Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3628317/?format=api
{ "id": 3628317, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3628317/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-03-13T05:24:42-07:00", "show": 66167, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66167/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Paper Planes", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "09f03130-4b30-46d8-a2cd-81f8ef9bb97b", "artist": "M.I.A.", "artist_ids": [ "7cf0ea9d-86b9-4dad-ba9e-2355a64899ea" ], "album": "Kala", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "34243d5d-0a3b-4ba6-8c1e-13555322aad2", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2002-01-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "M.I.A., the daughter of Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants, spoke about the inspirations behind her hit track \"Paper Planes,\" as a way to push back against anti-immigrant rhetoric. \n\nKEXP's Dusty Henry dives deep into the history of the song, and the sample from The Clash's \"Straight To Hell.\" Read the essay here:\n\nhttps://www.kexp.org/read/2019/2/7/straight-hell-paper-plane-how-mias-clash-sampling-breakout-hit-became-generational-anthem/", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }