API Error with MusicBrainz

[mattl1979 3]

I have Emby v4.7.14.0 installed on my Synology NAS. I've noticed in this version and previous versions that I am getting numerous errors about API calls to MusicBrainz. It's attempting to send a non-GUID to the web call.

Example Error: 2023-09-06 07:09:43.056 Info HttpClient: GET https://musicbrainz.emby.tv/ws/2/artist/usicBrainz Artist Id?inc=url-rels. The missing "M" is not a typo.

Not sure where this is coming from. How can I track down what track has a bum ID associated with it? Or is there a bug with the plug-in?

Edited September 7, 2023 by mattl1979

[Luke 42077]

HI, that's strange. If you open the metadata editor for one of the affected artists, does it have a musicbrainz id of "usicBrainz Artist Id" ?

[mattl1979 3]

9 minutes ago, Luke said:

HI, that's strange. If you open the metadata editor for one of the affected artists, does it have a musicbrainz id of "usicBrainz Artist Id" ?

That's my point, though. I have over 5,000 songs. I don't know what song is affected.

[Luke 42077]

Do any of the preceding lines in the server log clue in as to what artist that is?

[mattl1979 3]

Unfortunately no. Here's a subset of the log. Based on the repeated errors, it's probably multiple songs or artists with the error.

EmbyLog_20230907.txt

Edited September 7, 2023 by mattl1979
Added Log

[Luke 42077]

28 minutes ago, mattl1979 said:

Unfortunately no. Here's a subset of the log. Based on the repeated errors, it's probably multiple songs or artists with the error.

EmbyLog_20230907.txt 23.88 kB · 0 downloads

Looks like you have albums impacted as well:

2023-09-07 07:09:36.878 Info HttpClient: GET http://coverartarchive.org/release/usicBrainz Album Id

Can you use the metadata editor on a few artists or albums, and do you see what I mentioned on any of them?

[mattl1979 3]

9 minutes ago, Luke said:

Looks like you have albums impacted as well:

2023-09-07 07:09:36.878 Info HttpClient: GET http://coverartarchive.org/release/usicBrainz Album Id

Can you use the metadata editor on a few artists or albums, and do you see what I mentioned on any of them?

Use it in what way? I don't see a way to get the GUIDs in a single list. I can't go through the albums one-by-one. What's an easier way?

[Luke 42077]

1 minute ago, mattl1979 said:

I can't go through the albums one-by-one. 

I'm just asking you to go through a handful and see if you see any of these texts in the external id fields, just to confirm what I think the issue is.

[mattl1979 3]

I couldn't find anything, however I did clean up some "crap" album names and artist names. I had one album artist of "0" for instance. I'll give it some time and see if the error reappears.

[Luke 42077]

3 minutes ago, mattl1979 said:

I couldn't find anything, however I did clean up some "crap" album names and artist names. I had one album artist of "0" for instance. I'll give it some time and see if the error reappears.

Where was the 0? Artist name or in an external id?

[mattl1979 3]

It was an "Album Artist".

[Luke 42077]

OK, believe it or not I have seen in the past some user files that contain musicbrainz id's of "usicbrainz...". So it is possible that the tagging software had a bug at that point in time (when the file was tagged). 

At the time I meant to add safeguards to avoid importing this data into emby server but it looks like i never did.