Subsonic API breakdown

This page lists all the API methods and their parameters up to the version 1.16.0 (Subsonic 6.1.2). Here you’ll find details about which API features Supysonic support, plan on supporting, or won’t.

At the moment, the current target API version is 1.10.2.

The following information was gathered by diff-ing various snapshots of the Subsonic API page.

Methods and parameters listing

Statuses explanation:

• 📅: planned

• ✔️: done

• ❌: done as not supported

• 🔴: won’t be implemented

• ❔: not decided yet

The version column specifies the API version which added the related method or parameter. When no version is given, it means the item was introduced prior to or with version 1.8.0.

All methods / pseudo-TOC

Method	Vers.
ping		✔️
getLicense		✔️
getMusicFolders		✔️
getIndexes		✔️
getMusicDirectory		✔️
getGenres	1.9.0	✔️
getArtists		✔️
getArtist		✔️
getAlbum		✔️
getSong		✔️
getVideos		❌
getVideoInfo	1.15.0	🔴
getArtistInfo	1.11.0	📅
getArtistInfo2	1.11.0	📅
getAlbumInfo	1.14.0	📅
getAlbumInfo2	1.14.0	📅
getSimilarSongs	1.11.0	❔
getSimilarSongs2	1.11.0	❔
getTopSongs	1.13.0	❔
getAlbumList		✔️
getAlbumList2		✔️
getRandomSongs		✔️
getSongsByGenre	1.9.0	✔️
getNowPlaying		✔️
getStarred		✔️
getStarred2		✔️
search		✔️
search2		✔️
search3		✔️
getPlaylists		✔️
getPlaylist		✔️
createPlaylist		✔️
updatePlaylist		✔️
deletePlaylist		✔️
stream		✔️
download		✔️
hls	1.9.0	🔴
getCaptions	1.15.0	🔴
getCoverArt		✔️
getLyrics		✔️
getAvatar		❌
star		✔️
unstar		✔️
setRating		✔️
scrobble		✔️
getShares		❌
createShare		❌
updateShare		❌
deleteShare		❌
getPodcasts		❔
getNewestPodcasts	1.14.0	❔
refreshPodcasts	1.9.0	❔
createPodcastChannel	1.9.0	❔
deletePodcastChannel	1.9.0	❔
deletePodcastEpisode	1.9.0	❔
downloadPodcastEpisode	1.9.0	❔
jukeboxControl		✔️
getInternetRadioStations	1.9.0	✔️
createInternetRadioStation	1.16.0	✔️
updateInternetRadioStation	1.16.0	✔️
deleteInternetRadioStation	1.16.0	✔️
getChatMessages		✔️
addChatMessage		✔️
getUser		✔️
getUsers	1.9.0	✔️
createUser		✔️
updateUser	1.10.2	✔️
deleteUser		✔️
changePassword		✔️
getBookmarks	1.9.0	❔
createBookmark	1.9.0	❔
deleteBookmark	1.9.0	❔
getPlayQueue	1.12.0	❔
savePlayQueue	1.12.0	❔
getScanStatus	1.15.0	✔️
startScan	1.15.0	✔️

Global

Parameters used for any request

	Vers.
u		✔️
p		✔️
t	1.13.0	🔴
s	1.13.0	🔴
v		✔️
c		✔️
f		✔️

Error codes

#	Vers.
0		✔️
10		✔️
20		✔️
30		✔️
40		✔️
41	1.15.0	📅
50		✔️
60		✔️
70		✔️

System

ping

✔️

No parameter

getLicense

✔️

No parameter

Browsing

getMusicFolders

✔️

No parameter

getIndexes

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
musicFolderId		✔️
ifModifiedSince		✔️

getMusicDirectory

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️

getGenres

✔️ 1.9.0

No parameter

getArtists

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
musicFolderId	1.14.0	📅

getArtist

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️

getAlbum

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️

getSong

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️

getVideos

❌

No parameter

getVideoInfo

🔴 1.15.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.15.0	🔴

getArtistInfo

📅 1.11.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.11.0	📅
count	1.11.0	📅
includeNotPresent	1.11.0	📅

