What is Rdio?

• Streaming and offline music subscription service
• Available in 12+ countries
• 18 million+ tracks, thousands more added each week
• Social is at the heart of the Rdio experience

Why use the Rdio API?

• Easy, legal way to add music to your applications
• SDKs to get started quickly
• Easy to integrate with other APIs
• Affiliate program
• 3% per month for each Rdio Unlimited subscriber
• 2% per month for each Rdio Web subscriber
• 7% for MP3 downloads
• Prizes for best hacks using Rdio APIs

Web Service API

• RPC API
• JSON responses
• OAuth 1.0a
• Everything but playback
• Browse the Rdio catalog
• Search for artists, playlists, albums, tracks, and users
• Access the Rdio social graph
• Global and user statistics: top artists, albums, tracks, heavy rotation
• Available libraries
• C#, Java, node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby

Playback API

• Full tracks for Rdio members
• 30-second samples for non-members
• Web
• JavaScript library
• jQuery plugin
• ActionScript library
• Mobile (also includes access to Web Service API)
• iOS
• Android

New JavaScript API

• Client-side access to both Playback and Web Service APIs
• Authentication without the need for server code
• Works on mobile web (mostly)
• In beta now - ask me for access!

The Rdio API plays well with others

• UPCs and ISRCs
• Industry standard for identifying albums and tracks
• Search Rdio using UPCs and ISRCs
• Receive UPCs and ISRCs in Rdio responses
• Integration with The Echo Nest
• Use Rdio keys when querying The Echo Nest APIs
• Receive Rdio keys in The Echo Nest API responses

Get started now!

• Hello World apps for every SDK
• Interactive testing
• Web Playback API console
• Web Service API console

Human-powered support

• ian.gilman@rd.io
• rdio-api@googlegroups.com
• @rdioapi
• http://developer.rdio.com/
• http://rdio.com/people/iangilman/

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