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:
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:
?api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&user=$LASTFM_USER
User Endpoints
Recent Tracks (what's playing / recently played)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
# 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
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
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getsimilar&artist=Tame+Impala&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Artist Top Tracks
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.gettoptracks&artist=Tame+Impala&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Track Info
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
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.getsimilar&artist=Tame+Impala&track=Elephant&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=10"
Album Info
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=album.getinfo&artist=Tame+Impala&album=Currents&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&username=$LASTFM_USER"
Search
Search Artists
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.search&artist=tame&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=5"
Search Tracks
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.search&track=elephant&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=5"
Search Albums
curl -s "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=album.search&album=currents&api_key=$LASTFM_API_KEY&format=json&limit=5"
Charts (Global)
# 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
# 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.
# 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
