`tag_top_artists`

Pack: last-fm · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/last-fm/mcp

Fetch the top Last.fm artists for a genre tag (e.g. ‘rock’, ‘electronic’); returns ranked artist names with listener counts.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`tag`	string	yes
`limit`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "tag": "rock"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/last-fm/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"tag_top_artists","arguments":{"tag":"rock"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('tag_top_artists', {
  "tag": "rock"
});

More examples

{
  "tag": "indie",
  "limit": 15
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`topartists`	object	Top artists for tag container

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "topartists": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Top artists for tag container",
      "properties": {
        "artist": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Array of top artists for tag",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Artist name"
              },
              "url": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Artist URL"
              },
              "taggings": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Number of taggings"
              },
              "image": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "size": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "#text": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "@attr": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "tag": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "page": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "perPage": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "totalPages": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "total": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "last-fm": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/last-fm/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

tag_top_artists