---
title: "Resolve a vinyl identifier (matrix/runout etching, catalog number, barcode)"
method: GET
path: "/api/vinyl/{key}"
tags: ["identification"]
---

# Resolve a vinyl identifier (matrix/runout etching, catalog number, barcode)

`GET /api/vinyl/{key}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org`
- URL: `https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/vinyl/{key}`
- Auth: none declared

Exact match first; prefix-match at >=6 chars for stamper-suffix variation (matchType:'prefix').

## Path parameters

- `key` string, required

## Response `200`

{key, matchType, matches:[...]}

## Other responses

- `404`: Structured absence.

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