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GET /v1/entities/instrument/{entity_id}

Retrieves a specific instrument.

Request Parameters

Location Parameter Type Required/ Optional Description
path entity_id string optional The string id of the instrument being searched for

Example Request

GET /v1/entities/instrument/dreamy_electric_guitar HTTP/1.1
Host: api.ampermusic.com
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Authorization: Basic abcxyz

Response Data

Data Item Type Description
data object
data.attributes object
data.attributes.name string The string name of the instrument
data.attributes.previews[].content_type string enum The content type of the previews, currently audio/mp3.
data.attributes.previews[].url string The string url of the instrument’s preview file
data.attributes.tags array
data.attributes.tags[].category object
data.attributes.tags[].category.id string The string id of the category
data.attributes.tags[].category.name string The string name of the category
data.attributes.tags[].id string The string id of the tag
data.attributes.tags[].name string The string name of the tag
data.id string The string id of the instrument, to be used in the instrument_group field of an Instrument Group
data.links object
data.links.self string The URL of the instrument
data.type string The type of data (entity_instrument in this case)
links object
links.self string The URL of this instrument

Example Response

Header

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json

Body

{
    "data": {
        "attributes": {
            "name": "ESP - Lush",
            "previews": [
                {
                    "content_type": "audio/mp3",
                    "url": "https://public-cdn.ampermusic.com/instruments/previews/dreamy_electric_guitar_v2.mp3"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                {
                    "category": {
                        "id": "instrument_category",
                        "name": "Instrument Category"
                    },
                    "id": "string",
                    "name": "Strings"
                },
                {
                    "category": {
                        "id": "instrument_type",
                        "name": "Instrument Type"
                    },
                    "id": "pick_guitar",
                    "name": "Pick Guitars"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": "dreamy_electric_guitar",
        "links": {
            "self": "https://api.ampermusic.com/v1/entities/instrument/dreamy_electric_guitar"
        },
        "type": "entity_instrument"
    },
    "links": {
        "self": "https://api.ampermusic.com/v1/entities/instrument/dreamy_electric_guitar"
    }
}