Get one referent by id with its annotations as plain text. The annotated lyric line is not returned.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
integer
Required
Genius referent id. Example: 35874550.
1234567890
Response Schema
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Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"referent": {
"id": 35874550,
"url": "https://genius.com/35874550",
"song_id": 3039923,
"annotations": [
{
"id": 35874550,
"body": {
"plain": "Kendrick describes a single decisive move."
},
"verified": false,
"votes_total": 12
}
],
"classification": "accepted"
}
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"proxy_tier": "mobile-proxies",
"technology": "http",
"endpoint_family": "referent"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Not Found
Genius has no resource for this id or path. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested Genius resource was not found."
},
"success": false
}Validation Error
A parameter is missing or invalid. No upstream request is made. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"id": [
"The id field is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Genius Temporarily Unavailable
Genius did not answer in time or the request was blocked. Retry after a short pause. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Genius is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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