Apple Music: Set variable to playlist of selected track

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

As part of another script I’m trying to write, I’m trying to get the playlist (name or reference) of the track currently selected in Apple Music and set it as a variable. Here are some things I’ve tried:

tell application "Music"
	set selectedTrack to selection
	
	set selectedPlaylist to (get playlist id of selection)
	-- set selectedPlaylist to (get playlist of selection)
	-- set selectedPlaylist to (get user playlist id of selection)
	-- set selectedPlaylist to (get user playlist of selection)
	log selectedPlaylist
	
end tell

Hoping it’s quite simple for someone who actually knows what they’re doing :slight_smile:

#2

First, selection is a list, so you’d get its item 1.
Then, looking at the application dictionary (did you do that?) I see that file track inherits from track > item.
And item has a property container.
So:

tell application "iTunes"
	set selectedTrack to item 1 of (get selection)
	-->file track id 3243 of user playlist id 2813 of source id 66 of application "iTunes"
	set pl to container of selectedTrack
	--> user playlist id 2813 of source id 66 of application "iTunes"
	properties of pl
	--> {class:user playlist, id:2813, index:2, name:"Muziek", persistent ID:"038DE205151B8651", duration:178155, size:2.9401292144E+10, time:"2:01:29:15", visible:true, special kind:Music, loved:false, disliked:false, smart:true, shared:false, genius:false}
end tell

This should work when you change ‘iTunes’ to ‘Music’. If it doesn’t you should log a bug with Apple.
Can do?

#3

Thanks a lot, that’s a great help!

I looked at the dictionary for Music, but (as I don’t know so much AppleScript) didn’t understand it enough to work it out on my own :slight_smile: