New feature time!

Trackplanet’s beta testing is going really well, so it’s time to start preparing it for launch. Today, I’ve got an invite system up and running. Every user will get three invite codes to pass along to friends so they can join the app. This will mean that (if anybody uses it) scaling up will be at a manageable pace.

You can get to your invite codes by tapping the gift icon on the top bar:

Auto-generated description: A user named Josh shares a music post on trackplanet featuring the song Crystalised by The xx, expressing interest in getting a vinyl copy.

Which leads me to my next cool new toy. There are trackplanet iOS and Android apps on the way! I’m running a test version on my phone now, which you can see in the photo above. It lets you do some cool stuff:

  • Share straight from your streaming app into a post on trackplanet
  • Open trackplanet links sent to you straight into the app

I’ll bring a bit more information on that as everything gets closer to ready.

Here’s the next set of features coming alongside the apps:

  • Share a post to your Instagram story
  • View your stars
  • Cool info about your selected track on the ‘Create Post’ page

The Public API

Trackplanet has an API that’s open to its users to allow some nice automations. It’s a work in progress and this post will always reflect the current status.

Getting an API key

Head to your trackplanet profile and then ‘Edit Profile’. Down in Developer Settings you can request an API key. This is a one-time operation and you’ll be warned to save your key somewhere. If you request another key, your old one will be revoked.

Endpoints

https://api.trackpla.net/lists/edit

  • Method: POST
  • Headers:
    • Content-Type: application/json
    • X-Api-Key: your api key

Body:

{
  "list_name": <name_of_your_list>,
  "item": "<link to track or album from supported streaming service>"
}

Response:

{
  "message": "Track added to list successfully",
  "list_name": "<name_of_your_list>",
  "item_type": "track",
  "track_name": "<track_name>",
  "artist_name": "<artist_name>"
}

If you have any issues using the public API, get in touch and let me know. I’ll do my best to get it working for you. Additionally, for any other functions you would like opening up to the public API, let me know and I’ll endeavour to make them available. You can get a message to me here.

Happy listening!

Hello World!

I’m super pleased to have gotten trackplanet ready to go. I’ve been working on it on-and-off for around a year now, and I’m really excited to start using it in earnest.

Trackplanet lets you keep a log of the songs you love. Create a little diary for yourself of the songs you were hearing at certain times and (hopefully) find some good music from others. Make lists to store the music you want to listen to but haven’t had chance to yet, or collate songs you think make the ultimate mixtape.

Music you add is ready to go in your preferred streaming service straight away. Out of the box it supports:

  • Apple Music
  • Spotify
  • Tidal
  • Qobuz with support for Deezer and Youtube Music on my hitlist.

If you’re a blogger or RSS feed user (like me) you can get your feed as JSON to add a source for your blog or feed reader.

It’s early days, and there’s so much more I want to do.