# Web Sources Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/development/web-sources-discussion/15.md?page=2 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Is it possible to add About This Song info to track lyrics?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-add-about-this-song-info-to-track-lyrics/67792)
**Author:** [@thick.crew](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thick.crew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-to-add-about-this-song-info-to-track-lyrics/67792 "2025-03-10T20:19:43Z")
Someone on Reddit is adding About This Song info to the start of their lyrics. I am so intrigued by this. Is it possible to somehow automate this with a script? For instance, can the text be taken from a Genius page an… --- ## [Using OAuth or HTTP request headers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-oauth-or-http-request-headers/56613)
**Author:** [@bloomvdomino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bloomvdomino)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-oauth-or-http-request-headers/56613 "2025-03-02T10:22:11Z")
I have written a web sources script for spotify.com, but I'm facing a very annoying problem: Due to the fact that the API for Spotify uses OAuth 2.0 there is the indispensable need for using HTTP request headers. Even w… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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 … --- ## [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… --- ## [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 --- ## [\[Suggestion\] - 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 … --- ## [Parsing JSON array with only values](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-json-array-with-only-values/65368)
**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-json-array-with-only-values/65368 "2024-07-27T18:03:54Z")
Hello everyone, Here's a simple problem, but one I can't find a solution for: From this array { "genre": \[ "Hip-Hop/Rap", "Music", "Hip-Hop", "Hardcore Rap" \] } How can I extra… --- ## [Audnexus audiobook web source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audnexus-audiobook-web-source/64848)
**Author:** [@bblatt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bblatt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audnexus-audiobook-web-source/64848 "2024-05-28T08:31:10Z")
Hey I was wondering if anybody would help me/maybe make it yourself create this web source for audio books it's a lot more reliable than the audible sources and uses a json API instead of trying to parse web pages so it'… --- ## [Searching Discogs by Barcode or Catalognumber](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-discogs-by-barcode-or-catalognumber/64825)
**Author:** [@yorickausyps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yorickausyps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-discogs-by-barcode-or-catalognumber/64825 "2024-05-27T08:07:54Z")
For popular albums the discogs database often contains several hundred entries, but the search is limited to only 100 matches and these results therefore may not even contain the desired album. Currently there seems to b… --- ## [Discogs\_xml\_all: ERROR(L22/findinline): text not found](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-xml-all-error-l22-findinline-text-not-found/64585)
**Author:** [@Dj.Irrisponsible](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dj.Irrisponsible)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-xml-all-error-l22-findinline-text-not-found/64585 "2024-05-03T06:59:14Z")
hey, so im using mp3tag vers. 1.8.21 and i am consistently having problems. One of the current problems is this error code that keeps showing up when i use the tag source Discogs\_xml\_all there does not seem to be alot … --- ## [Audible API doesn't work with v3.21](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audible-api-doesnt-work-with-v3-21/64530)
**Author:** [@gomi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gomi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audible-api-doesnt-work-with-v3-21/64530 "2024-04-27T06:19:02Z")
I've installed this on my Mac by adding the folder with the .src files to the required directory and it works fine. I tried adding the folder to %APPDATA%\\Mp3tag\\data\\sources on my Windows device but the tag source was … --- ## [TRAXSOURCE.com scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/traxsource-com-scripts/19105)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/traxsource-com-scripts/19105 "2024-04-25T18:10:51Z")
Reminder: 30 days left to reach our target. Kickstarter Project Link Below https://is.gd/G6toe3 --- ## [Listing results. Show "Discogs Release ID" column value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/listing-results-show-discogs-release-id-column-value/64357)
**Author:** [@eowar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/eowar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/listing-results-show-discogs-release-id-column-value/64357 "2024-04-11T08:24:13Z")
Hi there! I am wondering if there is any way to show the Discogs Release ID on a column when listing results after making a search for discogs with "artist+album title". It would make life easier when checking first the… --- ## [Purpose of using \`\[Version\]\` in header of Web Sources](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/purpose-of-using-version-in-header-of-web-sources/64350)
**Author:** [@rboss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rboss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/purpose-of-using-version-in-header-of-web-sources/64350 "2024-04-09T12:02:47Z")
Thank you for the script. A side question: your scripts come with the \[Version\] key, but it is unmentioned in the documentation page. What is the purpose of that key (besides the obvious one of identifying the script v… --- ## [In a Web Sources script, having \[\] characters in "IndexUrl" results in: "Error connecting to server - provided uri is invalid"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-a-web-sources-script-having-characters-in-indexurl-results-in-error-connecting-to-server-provided-uri-is-invalid/63726)
**Author:** [@ricky](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ricky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-a-web-sources-script-having-characters-in-indexurl-results-in-error-connecting-to-server-provided-uri-is-invalid/63726 "2024-03-05T11:35:19Z")
The issue is that, in a Web Sources script, having \[\] characters in IndexUrl results in: Error connecting to server: provided uri is invalid: In details: I'm trying to modify the Metal-Archives web source script in… --- ## [json\_foreach on root array](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/json-foreach-on-root-array/19518)
**Author:** [@The-Lion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/The-Lion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/json-foreach-on-root-array/19518 "2017-11-24T07:51:38Z")
Hi, I can’t find any documentation about iterating over a root json array with json\_foreach. The json\_foreach command requires exactly one argument: the key on which to iterate. However when the json result starts with… --- ## [\[WS\] - How to delay results retrieval while searching?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-how-to-delay-results-retrieval-while-searching/63736)
**Author:** [@anton](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/anton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-how-to-delay-results-retrieval-while-searching/63736 "2024-02-10T23:30:07Z")
Hi all! Currently I'm trying to implement/develop a script to make use of Metal-Archive's advanced search, however I am facing a rather peculiar issue as the results page takes a while to be fully rendered/loaded and MP… --- ## [VGMdb - Artist and Composer per track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vgmdb-artist-and-composer-per-track/63470)
**Author:** [@RamenMusic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RamenMusic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vgmdb-artist-and-composer-per-track/63470 "2024-01-18T18:37:56Z")
I'm trying to work on a script to add the artist and composer tags from VGMdb for individual tracks. This information is presented on VGMdb in various ways, but generally looks as follows: Disc 1 Composed by: Composer… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/development/web-sources-discussion/15.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/development/web-sources-discussion/15.md?page=3)