Concepts & terms
The domain terms used throughout the KiTbetter Partner API documentation.
| Term |
Description |
| KiT |
Muzlive's physical music release. It carries an encrypted ultrasonic communication token, so fans tag it with the KiTplayer app to play the content. |
| KiTalbum |
An album product that includes a KiT. It ships with a case, printed materials, and accessories, and holds digital content such as audio, video, and photo books. |
| KiTbetter |
The overall service platform for producing, releasing, selling, and settling KiTalbums. |
| Shop |
The official online store where KiTalbums are sold. |
| Artists |
The service where artists (release partners) produce and release KiTalbums and manage sales and settlement. |
| KiTplayer |
The fan-facing app used to tag a physical KiTalbum and play its audio, video, and images. |
Partners & integration
| Term |
Description |
| Release partner |
The party that uploads content to the Artists service — an artist, label, agency, distributor, and so on. |
| Release |
The moment a KiTalbum goes live in Shop on its scheduled release date and goes on sale. |
| Content |
Digital files the release partner owns or is licensed to use — master audio, images, video, package design, and so on. |
Album ingest (Data API)
| Term |
Description |
| Album ingest |
The Data API that creates an album in production in Artists from the album and artist metadata (DDEX ERN XML) a partner submits. POST /ddex/ingests |
| DDEX ERN |
The music industry standard release message format (XML). Album ingest uses ERN 3.8.2. |
| releaseId |
The album identifier on the partner side. It must be unique per partner; submitting the same value again returns 409. |
| ingestId |
The identifier of an ingest. It is returned in a successful ingest response and is the reference for tracking and support requests. |
| Album in production |
A pre-release KiTalbum created by an ingest. An artist who arrives through member integration edits the package design and completes the release. |
| presigned URL |
A time-limited file access URL. Used to deliver the ERN XML; it only needs to be valid at the moment of ingest. |
API essentials
| Term |
Description |
| API key |
The authentication credential issued per partner. Send it in the X-API-Key header on every API request. |
| requestId |
The request tracking identifier included in error response bodies. Include it when you contact support or report an issue so we can look it up quickly. |
| Rate limit |
The API call allowance per partner. Exceeding it returns 429. See Rate limits. |
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