# Development **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/development/22.md?page=4 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [\[WS\] YouTube (requires YouTube API key)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-youtube-requires-youtube-api-key/62585)
**Author:** [@AreDigg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AreDigg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-youtube-requires-youtube-api-key/62585 "2025-02-23T09:18:19Z")
I am working on a YouTube API source. It requires a key from Google, it is free, but limits the number of searches you can make. YouTube Web Source 1.0a1.zip (2.4 KB) --- ## [Specific album doesn't show up when using the Apple Music WS](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/specific-album-doesnt-show-up-when-using-the-apple-music-ws/67476)
**Author:** [@a7x\_planets](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/a7x_planets)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/specific-album-doesnt-show-up-when-using-the-apple-music-ws/67476 "2025-02-12T22:20:00Z")
I know I maybe late to the party here, as I just today learned about these API's, but I want to know if any of these will be updated as I've tried to look up BABYMETAL's newest album THE OTHER ONE using the iTunes API, a… --- ## [How to align track length during nfo export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-align-track-length-during-nfo-export/8858)
**Author:** [@thetie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thetie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-align-track-length-during-nfo-export/8858 "2025-02-09T18:34:13Z")
Hi, if anyone could help me with this little coding problem Id be extremly greatful… When exporting to nfo Id like the track length info (%\_length%) to be alligned vertically. Ive been looking into how Dano does this i… --- ## [Multi-line export formatting and adjustments](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multi-line-export-formatting-and-adjustments/67337)
**Author:** [@tor11](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tor11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multi-line-export-formatting-and-adjustments/67337 "2025-01-31T12:24:03Z")
I need help with the function exporting multi-line content (e.g. lyrics) to a text file. As a test content I used: Vestibulum tincidunt varius tortor, laoreet elementum lorem iaculis eget. Aenean eleifend tortor vitae … --- ## [How to remove whitespace right to a string based on its length?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-whitespace-right-to-a-string-based-on-its-length/67234)
**Author:** [@tor11](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tor11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-whitespace-right-to-a-string-based-on-its-length/67234 "2025-01-22T07:27:50Z")
This is for export to a txt file. The idea is to simply count the number of chars $len(%genre%) and trim the corresponding white space chars to the right, so the right border aligns again. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_… --- ## [Suggestions for Simplified Chinese translations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions-for-simplified-chinese-translations/67060)
**Author:** [@Loge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Loge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestions-for-simplified-chinese-translations/67060 "2025-01-08T12:12:46Z")
Hello, I found some inaccurate and inconsistent expressions in the current Simplified Chinese translation. Here are my suggestions, which I hope are more understandable. The text presented below is my personal perspect… --- ## [\[WS\] Audible (Albums and Series)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-audible-albums-and-series/41227)
**Author:** [@qudo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/qudo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-audible-albums-and-series/41227 "2024-12-29T16:12:46Z")
Hi Everyone, have spent some time last days and fixed the script. i am completely new to this and have never done something like this. cost me a lot of time with try & error :smiley: since the series parsing request … --- ## [Export Function on Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-function-on-mac/66820)
**Author:** [@Cerinawithasea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Cerinawithasea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-function-on-mac/66820 "2024-12-12T15:23:50Z")
I am so thankful for the help i received here Export audiobooks I use this often, i was finally able to transfer it over to mac like this %title% By: %ALBUMARTIST% Narrated by: %COMPOSER% Length: %\_length% Release dat… --- ## [Bandcamp WS gives SSL error on Windows 7](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bandcamp-ws-gives-ssl-error-on-windows-7/66817)
**Author:** [@Chr1s](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chr1s)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bandcamp-ws-gives-ssl-error-on-windows-7/66817 "2024-12-12T13:46:42Z")
Does not seem to work anymore, I'm getting SSL error. --- ## [Genre and Cover Art from Discogs, without 'release'?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-and-cover-art-from-discogs-without-release/66798)
