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get_top_artists

Retrieve a user's most listened-to Spotify artists within specified time periods, enabling analysis of listening habits and preferences.

Instructions

Get user's top artists from Spotify
Args:
    limit: Number of artists (max 50)
    time_range: One of 'short_term' (4 weeks), 'medium_term' (6 months), 'long_term' (all time)

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
limitNo
time_rangeNomedium_term

Implementation Reference

  • main.py:112-120 (handler)
    MCP tool handler for get_top_artists. Decorated with @mcp.tool(), calls SpotifyClient.get_top_artists and returns result as string.
    @mcp.tool()
    async def get_top_artists(limit: int = 20, time_range: str = "medium_term") -> str:
        """
        Get user's top artists from Spotify
        Args:
            limit: Number of artists (max 50)
            time_range: One of 'short_term' (4 weeks), 'medium_term' (6 months), 'long_term' (all time)
        """
        return await client.get_top_artists(limit, time_range)
  • Core implementation in SpotifyClient that queries Spotify API for user's top artists using spotipy.current_user_top_artists.
    async def get_top_artists(
        self, limit: int = 20, time_range: str = "medium_term"
    ) -> dict:
        """
        Get the current user's top artists.
        - limit: Number of artists to return (default 20, max 50)
        - time_range: 'short_term' (last 4 weeks), 'medium_term' (last 6 months),
                     or 'long_term' (all time) (default: medium_term)
        """
        try:
            results = self.sp.current_user_top_artists(
                limit=limit, offset=0, time_range=time_range
            )
            return results
        except Exception as e:
            return f"Error getting top artists: {str(e)}"

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