# Read ID3v1, IDv2, APE priority?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/read-id3v1-idv2-ape-priority/5060
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 24, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/read-id3v1-idv2-ape-priority/5060 "2007-06-24T13:53:35Z")
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### Author: ![Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sebastian_mares/32/9285_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/read-id3v1-idv2-ape-priority/5060/2 "2007-06-24T15:51:24Z")

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The priority is APEv2 \> ID3v2 \> ID3v1. Even if an APEv2 tag is present but empty, it will be prefered over an ID3v2 tag.

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