Spotify · OAuth Scopes

Spotify OAuth Scopes

OAuth 2.0 derived

Spotify publishes 19 OAuth 2.0 scopes via the authorizationCode flow. Scopes are the fine-grained permissions an application requests at authorization time to act against the Spotify API on a user’s behalf.

Tokens are issued from https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token.

This index is generated from the provider’s OpenAPI security definitions (and, where available, its documented scope reference) and refreshes on every APIs.io network build. Browse every provider’s scopes at scopes.apis.io.

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Scopes: 19 Flows: authorizationCode Method: derived

OAuth endpoints

Authorization URL
https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize

Token URL
https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token

Flows
authorizationCode

Scopes (19)

Scope	Description	Flows
app-remote-control	Communicate with the Spotify app on your device.	authorizationCode
playlist-modify-private	Manage your private playlists.	authorizationCode
playlist-modify-public	Manage your public playlists.	authorizationCode
playlist-read-collaborative	Access your collaborative playlists.	authorizationCode
playlist-read-private	Access your private playlists.	authorizationCode
streaming	Play content and control playback on your other devices.	authorizationCode
ugc-image-upload	Upload images to Spotify on your behalf.	authorizationCode
user-follow-modify	Manage your saved content.	authorizationCode
user-follow-read	Access your followers and who you are following.	authorizationCode
user-library-modify	Manage your saved content.	authorizationCode
user-library-read	Access your saved content.	authorizationCode
user-modify-playback-state	Control playback on your Spotify clients and Spotify Connect devices.	authorizationCode
user-read-currently-playing	Read your currently playing content.	authorizationCode
user-read-email	Get your real email address.	authorizationCode
user-read-playback-position	Read your position in content you have played.	authorizationCode
user-read-playback-state	Read your currently playing content and Spotify Connect devices information.	authorizationCode
user-read-private	Access your subscription details.	authorizationCode
user-read-recently-played	Access your recently played items.	authorizationCode
user-top-read	Read your top artists and content.	authorizationCode

📄 Provider scope reference:

Source

OAuth Scopes

generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
schemes:
- name: oauth_2_0
  source: openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token
  description: Spotify supports OAuth 2.0 for authenticating all API requests.
scopes:
- scope: app-remote-control
  description: Communicate with the Spotify app on your device.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: playlist-modify-private
  description: Manage your private playlists.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: playlist-modify-public
  description: Manage your public playlists.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: playlist-read-collaborative
  description: Access your collaborative playlists.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: playlist-read-private
  description: Access your private playlists.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: streaming
  description: Play content and control playback on your other devices.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: ugc-image-upload
  description: Upload images to Spotify on your behalf.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-follow-modify
  description: Manage your saved content.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-follow-read
  description: Access your followers and who you are following.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-library-modify
  description: Manage your saved content.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-library-read
  description: Access your saved content.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-modify-playback-state
  description: Control playback on your Spotify clients and Spotify Connect devices.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-read-currently-playing
  description: Read your currently playing content.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-read-email
  description: Get your real email address.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-read-playback-position
  description: Read your position in content you have played.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-read-playback-state
  description: Read your currently playing content and Spotify Connect devices information.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-read-private
  description: Access your subscription details.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-read-recently-played
  description: Access your recently played items.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml
- scope: user-top-read
  description: Read your top artists and content.
  flows:
  - authorizationCode
  sources:
  - openapi/spotify-openapi-original.yml

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