APE key

2021-11-23T08:47:51Z

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An APE tag item key is a key for accessing special meta-information in an audio file.

Member of [[APE Tag Item]].

APE tag item keys can have a length of 2 (including) up to 255 (including) characters in the range from 0x20 (Space) until 0x7E (Tilde).

Typical keys should have a length of 2–16 characters using the following characters: 
Space (0x20), Slash (0x2F), Digits (0x30–0x39), Letters (0x41–0x5A, 0x61–0x7A).

Values can contain binary data, a value or a list of values. See [[APE Item Value|here]]. 
List of values can be mixed, i.e. contain [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings and external references 
beginning with file://..., <nowiki>http://www</nowiki>..., <nowiki>ftp://ftp</nowiki>....

Not allowed are the following keys: ID3, TAG, OggS and MP+.

Currently the following keys are defined:

{| border="1" cellspacing="1"
|width="100px"|
'''''Key'''''
|width="280px"|
'''''Meaning'''''
|width="300px"|
'''''Recommended format of value'''''
|-
|Title
||
Music Piece Title 
Music Work
||[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string
|-
|Subtitle
||Title when TITLE contains the work or additional sub title
||[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string
|-
|Artist
||
Performing artist 
List of Performing Artists
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings
|-
|Album
||Album name
||[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string
|-
|Debut album
||Debut album name
||[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string
|-
|Publisher
||Record label or publisher
||[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string
|-
|Conductor
||Conductor
||[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string
|-
|Track
||
Track Number 
Track Number/Total Tracks Number
||
Integer 
Integer/Integer
|-
|Composer
||
Name of the original composer 
Name of the original arranger
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings
|-
|Comment
||User comment(s)
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings 
Link 
List of Links
|-
|Copyright
||Copyright holder
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings
|-
|Publicationright
||Publication right holder
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings
|-
|File
||File location
||
Link 
List of Links
|-
|EAN/UPC
||EAN-13/UPC-A bar code identifier
||12- or 13-digit Integer
|-
|ISBN
||ISBN number with check digit
||[[ISBN|9-digit number with a check digit (0–9 or X)]]
|-
|Catalog
||Catalog number
||sometimes in the EAN/UPC, often some letters followed by some numbers
|-
|LC
||Label Code
||[[APE-LC|LC + 4- or 5-digit Integer]]
|-
|Year *
||Release date
||Date
|-
|Record Date
||Record date
||Date
|-
|Record Location
||Record location(s)
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings
|-
|Genre **
||Genre(s)
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings
|-
|Media
||
Source 
Source Media Number/Total Media Number 
Source Time
||
Media 
Media Integer/Integer 
Media Time
|-
|Index
||Indexes for quick access
||
Index Time 
List of Index Times
|-
|Related
||Location of related information
||
Link 
List of Links
|-
|ISRC
||International Standard Recording Number
||ASCII String
|-
|Abstract
||Abstract
||Link
|-
|Language
||Used Language(s) for music/spoken words
||
[[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] string 
List of [[APEtag-UTF8|UTF-8]] strings
|-
|Bibliography
||Bibliography/Discography
||Link
|-
|Introplay
||Characteric part of piece for intro playing
||Index Time Range
|-
|Dummy
||Place holder
||Zero data
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>This key name is used to be upward compatible.

<nowiki>**</nowiki>Genre keywords should be normally English terms. A native language supporting plugin can translate common expression to the local language and vice versa when storing the genre in the file.

[[Category:Metadata]]

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