Spotify

Spotify is the world's leading music streaming platform with 600M+ users and 100M+ tracks. The Spotify Web API enables developers to discover music and podcasts, manage Spotify libraries, control audio playback, access audio analysis, and build personalized music experiences. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 with scopes for user-authorized access. The API underwent significant changes in February 2026 with new generic library endpoints and streamlined playlist management.

Spotify publishes 15 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Albums API, Artists API, Audiobooks API, and 12 more. Tagged areas include Music, Audio, Streaming, Podcasts, and Playlists.

The Spotify catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Spotify’s developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, changelog, engineering blog, and 21 more developer resources.

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49.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 33/100 agent ready Heartbeat 100/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract

Music Audio Streaming Podcasts Playlists Spotify

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Media, Creator & Social

AE-170

AlbumsArtistsAudiobooksEpisodesLibraryPlayer

GET /albums/{id} GET /albums GET /albums/{id}/tracks PUT /me/albums

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 49.8/100 · developing

Contract Quality 13.0 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 6.3 / 15

Access Clarity 4.7 / 15

Operational Transparency 3.6 / 10

Contract Governance 2.5 / 9

Discoverability 5.5 / 8

Regulatory Posture 5.4 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 33/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
Documented Reversibility +6 pts — a reversal operation in the contract, graded up when a window is documented too

7 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 31.6 — up to +13.7 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 41.7 — up to +11.7 composite points
Contract Governance scores 27.3 — up to +8.7 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Music and Rights	gravity	52.2	-	-
IDE Extension Marketplaces (JetBrains, VS Code, Open VSX, Docker Verified Publishers, PyPI orgs)	gravity	52.2	-	-
Podcasting 2.0 (open podcast namespace, measurement, hosting)	gravity	52.2	-	-
Raycast Store Extensions (first-party publishers + community-wrapped products)	gravity	52.2	-	-
Obsidian Community Plugins (third-party APIs the Obsidian plugin ecosystem integrates)	gravity	52.2	-	-
APIs.guru OpenAPI Directory (API definition directory)	gravity	52.2	-	-
IFTTT Services (service publishers)	gravity	52.2	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 2

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OAuth 2.0

measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 15

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Spotify Albums API

The Albums API from Spotify — 7 operation(s) for albums.

Spotify Artists API

The Artists API from Spotify — 7 operation(s) for artists.

Spotify Audiobooks API

The Audiobooks API from Spotify — 5 operation(s) for audiobooks.

Spotify Categories API

The Categories API from Spotify — 3 operation(s) for categories.

Spotify Chapters API

The Chapters API from Spotify — 3 operation(s) for chapters.

Spotify Episodes API

The Episodes API from Spotify — 5 operation(s) for episodes.

Spotify Genres API

The Genres API from Spotify — 1 operation(s) for genres.

Spotify Library API

The Library API from Spotify — 18 operation(s) for library.

Spotify Markets API

The Markets API from Spotify — 1 operation(s) for markets.

Spotify Player API

The Player API from Spotify — 13 operation(s) for player.

Spotify Playlists API

The Playlists API from Spotify — 10 operation(s) for playlists.

Spotify Search API

The Search API from Spotify — 1 operation(s) for search.

Spotify Shows API

The Shows API from Spotify — 5 operation(s) for shows.

Spotify Tracks API

The Tracks API from Spotify — 13 operation(s) for tracks.

Spotify Users API

The Users API from Spotify — 8 operation(s) for users.

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Postman Collections 15

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Spotify Web Albums API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Artists API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Audiobooks API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Categories API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Chapters API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Episodes API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Genres API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Library API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Markets API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Player API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Playlists API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Search API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Shows API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Tracks API

POSTMAN

Spotify Web Albums Users API

POSTMAN

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Open Collections 15

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Spotify Web Albums API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Artists API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Audiobooks API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Categories API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Chapters API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Episodes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Genres API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Library API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Markets API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Player API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Playlists API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Shows API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Tracks API

OPEN COLLECTION

Spotify Web Albums Users API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Spotify API pricing

Not yet checked against Spotify's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free freemium	Free
Professional paid	Free
Enterprise enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Spotify's documentation. All 5 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Spotify Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Spotify Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Spotify

SLA

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Spotify Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Spotify Context

54 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Spotify — jsonschema rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Spotify API Rules

14 rules · 7 errors 4 warnings 3 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Spotify Playlist

