How to Scrape Spotify Playlist and Track Data

Spotify has a free Web API with generous rate limits.

Spotify Web API

// Get access token (client credentials flow)
async function getSpotifyToken(clientId, clientSecret) {
  const res = await fetch("https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Basic " + btoa(clientId + ":" + clientSecret),
      "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
    },
    body: "grant_type=client_credentials"
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  return data.access_token;
}

// Search tracks
async function searchTracks(query, token) {
  const url = `https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&type=track&limit=10`;
  const res = await fetch(url, {
    headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + token }
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  return data.tracks.items.map(t => ({
    name: t.name,
    artist: t.artists[0].name,
    album: t.album.name,
    popularity: t.popularity,
    preview: t.preview_url
  }));
}

Data Available

• Track name, artist, album
• Popularity score (0-100)
• Audio features (tempo, energy, danceability)
• Playlist tracks and followers
• Artist top tracks and related artists

Use Cases

1. Music market research
2. Playlist curation tools
3. Artist analytics
4. Trend detection
5. Content recommendation

Resources

• YouTube Data Guide
• 9 Free APIs
• 77 Free Scrapers

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