Play Public Instance – Django REST framework

Information about plays

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

GET /v2/plays/3638297/?format=api

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 3638297,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3638297/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-04-05T18:03:06-07:00",
    "show": 66376,
    "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66376/?format=api",
    "image_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/dee1f517-383a-43ed-b33a-126828e455b7/25865134039-500.jpg",
    "thumbnail_uri": "https://coverartarchive.org/release/dee1f517-383a-43ed-b33a-126828e455b7/25865134039-250.jpg",
    "song": "Shifting Gears",
    "track_id": null,
    "recording_id": "63c8b319-4401-400b-ac2e-324cad6cacfe",
    "artist": "Johnny “Hammond” Smith",
    "artist_ids": [
        "af8a8ede-2c56-469e-9069-463218595f85"
    ],
    "album": "Gears",
    "release_id": null,
    "release_group_id": "e199f355-ed97-381b-969c-812363186252",
    "labels": [
        "Milestone"
    ],
    "label_ids": [
        "d633e4af-9c3d-4cd6-996c-ba4f96706f5a"
    ],
    "release_date": "1975-01-01",
    "rotation_status": null,
    "is_local": false,
    "is_request": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "comment": "Jazz keyboardist Johnny \"Hammond\" Smith released \"Shifting Gears\" in 1975. The supporting album Gears was produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell.\n\nJohnny “Hammond” Smith's career took off as he was serving as accompanist to singer Nancy Wilson. One of his last accomplishments also included Nancy Wilson. He wrote the song \"Quiet Fire\" for her Nancy Now! release in 1988.",
    "location": 1,
    "location_name": "Default",
    "play_type": "trackplay"
}