Nielsen Music Connect Connector

Intro

Nielson Music Connect delivers granular and up-to-date data across multiple measurement metrics for artists, albums and songs as a complete view of performance and trends. To learn more about the Nielsen Music Connect API, visit their page (https://portal.developer.nielsen.com/home).

You connect to your Nielsen Music Connect account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Nielsen Music Connect connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Prerequisites

To connect to your Nielsen Music Connect account and create a DataSet, you must have the following:

The credentials (username and password) for your Nielsen Music Connect account
A Nielsen Music Connect client ID
A Nielsen Music Connect password

For help finding your credentials, reach out to your Nielsen representative.

Connecting to Your Nielsen Music Connect Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the Nielsen Music Connect Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your Nielsen Music Connect account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field	Description
Username	Enter the username for your Nielsen Music Connect account.
Password	Enter the password for your Nielsen Music Connect account.
Client ID	Enter your Nielsen Music Connect client ID.
Client Secret	Enter your Nielsen Music Connect client secret.

Once you have entered valid Nielsen Music Connect credentials, you can use the same account any time you go to create a new Nielsen Music Connect DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Managing User Accounts for Connectors.

Details Pane

This pane contains a primary Reports menu, along with various other menus which may or may not appear depending on the report type you select.

Description

Report

Select the Nielsen Music Connect report you want to run. The following reports are available:

Barcode Data	Returns metrics data for a given barcode.
Chart Data	Returns data for a specific chart.
Chart List	Returns a list of charts.
Chart Options	Returns a detailed list of available markets and metrics.
Data Feed	Retrieves data feed results.
ISRC Data	Returns metrics for a given ISRC.

Barcode

Enter the barcode you want to retrieve data for.

ISRC

Enter the ISRC you want to retrieve data for.

Week Number (Optional)

Enter the week number you want to retrieve data for, in the format YYYYWW, in which YYYY is the year and WW is the week number. For example, if you entered 201801, you would get data for the first week of 2018. If you leave this blank, data for the current week will be returned.

Country

Select the country you want to retrieve data for.

Chart Name

Select the name of the chart you want to retrieve data for.

Filters

Select all filters you want to apply to your chart.

Market Code

Select the market code you want to retrieve data for.

Genre Code

Select the genre code you want to retrieve data for.

Metric Cide

Select the metric code you want to retrieve data for.

Request Type

Select the desired request type.

Chart Filter Key

Select the desired chart filter key.

Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

FAQs

Can I use the same account to create multiple DataSets?

Yes.

How often can the data be updated?

As often as needed.

Are there any API limits I should be aware of?

Nay.

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