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Spotify Track

18 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Spotify Track Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Spotify Get Playback State Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Spotify Search Tracks Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Spotify Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Spotify Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Spotify Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Spotify Scopes

19 scopes · authorizationCode

19 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Spotify Agentic Access

96 operations · 36 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Login

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Authorization

Scopes

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

Community

Forums

ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Developer

Developer

Embeds

Embeds

Source (apis.yml)

aid: spotify
name: Spotify
description: Spotify is the world's leading music streaming platform with 600M+ users and 100M+ tracks. The Spotify Web API
  enables developers to discover music and podcasts, manage Spotify libraries, control audio playback, access audio analysis,
  and build personalized music experiences. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 with scopes for user-authorized access. The API
  underwent significant changes in February 2026 with new generic library endpoints and streamlined playlist management.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/spotify.png
tags:
- Music
- Audio
- Streaming
- Podcasts
- Playlists
- Spotify
created: '2023-11-15'
modified: '2026-05-30'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spotify/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: spotify:spotify-albums-api
  name: Spotify Albums API
  description: The Albums API from Spotify — 7 operation(s) for albums.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Albums
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-albums-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-artists-api
  name: Spotify Artists API
  description: The Artists API from Spotify — 7 operation(s) for artists.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Artists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-artists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-audiobooks-api
  name: Spotify Audiobooks API
  description: The Audiobooks API from Spotify — 5 operation(s) for audiobooks.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Audiobooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-audiobooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-categories-api
  name: Spotify Categories API
  description: The Categories API from Spotify — 3 operation(s) for categories.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Categories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-categories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-chapters-api
  name: Spotify Chapters API
  description: The Chapters API from Spotify — 3 operation(s) for chapters.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Chapters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-chapters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-episodes-api
  name: Spotify Episodes API
  description: The Episodes API from Spotify — 5 operation(s) for episodes.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Episodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-episodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-genres-api
  name: Spotify Genres API
  description: The Genres API from Spotify — 1 operation(s) for genres.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Genres
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-genres-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-library-api
  name: Spotify Library API
  description: The Library API from Spotify — 18 operation(s) for library.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Library
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-library-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-markets-api
  name: Spotify Markets API
  description: The Markets API from Spotify — 1 operation(s) for markets.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Markets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-markets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-player-api
  name: Spotify Player API
  description: The Player API from Spotify — 13 operation(s) for player.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Player
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-player-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-playlists-api
  name: Spotify Playlists API
  description: The Playlists API from Spotify — 10 operation(s) for playlists.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Playlists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-playlists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-search-api
  name: Spotify Search API
  description: The Search API from Spotify — 1 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-shows-api
  name: Spotify Shows API
  description: The Shows API from Spotify — 5 operation(s) for shows.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Shows
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-shows-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-tracks-api
  name: Spotify Tracks API
  description: The Tracks API from Spotify — 13 operation(s) for tracks.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - Tracks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-tracks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
- aid: spotify:spotify-users-api
  name: Spotify Users API
  description: The Users API from Spotify — 8 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  baseURL: https://api.spotify.com/v1
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/spotify-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  - type: Authorization
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  - type: Scopes
    url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-track-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/spotify-playlist-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/spotify-track-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/spotify-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/spotify-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/spotify-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/spotify-capability-edges.yml
  name: Spotify Business Capability Map
- type: Plans
  url: plans/spotify-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/spotify-finops.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.spotify.com/
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/spotify/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/spotify-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/spotify-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/spotify-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/spotify-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/spotify-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/spotify
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotify
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/
  type: Developer
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/tutorials/getting-started
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/authorization
  type: Authorization
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/rate-limits
  type: RateLimits
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/scopes
  type: Scopes
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/community
  type: Community
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/embeds
  type: Embeds
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/terms
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://accounts.spotify.com/en/login
  type: Login
- url: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/bd-p/Spotify_Developer
  type: Forums
- url: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/references/changes/february-2026
  type: ChangeLog
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developer.spotify.com/llms.txt
- url: https://newsroom.spotify.com/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Spotify API — frequently asked questions

Does Spotify have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 15 APIs from Spotify, including Spotify Albums API, Spotify Artists API and Spotify Audiobooks API, and 12 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Spotify API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 15 OpenAPI specifications for Spotify, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Spotify API?

Spotify documents its authentication (oauth2 · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Spotify Authentication.

How much does the Spotify API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Spotify, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Spotify API ready for AI agents?

Spotify has a Kin Score of 49.8 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 33.3 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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