{"id":1158,"date":"2003-05-01T15:46:51","date_gmt":"2003-05-02T05:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/linking-to-the-itunes-music-store\/"},"modified":"2019-12-05T08:03:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:03:32","slug":"linking-to-the-itunes-music-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/linking-to-the-itunes-music-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Linking to the iTunes Music Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:14729,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.cynics.info\\\/laments\\\/2003\\\/05\\\/itunes_tips_gripes_and_tidbits.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20030924082025\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.cynics.info:80\\\/laments\\\/2003\\\/05\\\/itunes_tips_gripes_and_tidbits.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 02:53:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 02:53:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14730,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/fuse.ghostcassette.com\\\/archives\\\/2003\\\/04\\\/itunes_store_search.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14731,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/nslog.com\\\/archives\\\/2003\\\/04\\\/29\\\/itms_links.php&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20081011230828\\\/http:\\\/\\\/nslog.com\\\/archives\\\/2003\\\/04\\\/29\\\/itms_links.php&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 02:53:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 02:53:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14732,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.pycs.net\\\/bbum\\\/2003\\\/04\\\/29.html#a462&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251119123953\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.pycs.net\\\/bbum\\\/2003\\\/04\\\/29.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 02:53:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 02:53:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Excellent tip that I&#8217;m saving here for future use: how to create a website link that performs a search on the iTunes Music Store.<\/p>\n<p>Link format (as a single line, broken here for clarity): <code>itms:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZSearch.woa\/wa\/ com.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction\/advancedSearchResults?<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Immediately following the ending <code>?<\/code> are any of four search terms, or a global search term:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>songTerm=<\/code> (song title)<\/li>\n<li><code>artistTerm=<\/code> (artist name)<\/li>\n<li><code>albumTerm=<\/code> (album title)<\/li>\n<li><code>composerTerm=<\/code> (composer name)<\/li>\n<li><code>term=<\/code> (global, search all fields)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use <code>&amp;<\/code> between query items if you are using more than one of the first four (non-global) querys, and replace any whitespace with <code>%20<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Example: building a link to search for <strong><a href=\"\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZSearch.woa\/wa\/com.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction\/advancedSearchResults?artistTerm=U2\" title=\"U2\">U2<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><code>itms:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZSearch.woa\/wa\/ com.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction\/advancedSearchResults?artistTerm=U2<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Example: building a link to search for <strong><a href=\"\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZSearch.woa\/wa\/com.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction\/advancedSearchResults?artistTerm=U2&amp;albumTerm=the%20joshua%20tree\" title=\"U2 'The Joshua Tree'\">U2&#8217;s &#8216;The Joshua Tree&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><code>itms:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZSearch.woa\/wa\/ com.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction\/ advancedSearchResults?artistTerm=U2&amp;albumTerm=the%20joshua%20tree<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynics.info\/laments\/2003\/05\/itunes_tips_gripes_and_tidbits.html\" title=\"Cynic's Lament: iTunes: Tips, Gripes, and Tidbits\">Jim<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fuse.ghostcassette.com\/archives\/2003\/04\/itunes_store_search.html\" title=\"itunes store search\">Fuse<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/nslog.com\/archives\/2003\/04\/29\/itms_links.php\" title=\"NSLog(); 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