[GH-ISSUE #117] How can I get the time of release of a song or an album #53

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opened 2026-02-27 23:20:36 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

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Originally created by @RajarshiBhadra on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/117

I was going through spotipy and its awsome. I was hoping to extract the time of release of an album or song. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated

Originally created by @RajarshiBhadra on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/117 I was going through spotipy and its awsome. I was hoping to extract the time of release of an album or song. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated

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@bentappin commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016):

Do you mean the release date?

It's in the Web API return for an album and in the return from the Spotipy album call.

In [6]: ret = api.album('spotify:album:3j8VO8KmIeFACN1ZpEeasY')

In [7]: ret['release_date']
Out[7]: '2016-06-10'

In [8]: ret['release_date_precision']
Out[8]: 'day'

@bentappin commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016): Do you mean the release date? It's in the Web API return for an [album](https://developer.spotify.com/web-api/get-album/) and in the return from the Spotipy album call. ``` In [6]: ret = api.album('spotify:album:3j8VO8KmIeFACN1ZpEeasY') In [7]: ret['release_date'] Out[7]: '2016-06-10' In [8]: ret['release_date_precision'] Out[8]: 'day' ```

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@RajarshiBhadra commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016):

Yes I meant release date. However I would like to see it by track instaed of album. Is it possible?

@RajarshiBhadra commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016): Yes I meant release date. However I would like to see it by track instaed of album. Is it possible?

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@bentappin commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016):

Did you check the docs?

It's not in the track return call but you can get the album ID from the track response, and then get the album data in a separate call.

@bentappin commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016): Did you check the [docs](https://developer.spotify.com/web-api/get-track/)? It's not in the track return call but you can get the album ID from the track response, and then get the album data in a separate call.

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@RajarshiBhadra commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016):

Thanks. That did it

@RajarshiBhadra commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2016): Thanks. That did it