MusicBrainz Identifier

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The '''MusicBrainz Identifier''' is used by the MusicBrainz project (an online encyclopedia and database of music) as the unique identifier for each musical work, recording, artist, or other thing tracked in the database.
 
The '''MusicBrainz Identifier''' is used by the MusicBrainz project (an online encyclopedia and database of music) as the unique identifier for each musical work, recording, artist, or other thing tracked in the database.
  
They are 36 characters long; an example is <code>b1a9c0e9-d987-4042-ae91-78d6a3267d69</code>, the MusicBrainz identifier for the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
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They are 36 characters long, in [[UUID]] format; an example is <code>b1a9c0e9-d987-4042-ae91-78d6a3267d69</code>, the MusicBrainz identifier for the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
  
 
They can be turned into [[URI]]s by prefixing the MusicBrainz server and resource type, like <code>https://musicbrainz.org/recording/ebf79ba5-085e-48d2-9eb8-2d992fbf0f6d</code>.
 
They can be turned into [[URI]]s by prefixing the MusicBrainz server and resource type, like <code>https://musicbrainz.org/recording/ebf79ba5-085e-48d2-9eb8-2d992fbf0f6d</code>.
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! Wikidata Property
 
! Wikidata Property
 
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|Artist || https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ || {{wikidata|Q19832969}} || P434
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|Artist || https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ || {{wikidata|Q19832969}} || {{WikidataProperty|P434}}
 
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|Release Group || https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/ || || P436
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|Release Group || https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/ || {{wikidata|Q116771641}} || {{WikidataProperty|P436}}
 
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|Area || https://musicbrainz.org/area/ || || P982
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|Area || https://musicbrainz.org/area/ || {{wikidata|Q116771606}} || {{WikidataProperty|P982}}
 
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|Place || https://musicbrainz.org/place/ || || P1004
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|Place || https://musicbrainz.org/place/ || {{wikidata|Q116771640}} || {{WikidataProperty|P1004}}
 
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|Label || https://musicbrainz.org/label/ || || P966
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|Label || https://musicbrainz.org/label/ || {{wikidata|Q116771632}} || {{WikidataProperty|P966}}
 
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|Work || https://musicbrainz.org/work/ || || P435
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|Work || https://musicbrainz.org/work/ || {{wikidata|Q116771665}} || {{WikidataProperty|P435}}
 
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|Instrument || https://musicbrainz.org/instrument/ || || P1330
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|Instrument || https://musicbrainz.org/instrument/ || {{wikidata|Q116771616}} || {{WikidataProperty|P1330}}
 
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|Series || https://musicbrainz.org/series/ || || P1407
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|Series || https://musicbrainz.org/series/ || {{wikidata|Q116771663}} || {{WikidataProperty|P1407}}
 
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|Event || https://musicbrainz.org/event/ || || P6423
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|Event || https://musicbrainz.org/event/ || || {{WikidataProperty|P6423}}
 
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|Recording || https://musicbrainz.org/recording/ || || P4404
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|Recording || https://musicbrainz.org/recording/ || || {{WikidataProperty|P4404}}
 
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|Release || https://musicbrainz.org/release/ || || P5813
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|Release || https://musicbrainz.org/release/ || {{wikidata|Q116779120}} || {{WikidataProperty|P5813}}
 
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|Genre || https://musicbrainz.org/genre/ || || P8052
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|Genre || https://musicbrainz.org/genre/ || || {{WikidataProperty|P8052}}
 
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Latest revision as of 06:11, 30 December 2023

File Format
Name MusicBrainz Identifier
Ontology
Wikidata ID Q14005

The MusicBrainz Identifier is used by the MusicBrainz project (an online encyclopedia and database of music) as the unique identifier for each musical work, recording, artist, or other thing tracked in the database.

They are 36 characters long, in UUID format; an example is b1a9c0e9-d987-4042-ae91-78d6a3267d69, the MusicBrainz identifier for the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.

They can be turned into URIs by prefixing the MusicBrainz server and resource type, like https://musicbrainz.org/recording/ebf79ba5-085e-48d2-9eb8-2d992fbf0f6d.

[edit] Types of Identifier

Type URL prefix Wikidata ID Wikidata Property
Artist https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ Q19832969 P434
Release Group https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/ Q116771641 P436
Area https://musicbrainz.org/area/ Q116771606 P982
Place https://musicbrainz.org/place/ Q116771640 P1004
Label https://musicbrainz.org/label/ Q116771632 P966
Work https://musicbrainz.org/work/ Q116771665 P435
Instrument https://musicbrainz.org/instrument/ Q116771616 P1330
Series https://musicbrainz.org/series/ Q116771663 P1407
Event https://musicbrainz.org/event/ P6423
Recording https://musicbrainz.org/recording/ P4404
Release https://musicbrainz.org/release/ Q116779120 P5813
Genre https://musicbrainz.org/genre/ P8052

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