Hey everyone, I’m trying to figure out if it’s possible to track when someone adds a song to their playlist or saves it in Spotify. I’m also curious if this works for seeing what my friends are doing on the platform. Does anyone know if the Open Graph API allows this kind of tracking? I’ve heard it might work for other music apps too, like Rdio. Any help or tips would be great! I’m new to working with music APIs and want to understand what kind of user actions I can monitor. Thanks in advance for any insights!
As someone who’s worked extensively with Spotify’s API, I can tell you that tracking individual user actions like saving tracks or adding to playlists isn’t directly possible through their current API offerings. Spotify is quite protective of user privacy, especially when it comes to granular listening data. That said, you can access some aggregate data and public playlist information. For instance, you can see how many times a track has been added to playlists overall, but not who added it or when. Similarly, you can view public playlists, but not private ones or real-time updates. If you’re looking to monitor friend activity, Spotify used to have a feature for this but phased it out. Now, the best you can do is check what your friends are currently listening to if they’ve enabled that option. For more detailed tracking, you’d likely need to build a separate app that users explicitly grant permission to. Even then, you’d be limited by Spotify’s terms of service. Always make sure to respect user privacy and Spotify’s guidelines when developing any integration.
i tinkered with spotify’s api a bit, but it doesn’t reveal when a user adds or saves a song. you only get general stats and public data, so friend-specific tracking is off limits. sorry if that’s not the news you wanted
From my experience, Spotify’s Open Graph API doesn’t provide that level of granular tracking. It’s designed to protect user privacy, so you can’t see when individual users save tracks or add them to playlists. The API mainly gives access to public data and some aggregated statistics. For friend activity, Spotify removed that feature a while back. Your best bet for tracking user actions would be to create a separate app that users explicitly authorize. However, you’d still be constrained by Spotify’s terms of service. It’s crucial to respect user privacy and Spotify’s guidelines in any integration you develop. If you’re new to music APIs, I’d suggest starting with the public endpoints to get familiar with the basics before diving into more complex implementations.