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Music Web API Release Notes
Version 1.1
Published: Jan 7, 2013 3:31 PM
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Music Web API Release Notes
Table of Contents
System Requirements _____________________________________________________________________ 2
Gracenote Media Recognition Service URL ___________________________________________________ 2
Audio Fingerprinting _____________________________________________________________________ 2
Release Number Conventions ______________________________________________________________ 3
Contact Information _______________________________________________________________________ 3
Confidentiality Notice ______________________________________________________________________ 3
System Requirements
There are no special system requirements to use the Music Web API. Virtually any application that supports
HTTPS access can post queries and retrieve results from the Gracenote Media Recognition Service.
The Music Web API release is distributed as a compressed archive file, *.zip, containing developer
documentation for implementing client applications. The documentation set includes:
Technical Summary
Presents a high-level introduction to the Music Web API.
Release Notes
This document. Contains known issues, limitations, and late-breaking information.
Implementation Guide
Details about designing and implementing Music Web API applications, including best practices, and other
development information.
Common Use Cases and Queries
Reference
Covers typical use cases and queries
Data Model Guide
Describes the basic Music Web API data model.
API Reference Guide
Reference documentation of the Music Web APIs.
Gracenote Media Recognition Service URL
To connect to the Gracenote Media Recognition Service, use the URL provided through your account. To get
this URL, send a request to:https://cXXXXXXX.web.cddb.net/webapi/xml/1.0/
where XXXXXXX is the first seven characters before the hyphen in your client ID string.
For additional information about the Gracenote HTTPS protocol, see "Supported HTTPS Protocols" in the
Implementation Guide.
Audio Fingerprinting
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Music Web API Release Notes
If your application needs to identify audio files or ambient music, you will need to use the GNSDK to generate
the audio fingerprints used for this feature.
Release Number Conventions
The Gracenote eyeQ Bundle is distributed as a .zip file with the release (version) number in the file name. For
example, gn_eyeq_ref_app_1.1.0.4. The release number is updated for each release build and follows the
conventions below:
Contact Information
For questions about this release, contact your Gracenote Professional Services representative.
Confidentiality Notice
This document is confidential information of Gracenote, Inc., and is for Gracenote employees and intended
recipients only. Any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
© 2000 to present. Gracenote, Inc. All rights reserved.
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