getArtistInfo2

📅 1.11.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.11.0	📅
count	1.11.0	📅
includeNotPresent	1.11.0	📅

getAlbumInfo

📅 1.14.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.14.0	📅

getAlbumInfo2

📅 1.14.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.14.0	📅

getSimilarSongs

❔ 1.11.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.11.0	❔
count	1.11.0	❔

getSimilarSongs2

❔ 1.11.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.11.0	❔
count	1.11.0	❔

getTopSongs

❔ 1.13.0

Parameter	Vers.
artist	1.13.0	❔
count	1.13.0	❔

Album/song lists

getAlbumList

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
type		✔️
size		✔️
offset		✔️
fromYear		✔️
toYear		✔️
genre		✔️
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

New in version 1.10.1: byYear and byGenre were added to type

getAlbumList2

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
type		✔️
size		✔️
offset		✔️
fromYear		✔️
toYear		✔️
genre		✔️
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

New in version 1.10.1: byYear and byGenre were added to type

getRandomSongs

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
size		✔️
genre		✔️
fromYear		✔️
toYear		✔️
musicFolderId		✔️

getSongsByGenre

✔️ 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
genre	1.9.0	✔️
count	1.9.0	✔️
offset	1.9.0	✔️
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

getNowPlaying

✔️

No parameter

getStarred

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

getStarred2

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

Searching

search

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
artist		✔️
album		✔️
title		✔️
any		✔️
count		✔️
offset		✔️
newerThan		✔️

search2

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
query		✔️
artistCount		✔️
artistOffset		✔️
albumCount		✔️
albumOffset		✔️
songCount		✔️
songOffset		✔️
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

search3

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
query		✔️
artistCount		✔️
artistOffset		✔️
albumCount		✔️
albumOffset		✔️
songCount		✔️
songOffset		✔️
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

Playlists

getPlaylists

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
username		✔️

getPlaylist

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️

createPlaylist

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
playlistId		✔️
name		✔️
songId		✔️

updatePlaylist

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
playlistId		✔️
name		✔️
comment		✔️
public	1.9.0	✔️
songIdToAdd		✔️
songIndexToRemove		✔️

deletePlaylist

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️

Media retrieval

stream

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️
maxBitRate		✔️
format		✔️
timeOffset		❌
size		❌
estimateContentLength		✔️
converted	1.15.0	🔴

download

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️

hls

🔴 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.9.0	🔴
bitRate	1.9.0	🔴
audioTrack	1.15.0	🔴

getCaptions

🔴 1.15.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.15.0	🔴
format	1.15.0	🔴

getCoverArt

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️
size		✔️

getLyrics

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
artist		✔️
title		✔️

getAvatar

❌

Parameter	Vers.
username		❌

Media annotation

star

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️
albumId		✔️
artistId		✔️

unstar

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️
albumId		✔️
artistId		✔️

setRating

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️
rating		✔️

scrobble

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
id		✔️
time	1.9.0	✔️
submission		✔️

Sharing

getShares

❌

No parameter

createShare

❌

Parameter	Vers.
id		❌
description		❌
expires		❌

updateShare

❌

Parameter	Vers.
id		❌
description		❌
expires		❌

deleteShare

❌

Parameter	Vers.
id		❌

Podcast

getPodcasts

❔

Parameter	Vers.
includeEpisodes	1.9.0	❔
id	1.9.0	❔

getNewestPodcasts

❔ 1.14.0

Parameter	Vers.
count	1.14.0	❔

refreshPodcasts

❔ 1.9.0

No parameter

createPodcastChannel

❔ 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
url	1.9.0	❔

deletePodcastChannel

❔ 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.9.0	❔

deletePodcastEpisode

❔ 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.9.0	❔

downloadPodcastEpisode

❔ 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.9.0	❔

Jukebox

jukeboxControl

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
action		✔️
index		✔️
offset		✔️
id		✔️
gain		❌

