> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.bff.fm/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developer.bff.fm/api/now-playing.md).

# Now Playing

## Unified Metadata

## On Air

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://data.bff.fm/api/data/onair/now.json`

An endpoint which will return what's currently playing on BFF.fm at the finest fidelity available: the track, or current playing show.

#### Query Parameters

| Name    | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                       |
| ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app\_id | String | You may include this parameter to identify your app in our stats, so that we can understand who's building cool stuff for BFF.fm and feature you! |

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{% tab title="200: OK " %}
Example Track response

```
{
   title: I NEED YOU TO (BREONNA TAYLOR)
   attribution: Tobe Nwigwe
   collection: THE PANDEMIC PROJECT
   licensor: Self Released
   image: https://a.bff.fm/…/album.jpg
   url: https://bff.fm/broadcasts/234345324
   type: track
}
```

Example Show response

```
{
   title: No Magic
   attribution: Ben Ward
   collection: BFF.fm
   licensor: BFF.fm
   image: https://a.bff.fm/…/logo.jpg
   url: https://bff.fm/shows/nomagic
   type: show
}
```

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## Track Metadata

## Detailed Metadata

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://data.bff.fm/api/data/tracks/detail.text`

What's currently playing on the BFF.fm stream.

#### Query Parameters

| Name    | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                       |
| ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app\_id | string | You may include this parameter to identify your app in our stats, so that we can understand who's building cool stuff for BFF.fm and feature you! |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Cake successfully retrieved." %}

```
Title: There Goes The Fear
Artist: Doves
Album: The Last Broadcast
Label: Heavenly
Artwork: https://a.bff.fm/image/original/trs2.jpg
```

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See Also: [Audio Hijack Pro's “Now Playing.txt” documentation](https://rogueamoeba.com/support/knowledgebase/?showArticle=AHBroadcastNotes#nowplayingfile).
{% endhint %}

## One-Line Summary

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://data.bff.fm/api/data/tracks/now.text`

A single-line summary of what's playing on BFF.fm. `Track Name` followed by `Artist`, separated by `-`.

#### Query Parameters

| Name    | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                       |
| ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app\_id | string | You may include this parameter to identify your app in our stats, so that we can understand who's building cool stuff for BFF.fm and feature you! |

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{% tab title="200 " %}

```
Because It's Not Love (But It's Still A Feeling) - The Pipettes
```

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## JSON structured Detailed Metadata

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://data.bff.fm/api/data/tracks/now.json`

The current artist, track, album and record label being played on BFF.fm

#### Query Parameters

| Name    | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                       |
| ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app\_id | String | You may include this parameter to identify your app in our stats, so that we can understand who's building cool stuff for BFF.fm and feature you! |