---
title: "List albums"
method: GET
path: "/albums"
tags: ["Albums"]
---

# List albums

`GET /albums`

This returns albums based on the provided search filters

## Query parameters

- `filter` string
- `include` string
- `exact` boolean
- `add` string, date
- `update` string, date
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `cond` string
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

Albums list

- AlbumsResponse
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `md5` string, required
  - `album` AlbumObject[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, nullable, required
    - `prefix` string, nullable, required
    - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `artist` object, nullable
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `artists` NamedReference[]
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `songartists` NamedReference[]
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `time` integer, required
    - `year` integer, required
    - `tracks` SongObject[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `title` string, nullable, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `artist` NamedReference, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `artists` NamedReference[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `album` NamedReference, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `albumartist` NamedReference
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `prefix` string, nullable, required
        - `basename` string, nullable, required
      - `disk` integer, required
      - `disksubtitle` string, nullable, required
      - `bpm` number, nullable, required
      - `track` integer, required
      - `filename` string, nullable, required
      - `genre` GenreReference[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `mood` object[], required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `playlisttrack` integer, required
      - `time` integer, required
      - `year` integer, required
      - `format` string, nullable, required
      - `stream_format` string, nullable, required
      - `bitrate` integer, nullable, required
      - `stream_bitrate` integer, nullable, required
      - `rate` integer, required
      - `mode` string, nullable, required
      - `mime` string, nullable, required
      - `stream_mime` string, nullable, required
      - `url` string, required
      - `size` integer, required
      - `mbid` string, nullable, required
      - `art` string, nullable, required
      - `has_art` boolean, required
      - `flag` boolean, required
      - `rating` integer, nullable, required
      - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
      - `playcount` integer, required
      - `last_played` string, nullable, required
      - `catalog` string, required
      - `composer` string, nullable, required
      - `channels` integer, nullable, required
      - `comment` string, nullable, required
      - `license` string, nullable, required
      - `publisher` string, nullable, required
      - `language` string, nullable, required
      - `lyrics` string, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_album_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_album_peak` number, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_track_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `replaygain_track_peak` number, nullable, required
      - `r128_album_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `r128_track_gain` number, nullable, required
      - `metadata` object
    - `songcount` integer, required
    - `diskcount` integer, required
    - `type` string, nullable, required
    - `genre` GenreReference[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `art` string, nullable, required
    - `has_art` boolean, required
    - `flag` boolean, required
    - `rating` integer, nullable, required
    - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
    - `mbid` string, nullable, required
    - `mbid_group` string, nullable, required
    - `catalog` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

> 46 revisions in range; 7 could not be searched.

- **2026-07-29** `1e49346294e8` — 1 info
  - added the required property `album/items/catalog` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-28** `48f80d018de4` — 1 info
  - added the required property `album/items/tracks/items/last_played` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-22** `e8e6b266ea29` — 3 info
  - api operation id `albums` was added
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `410`
- **2026-07-19** `b874092765cd` — 12 breaking
  - the response property `album/items/tracks/items/album/basename` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `album/items/tracks/items/album/name` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `album/items/tracks/items/album/prefix` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `album/items/tracks/items/albumartist/basename` became nullable for the status `200`
  - …8 more
- **2026-07-18** `0366bc42fb8f` — 3 info
  - added the required property `album` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `md5` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `total_count` to the response with the `200` status

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/albums/get.md)

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