Data and Privacy File Guides
Apple Media Services: Apple Music Library Playlists
July 2019
File name
Apple Music Library Playlists.json
File description This file contains metadata for the user’s iCloud Music
Library playlists.
Why Apple keeps this Apple retains this information in order to sync playlist
information across the user’s devices, to manage the user’s
information playlist subscriptions, to provide a better personalized
experience, and to ensure flagged items do not appear in
the user interface.
Field Name Details
Container Type The type of playlist, library, or folder
Container Identifier The playlist, library, or folder’s identifying number
Parent Folder Identifier The identifier for the playlist, library, or folder’s parent folder
Title The content title
Playlist Item Identifiers Identifying numbers for the playlist tracks
Description A description of the playlist, library, or folder
Play Count The number of times the playlist, library, or folder has been
played
Public Playlist Identifier Global identifier for the playlist, when public or shared
Playlist Is Shared Whether the playlist is shared
Playlist Previously Shared Whether the playlist previously was shared
Playlist Like Rating Whether the user liked or disliked the playlist
Added Date Date and time on which the playlist was added
Last Played Date Date and time on which the playlist last was played
Available On Apple Music Whether the playlist should be displayed on the user's Apple
Profile Music profile
Name or Description Date and time on which the playlist’s name or description last
Modified Date were updated
Playlist Items Modified Date The date and time the items on the playlist were last updated.
Suppressed Fields Fields that have been moderated and should not be displayed in
the user interface
Moderated Applications Applications that should not display the playlist