# user.getFriends

Get a list of the user's friends on Last.fm.

# Example URLs

JSON: /2.0/?method=user.getfriends&user=rj&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&format=json (opens new window)
XML: /2.0/?method=user.getfriends&user=rj&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY (opens new window)

# Params

user (Required) : The last.fm username to fetch the friends of.
recenttracks (Optional) : Whether or not to include information about friends' recent listening in the response.
limit (Optional) : The number of results to fetch per page. Defaults to 50.
page (Optional) : The page number to fetch. Defaults to first page.
api_key (Required) : A Last.fm API key.

# Auth

This service does not require authentication.

# Sample Response

<lfm status="ok" total="109" page="1" perPage="50" totalPages="3">
 <friends user="joanofarctan">
 <user>
 <name>eartle</name>
 <realname>Michael Coffey</realname>
 <image size="small">http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/34/45718509.jpg</image>
 <image size="medium">http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/64/45718509.jpg</image>
 <image size="large">http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/126/45718509.jpg</image>
 <image size="extralarge">http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/45718509.jpg</image>
 <url>http://www.last.fm/user/eartle</url>
 <id>7737850</id>
 <country>UK</country>
 <age>29</age>
 <gender>m</gender>
 <subscriber>1</subscriber>
 <playcount>45366</playcount>
 <playlists>4</playlists>
 <bootstrap>0</bootstrap>
 <registered unixtime="1189696970">2007年09月13日 15:22</registered>
 <type>subscriber</type>
 </user>
 ...
 </friends>
</lfm>

# Errors

  • 2 : Invalid service - This service does not exist
  • 3 : Invalid Method - No method with that name in this package
  • 4 : Authentication Failed - You do not have permissions to access the service
  • 5 : Invalid format - This service doesn't exist in that format
  • 6 : Invalid parameters - Your request is missing a required parameter
  • 7 : Invalid resource specified
  • 8 : Operation failed - Something else went wrong
  • 9 : Invalid session key - Please re-authenticate
  • 10 : Invalid API key - You must be granted a valid key by last.fm
  • 11 : Service Offline - This service is temporarily offline. Try again later.
  • 13 : Invalid method signature supplied
  • 16 : There was a temporary error processing your request. Please try again
  • 26 : Suspended API key - Access for your account has been suspended, please contact Last.fm
  • 29 : Rate limit exceeded - Your IP has made too many requests in a short period

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