---
title: "Browse songs of an album within a catalog"
method: GET
path: "/catalogs/{catalog_id}/browse/albums/{album_id}"
tags: ["Catalogs"]
---

# Browse songs of an album within a catalog

`GET /catalogs/{catalog_id}/browse/albums/{album_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://develop.ampache.dev/rest/8/json`
- URL: `https://develop.ampache.dev/rest/8/json/catalogs/{catalog_id}/browse/albums/{album_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `auth`
  - API key in query parameter `auth`

Return children of a parent object in a folder traversal/browse style. If you don't send any parameters you'll get a catalog list (the 'root' path)

## Path parameters

- `catalog_id` string, required
- `album_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `add` string, date
- `update` string, date
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `cond` string
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

Browse results

- BrowseResponse
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `md5` string, required
  - `catalog_id` string, required
  - `parent_id` string, required
  - `parent_type` string, required
  - `child_type` string, required
  - `browse` BrowseObject[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `prefix` string, nullable, required
    - `basename` 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

- **2026-07-31** `e8e6b266ea29`: 3 info
  - api operation id `browseCatalogsAlbums` was added
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `410`
- **2026-07-31** `b874092765cd`: 2 breaking
  - the response property `browse/items/basename` became nullable for the status `200`
  - the response property `browse/items/name` became nullable for the status `200`
- **2026-07-31** `0366bc42fb8f`: 7 info
  - added the required property `browse` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `catalog_id` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `child_type` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `md5` to the response with the `200` status
  - …3 more
- **2026-07-31** `aaf4166bdf3a`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/catalogs/:catalog_id/browse/albums/:album_id/get.md)

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