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What does "label" mean in the SoundCloud tracks API?


What does "label" mean in the SoundCloud tracks API? I'm referring to the following fields from http://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/reference#tracks:

  • label
  • label_id
  • label_name

Does this mean the record label (e.g. Sony, Warner, UMG, etc.) that released the song, or is it something else? The documentation isn't very clear.


Solution

  • This is the record label. On the SoundCloud site this will be populated under the "Released by:" item. If there is an official SoundCloud account for the label, the label_id will be the user id of that label account.