macOS use iTunes content (API?)

[jolla]

I would like to use some data from the iTunes (music) store. My main interest is Apple's "explicit" rating for certain songs. Would anyone know a way to easily check if Apple thinks a song contains explicit content?

 

[kainjow]

You could look at the AppleScript dictionary for iTunes. Open Script Editor, go to File > Open Dictionary and select iTunes and see if there is a way to do it there. If so then you can use AppleScript and any other related technology (e.g. Scripting Bridge) to get the info.

 

[hhas]

I would like to use some data from the iTunes (music) store. My main interest is Apple's "explicit" rating for certain songs. Would anyone know a way to easily check if Apple thinks a song contains explicit content?

If you only need read-only access, iTunes maintains a backup 'iTunes Music Library.xml' file in your music library folder. Don't know whether it'll have the information you need or not, but worth a look.

 

[jolla]

Actually, the data I want to use is as follows: Apple marks certain songs in the iTunes store as 'explicit'. I'm building a profanity filter, but instead of making a smart system, it would be wonderful to just check if Apple deems a song to be explicit, instead of analysing the song myself. Therefore I would need to be able to check this data for every available song in the iTunes store.

 

[kainjow]

There is no public API for the iTunes Store. You could try working with Amazon's though.