**Author:** [@LeiChat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LeiChat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-and-cover-art-from-discogs-without-release/66798 "2024-12-10T17:27:47Z")
Hi. Is it possible to use MP3TAG to import genre tags and cover art from Discogs based just on the Artist and Title tags, please? I have lots of singles, which I have compiled into my own 'releases' (album) over the yea… --- ## [Web sources framework](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-sources-framework/1633)
**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/web-sources-framework/1633 "2024-12-05T23:35:17Z")
Hello! The latest Development Build of Mp3tag features a web sources framework which allows tagging via almost any website which offers album information. Please note, that this part is still in beta stage. To import t… --- ## [Output reference between \[Parser\] blocks?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/output-reference-between-parser-blocks/66451)
**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/output-reference-between-parser-blocks/66451 "2024-12-05T14:44:24Z")
If I set a %string% output in \[ParserScriptIndex\], I can use the same output name in \[ParserScriptAlbum\] and both will be independent from each other, correct? Or rather, can I have an output declared in \[ParserScriptIn… --- ## [TVMaze API web source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tvmaze-api-web-source/66735)
**Author:** [@mcox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mcox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tvmaze-api-web-source/66735 "2024-12-04T22:51:32Z")
Hi all. I've been trying to creat a web source to fetch all relevant metadata from the json API from: http:/api.tvmaze.com Example: https://\[api.tvmaze.com/search/shows?q= Show https://\[api.tvmaze.com/search/shows?… --- ## [Track count column in Discogs results?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-count-column-in-discogs-results/66459)
**Author:** [@deckard](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/deckard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-count-column-in-discogs-results/66459 "2024-12-01T09:57:37Z")
Is it possible to add a column for total track count in Discogs results? I see another post indicating this info is not available in the initial search results and only when you choose a specific release, however it is … --- ## [Feature addition-- report number of tracks in search columns!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-addition-report-number-of-tracks-in-search-columns/66590)
**Author:** [@starmanjones](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/starmanjones)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-addition-report-number-of-tracks-in-search-columns/66590 "2024-11-22T20:39:54Z")
My biggest problem with tagging isn't finding a tag source. It's finding WHICH SEARCH HIT IS THE RIGHT ONE. The simple solution is to add a search column showing the number of tracks. So search -\> discogs artist + album … --- ## [Search results are delayed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-results-are-delayed/66588)
**Author:** [@Jisevind](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jisevind)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-results-are-delayed/66588 "2024-11-22T19:32:11Z")
What do you do when the website shows the search result with a delay? I'm looking into making a source for Storytel but the html I get back from the script is not complete, the search results are missing. When going to … --- ## [HowTo: Get DISCOGS\_MASTER\_INFO tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-get-discogs-master-info-tags/66598)
**Author:** [@make-nz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/make-nz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/howto-get-discogs-master-info-tags/66598 "2024-11-22T15:44:37Z")
When playing with the Discogs API and the file (\\Roaming\\Mp3tag\\data\\sources\\Discogs.inc) I have come to like what the Discogs API returns, DISCOGS\_MASTER\_… With an added script-block some where under Album: # ########… --- ## [How to Get Decimal Value from JSON Using Script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-decimal-value-from-json-using-script/64260)
**Author:** [@adolfojos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/adolfojos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-decimal-value-from-json-using-script/64260 "2024-11-12T12:37:12Z")
I have the following JSON: {"vote\_average": 7.0, "vote\_count": 310} And I am trying to get the value of "vote\_average" (7.0) using the following code: OutputTo "Temp\_VOTE\_AVERANGE" json\_select "vote\_average" SayRest … --- ## [Multiple series are concatenated in Audible via API WS](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-series-are-concatenated-in-audible-via-api-ws/66453)
**Author:** [@bblatt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bblatt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/multiple-series-are-concatenated-in-audible-via-api-ws/66453 "2024-11-06T15:38:28Z")
This script has an issue when a book is part of multiple series it tends to string the names together and string the numbers together it makes no sense --- ## [Discogs (pone mod) no longer works](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-pone-mod-no-longer-works/65730)