Internet radio

getInternetRadioStations

❔ 1.9.0

No parameter

createInternetRadioStation

❔ 1.16.0

Parameter	Vers.
streamUrl	1.16.0	❔
name	1.16.0	❔
homepageUrl	1.16.0	❔

updateInternetRadioStation

❔ 1.16.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.16.0	❔
streamUrl	1.16.0	❔
name	1.16.0	❔
homepageUrl	1.16.0	❔

deleteInternetRadioStation

❔ 1.16.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.16.0	❔

Chat

getChatMessages

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
since		✔️

addChatMessage

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
message		✔️

User management

getUser

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
username		✔️

getUsers

✔️ 1.9.0

No parameter

createUser

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
username		✔️
password		✔️
email		✔️
ldapAuthenticated
adminRole		✔️
settingsRole
streamRole
jukeboxRole		✔️
downloadRole
uploadRole
playlistRole
coverArtRole
commentRole
podcastRole
shareRole
videoConversionRole	1.14.0
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅

updateUser

✔️ 1.10.2

Parameter	Vers.
username	1.10.2	✔️
password	1.10.2	✔️
email	1.10.2	✔️
ldapAuthenticated	1.10.2
adminRole	1.10.2	✔️
settingsRole	1.10.2
streamRole	1.10.2
jukeboxRole	1.10.2	✔️
downloadRole	1.10.2
uploadRole	1.10.2
coverArtRole	1.10.2
commentRole	1.10.2
podcastRole	1.10.2
shareRole	1.10.2
videoConversionRole	1.14.0
musicFolderId	1.12.0	📅
maxBitRate	1.13.0	📅

deleteUser

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
username		✔️

changePassword

✔️

Parameter	Vers.
username		✔️
password		✔️

Bookmarks

getBookmarks

❔ 1.9.0

No parameter

createBookmark

❔ 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.9.0	❔
position	1.9.0	❔
comment	1.9.0	❔

deleteBookmark

❔ 1.9.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.9.0	❔

getPlayQueue

❔ 1.12.0

No parameter

savePlayQueue

❔ 1.12.0

Parameter	Vers.
id	1.12.0	❔
current	1.12.0	❔
position	1.12.0	❔

Library scanning

getScanStatus

✔️ 1.15.0

No parameter

startScan

✔️ 1.15.0

No parameter

Changes by version

Version 1.9.0

Added methods:

• getGenres

• getSongsByGenre

• hls

• refreshPodcasts

• createPodcastChannel

• deletePodcastChannel

• deletePodcastEpisode

• downloadPodcastEpisode

• getInternetRadioStations

• getUsers

• getBookmarks

• createBookmark

• deleteBookmark

Added method parameters:

• updatePlaylist

  • public

• scrobble

  • time

• getPodcasts

  • includeEpisodes

  • id

Version 1.10.1

Added method parameters:

• getAlbumList

  • fromYear

  • toYear

  • genre

• getAlbumList2

  • fromYear

  • toYear

  • genre

Version 1.10.2

Added methods:

• updateUser

Version 1.11.0

Added methods:

• getArtistInfo

• getArtistInfo2

• getSimilarSongs

• getSimilarSongs2

Version 1.12.0

Added methods:

• getPlayQueue

• savePlayQueue

Added method parameters:

• getAlbumList

  • musicFolderId

• getAlbumList2

  • musicFolderId

• getSongsByGenre

  • musicFolderId

• getStarred

  • musicFolderId

• getStarred2

  • musicFolderId

• search2

  • musicFolderId

• search3

  • musicFolderId

• createUser

  • musicFolderId

• updateUser

  • musicFolderId

Version 1.13.0

Added global parameters:

• t

• s

Added methods:

• getTopSongs

Added method parameters:

• updateUser

  • maxBitRate

Version 1.14.0

Added methods:

• getAlbumInfo

• getAlbumInfo2

• getNewestPodcasts

Added method parameters:

• getArtists

  • musicFolderId

• createUser

  • videoConversionRole

• updateUser

  • videoConversionRole

Version 1.15.0

Added error code 41

Added methods:

• getVideoInfo

• getCaptions

• getScanStatus

• startScan

Added method parameters:

• stream

  • converted

• hls

  • audioTrack

Version 1.16.0

Added methods:

• createInternetRadioStation

• updateInternetRadioStation

• deleteInternetRadioStation