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echonest/echonest
=================

A PHP library for abstracting the Echonest API

16996PHP

Since Sep 7Pushed 11y ago2 watchersCompare

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Echonest API PHP Library
========================

[](#echonest-api-php-library)

This is a library to abstract the Echonest API

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. edit `composer.json` file with following contents:

    ```
    "require": {
       "echonest/echonest": "dev-master"
    }
    ```
2. install composer via `curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php` (on windows, download  and execute it with PHP)
3. run `php composer.phar install`

Use
---

[](#use)

Configure the service

```
use Echonest\Service\Echonest;

Echonest::configure($apiKey);
```

Run a query

```
$response = Echonest::query('artist', 'biographies', array(
    'id' => 'ARH6W4X1187B99274F',
    'results' => '1',
    'start' => '0',
    'license' => 'cc-by-sa'
));
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 70% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/49dd7d9dba889ac674b0da447d9c1e69d1128dc3ccbaef98ba83d6ee519fc2d6?d=identicon)[tom\_anderson](/maintainers/tom_anderson)

---

Top Contributors

[![TomHAnderson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/493920?v=4)](https://github.com/TomHAnderson "TomHAnderson (7 commits)")[![Shemahmforash](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/461632?v=4)](https://github.com/Shemahmforash "Shemahmforash (2 commits)")[![musegold](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48144543?v=4)](https://github.com/musegold "musegold (1 commits)")

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/echonest-echonest/health.svg)

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