**Author:** [@blackbeen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blackbeen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-pone-mod-no-longer-works/65730 "2024-11-04T16:06:59Z")
I was able to edit the stock mp3tag script for searching Discogs by ID # to my liking but would like the WWW to display w/o the full album name in URL just the #, i.e. https://www.discogs.com/release/14956407 rather tha… --- ## [Using same configuration schema keys across multiple scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-same-configuration-schema-keys-across-multiple-scripts/66278)
**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-same-configuration-schema-keys-across-multiple-scripts/66278 "2024-10-31T01:02:53Z")
This is an issue that took me quite a while to pin down, and longer to consider it a bug, but since the conditions required to trigger it are somewhat random, I'll try to explain by retelling the story of how I came acr… --- ## [Counting tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/counting-tracks/66246)
**Author:** [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/counting-tracks/66246 "2024-10-12T22:45:58Z")
The following is an example for what can be done with the new feature to reference the content of output buffer via %output%, but to use the full potential of this feature it needs another hack to load the content of out… --- ## [How to measure script efficiency?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-measure-script-efficiency/66088)
**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-measure-script-efficiency/66088 "2024-10-09T13:58:46Z")
Hello everyone; Recently I came across a situation that made me re-evaluate how I measure script efficiency. Up to now, as rule of thumb, I have used the debug output file's size as a way to quickly see how much text i… --- ## [Export configuration for multiple artists](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-configuration-for-multiple-artists/40992)
**Author:** [@veggera](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/veggera)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-configuration-for-multiple-artists/40992 "2024-09-30T19:10:32Z")
Hello, In my export configuration, I have the following $loop(%artist%,1) %artist%,$loopend() $loop(%mixartist%,1) %mixartist%,$loopend() But for some reason, it creates commas before and after the data like below A… --- ## [Timeout when running Audible via API Tag Source on Mac](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/timeout-when-running-audible-via-api-tag-source-on-mac/66094)
**Author:** [@kakodane](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kakodane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/timeout-when-running-audible-via-api-tag-source-on-mac/66094 "2024-09-28T22:32:44Z")
I can't get it to work, getting The request timed out. Mac, Mp3tag v1.8.23 --- ## [\[WS\] TheTVDB.com](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-thetvdb-com/17183)
**Author:** [@T1maniac](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/T1maniac)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-thetvdb-com/17183 "2024-09-12T00:27:53Z")
Hey everyone. Here’s my src for Online TV Database. It checks for results based on the Show ID from thier website. \[http://thetvdb.com/\] You just have to know the ID of the series your looking for. You can look it up … --- ## [\[WS\] Discogs (pone mod)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-pone-mod/9226)
**Author:** [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)\ **Replies:** 925\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-discogs-pone-mod/9226 "2024-09-05T15:25:44Z")
Newest version: 4.4joker01 (uploaded May 31 2016): \[WS\] Discogs (pone mod) Script Installation & Usage: use Mp3tag 2.50 (or newer) - 1. Download the zip file & extract it. 2. Move the extracted folders into the Mp… --- ## [French translation "case à cocher"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/french-translation-case-a-cocher/65604)
**Author:** [@olivierq02](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/olivierq02)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/french-translation-case-a-cocher/65604 "2024-08-22T14:04:24Z")
Hello, I propose the following translation which seems more appropriate to me (Options/Tag Panel/Edit field-Type). Old : \_C\_CHECK Vérifier New : \_C\_CHECK Case à cocher Sincerely --- ## [\[Suggestion\] - Rework MusicBrainz cover options to Settings schema](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-rework-musicbrainz-cover-options-to-settings-schema/65676)
**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-rework-musicbrainz-cover-options-to-settings-schema/65676 "2024-08-21T11:58:40Z")
Lately I've been playing around with MusicBrainz WS scripting, and I've come across the following roadblock: Defining a cover size for preview thumbnails can be done in the script; however doing the same for cover size … --- ## [Improved French translation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improved-french-translation/65637)
**Author:** [@olivierq02](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/olivierq02)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/improved-french-translation/65637 "2024-08-17T13:19:29Z")
Hello, I propose some new French translations which in my opinion are more understandable. Notably the “FIND” section has not been translated. I'm waiting for French speakers' opinions :wink: OLD TRANSLATIONS : \_C… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/development/22.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/development/22.md?page=5)