nil="true"/>
  <similarsUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/similars?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</similarsUri>
  <moods i:nil="true"/>
  <moodsUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/moods?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</moodsUri>
  <movieBio i:nil="true"/>
  <movieBioUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/movieBio?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</movieBioUri>
  <musicBio i:nil="true"/>
  <musicBioUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/musicBio?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</musicBioUri>
  <musicCredits i:nil="true"/>
  <musicCreditsUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/musicCredits?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</musicCreditsUri>
  <songs i:nil="true"/>
  <songsUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/songs?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</songsUri>
  <musicStyles i:nil="true"/>
  <musicStylesUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/musicStyles?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</musicStylesUri>
  <themes i:nil="true"/>
  <themesUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/themes?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</themesUri>
  <videos i:nil="true"/>
  <videosUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/videos?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</videosUri>
  <movieStyles i:nil="true"/>
  <movieStylesUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/movieStyles?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</movieStylesUri>
  <contemporaries i:nil="true"/>
  <contemporariesUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/contemporaries?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</contemporariesUri>
  <associatedWith i:nil="true"/>
  <associatedWithUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/associatedwith?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</associatedWithUri>
  <collaboratorWith i:nil="true"/>
  <collaboratorWithUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/collaboratorWith?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</collaboratorWithUri>
  <compositions i:nil="true"/>
  <compositionsUri i:nil="true"/>
  <aliases xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" i:nil="true"/>
  <aliasesUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/aliases?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</aliasesUri>
  <web i:nil="true"/>
  <webUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/web?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</webUri>
  <factsheets i:nil="true"/>
  <factsheetsUri>http://api.rovicorp.com/v1/name/factsheets?format=xml&amp;apikey=4p1k3y&amp;nameid=MN0000072003</factsheetsUri>
  <schedule i:nil="true"/>
  <scheduleUri i:nil="true"/>
  <credits i:nil="true"/>
  <creditsUri i:nil="true"/>
</Name>

JSON Response Example

{
   "ids":{
      "amgClassicalId":"Q 300636",
      "amgMovieId":"P 34312",
      "amgPopId":"P 89063",
      "cosmoId":"101086",
      "nameId":"MN0000072003"
   },
   "name":"Ice-T",
   "isGroup":false,
   "primaryMedia":"Popular",
   "musicGenres":[
      {
         "id":"MA0000002816",
         "name":"Rap",
         "weight":10
      }
   ],
   "movieGenres":[
      {
         "id":"D 646",
         "name":"Action",
         "weight":63
      },
      {
         "id":"D 1659",
         "name":"Culture & Society [nf]",
         "weight":45
      },
      {
         "id":"D 649",
         "name":"Drama",
         "weight":85
      },
      {
         "id":"D 1776",
         "name":"Music [nf]",
         "weight":99
      },
      {
         "id":"D 942",
         "name":"Thriller",
         "weight":45
      }
   ],
   "active":[
      "1980s",
      "1990s",
      "2000s"
   ],
   "birth":{
      "date":"1958-02-16",
      "place":"Newark, NJ"
   },
   "death":{
      "date":"",
      "place":""
   },
   "country":"United States of America",
   "period":"",
   "headlineBio":"One of the most outspoken rappers to emerge from the '80s west coast hip-hop scene, and one of the founding fathers of gangster rap.",
   "classicalBio":null,
   "classicalBioUri":null,
   "discography":null,
   "discographyUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/discography?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "filmography":null,
   "filmographyUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/filmography?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "followers":null,
   "followersUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/followers?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "groupMembers":null,
   "groupMembersUri":null,
   "memberOf":null,
   "memberOfUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/memberOf?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "images":null,
   "imagesUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/images?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "influencers":null,
   "influencersUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/influencers?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "similars":null,
   "similarsUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/similars?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "moods":null,
   "moodsUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/moods?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "movieBio":null,
   "movieBioUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/movieBio?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "musicBio":null,
   "musicBioUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/musicBio?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "musicCredits":null,
   "musicCreditsUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/musicCredits?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "songs":null,
   "songsUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/songs?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "musicStyles":null,
   "musicStylesUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/musicStyles?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "themes":null,
   "themesUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/themes?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "videos":null,
   "videosUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/videos?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "movieStyles":null,
   "movieStylesUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/movieStyles?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "contemporaries":null,
   "contemporariesUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/contemporaries?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "associatedWith":null,
   "associatedWithUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/associatedwith?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "collaboratorWith":null,
   "collaboratorWithUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/collaboratorWith?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "compositions":null,
   "compositionsUri":null,
   "aliases":null,
   "aliasesUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/aliases?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "web":null,
   "webUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/web?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "factsheets":null,
   "factsheetsUri":"http:\/\/api.rovicorp.com\/v1\/name\/factsheets?format=json&apikey=4p1k3y&nameid=MN0000072003",
   "schedule":null,
   "scheduleUri":null,
   "credits":null,
   "creditsUri":null
}
 
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