---
title: "Get similar songs"
method: GET
path: "/songs/{song_id}/similar"
tags: ["Songs"]
---

# Get similar songs

`GET /songs/{song_id}/similar`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://develop.ampache.dev/rest/8/json`
- URL: `https://develop.ampache.dev/rest/8/json/songs/{song_id}/similar`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `auth`
  - API key in query parameter `auth`

Return similar artist id's or similar song ids compared to the input filter

## Path parameters

- `song_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

Similar list

- SongsResponse
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `md5` string, required
  - `song` 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

## 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

- **2026-08-09** `535feee32afb`: 1 info
  - added the required property `song/items/mood` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-07** `b152883a37a3`: 1 info
  - added the required property `song/items/bpm` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-31** `48f80d018de4`: 1 info
  - added the required property `song/items/last_played` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-31** `e8e6b266ea29`: 5 info
  - api operation id `getSimilarSongs` was added
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - …1 more
- **2026-07-31** `2ff18e50dcc1`: 3 info
  - added the required property `md5` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `song` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `total_count` to the response with the `200` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/songs/:song_id/similar/get.md)

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