Information about plays

list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID

GET /v2/plays/3637395/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 3637395,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3637395/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-04-03T19:28:22-07:00",
    "show": 66357,
    "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66357/?format=api",
    "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/8b7f31d6-bc8b-4cb0-b806-130f42795b70/41907758186-500.jpg",
    "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/8b7f31d6-bc8b-4cb0-b806-130f42795b70/41907758186-250.jpg",
    "song": "Hangaiwa",
    "track_id": null,
    "recording_id": "19ffb955-2d89-422c-a316-287873fc5814",
    "artist": "The Blacks Unlimited",
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    ],
    "album": "Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980",
    "release_id": null,
    "release_group_id": "89ec48b8-a745-42e2-ae4b-a861fa9f2c74",
    "labels": [],
    "label_ids": [],
    "release_date": "2025-05-02",
    "rotation_status": null,
    "is_local": false,
    "is_request": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "comment": "Birth of Chimurenga Music: It includes early recordings of Thomas Mapfumo and The Acid Band as they forged the Chimurenga (struggle) style, often described as electrifying traditional Shona music for modern audiences.",
    "location": 1,
    "location_name": "Default",
    "play_type": "trackplay"
}