---
title: "Get top artist metrics"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/top-artist/referential/metrics"
tags: ["Referential"]
---

# Get top artist metrics

`GET /api/v2/top-artist/referential/metrics`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developers.soundcharts.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://developers.soundcharts.com/api/v2/top-artist/referential/metrics`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/soundcharts/apis/soundcharts-api/docs/api/v2/top-artist/referential/metrics/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Query parameters

- `sortOrder` string

## Response `200`

A metric collection response

- MetricCollectionResponse
  - `items` Metric[]
    - `metric` string
    - `platforms` string[]
  - `page` OffsetPage
    - `offset` integer: The offset of the items returned (as set in the request or by default). Default is 0
    - `limit` integer: The maximum number of items in the response (as set in the request or by default).
    - `next` string: URL to the next page of items. (null if none)
    - `previous` string: URL to the previous page of items. (null if none)
    - `total` integer: The maximum number of items available to return.
  - `errors` Error[]
    - `key` string: Error key
    - `code` integer: Error code
    - `message` string: Error message

## Changes

- **2026-11-10** `0d77a777541f`: 8 breaking, 6 info
  - the response property `errors` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `items` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/items/metric` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `page` became optional for the status `200`
  - …10 more
- **2026-11-10** `001f23a14a51`: 14 info
  - api operation id `get_top_artist_metrics_ranking_2.0` was added
  - the response property `errors` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items` became required for the status `200`
  - the response property `items/items/metric` became required for the status `200`
  - …10 more
- **2026-10-06** `0ce4aea7eaf7`: 3 warning, 2 info
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `genre`
  - removed the optional property `items/items/root` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/items/sub` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/items/metric` to the response with the `200` status
  - …1 more
- **2026-07-13** `f517f6299a94`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/soundcharts/apis/soundcharts-api/changes/api/v2/top-artist/referential/metrics/get.md)

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