I am trying to use MusicDataRequest to search for albums, artists, and tracks using a search term like the album's names. If I use an albums Id, for example, I get results. The following code gets me results. First is the data model, the I have a class with code for authorization and then the function that searches using Music Kit
struct MyAlbumResponse: Decodable {
let data: [Album]
}
class music {
@State var isAuthorizedForMusicKit = false
var searchTerm = ""
func requestMusicAuthorization() {
Task.detached {
let authorizationStatus = await MusicAuthorization.request()
if authorizationStatus == .authorized {
self.isAuthorizedForMusicKit = true
} else {
}
}
}
func album() async throws {
let auth = requestMusicAuthorization()
let url = URL(string: "https://api.music.apple.com/v1/catalog/US/albums/1440881121")!
let dataRequest = MusicDataRequest(urlRequest: URLRequest(url: url))
let dataResponse = try await dataRequest.response()
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
let albumResponse = try decoder.decode(MyAlbumResponse.self, from: dataResponse.data)
print(albumResponse.data)
}
The above code returns the results I expect. But If I change the function to use the search endpoint, I do not get any results. I dont get any errors either. The data model is also different.
struct AlbumSearchResponse: Decodable {
var albums: Albums
}
struct Albums: Codable {
var data: [AlbumsDatum]
var href, next: String
}
struct AlbumsDatum: Codable {
var attributes: Attributes
var href, id, type: String
}
struct Attributes: Codable {
var artistName: String
var artwork: Artwork
var copyright: String
var genreNames: [String]
var isComplete, isMasteredForItunes, isSingle: Bool
var name: String
var playParams: PlayParams
var releaseDate: String
var trackCount: Int
var url: String
var editorialNotes: EditorialNotes?
}
class music {
@State var isAuthorizedForMusicKit = false
var searchTerm = ""
func requestMusicAuthorization() {
Task.detached {
let authorizationStatus = await MusicAuthorization.request()
if authorizationStatus == .authorized {
self.isAuthorizedForMusicKit = true
} else {
}
}
}
func musicSearch() async throws {
var auth = requestMusicAuthorization()
let url = URL(string: "https://api.music.apple.com/v1/catalog/us/search?term=colors&limit=10&types=albums")!
let dataRequest = MusicDataRequest(urlRequest: URLRequest(url: url))
let dataResponse = try await dataRequest.response()
let decoder = JSONDecoder()
let albumSearchResponse = try decoder.decode(AlbumSearchResponse.self, from: dataResponse.data)
print(albumSearchResponse.albums)
}
I have gone through all of the documentation and example applications but can't find an answer to this. I dont understand why the search endpoint would be not usable, if that is the case.
The workaround I have been using is to use MusicCatalogSearchRequest instead, but this does not return enough attributes and I cannot figure out how to have it return more attributes such as totalTracks, copyright, etc. I would be fine using the method if there is a way to add attributes to be included with the results. Here is the code I am using that works. It is also under the same class as the other functions.
func Search() async throws {
let auth = requestMusicAuthorization()
let searchTerm = "colors"
Task {
do {
// Issue a catalog search request for albums matching the search term.
var searchRequest = MusicCatalogSearchRequest(term: searchTerm, types: [Album.self])
searchRequest.limit = 20
let searchResponse = try await searchRequest.response()
print(searchResponse)
}
}
}
any and all help is much appreciated. Thanks
