topic Re: Help with state change in Spotify for Developers

Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:55:28 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country
US

Device

pixel 7 pro

Operating System

Android 14

My Question or Issue

I am trying to create an API using either Autoweb, or an https put, to change the state to Repeat All. I have been unable to get it to work and I am hoping someone can help me.

Re: Help with state change

Ximzend — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:48 GMT

Hi spookiekabuki,

It sounds like you're working on creating an API with either AutoWeb or an HTTPS PUT request to change the repeat mode. Could you share what you’ve tried so far? I’d love to help you figure out what’s going wrong and get it working smoothly.

To change the repeat mode for a user's playback, you can use the Set Repeat Mode endpoint. Just a heads-up—this API is available only for Spotify Premium users.

Here's how the different repeat modes work:

track: Repeats the current track, perfect for when you just can’t get enough of that one song.
context: Repeats the entire playlist or album, great for when you want to keep the vibe going.
off: Turns repeat off, so the music flows without looping.

Let me know where you’re at with your setup, and we’ll work through it together to get your repeat mode set just the way you want it.

Re: Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:45:14 GMT

Full disclosure, I do not know what I'm doing. How familiar with Autoweb are you? I can send a set-up screenshot or I can try to tack state onto an existing call like a get info call, but I do not know what components I need to make it work.

HTTPS PUT might just be easier if all I need to do is craft the proper URL?

Re: Help with state change

Ximzend — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:50:01 GMT

Hi spookiekabuki,

I used the Brows Web Services function to add the Spotify API.

After that, I went to Your Web Services → Spotify → the + next to API Actions.

I choose for the offered help, and filled in https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/repeat?state=context as the URL. Then I said yes to the question if state was a variable, and if context was a value. Lastly, I choose for PUT. (I've condensed the steps a bit to keep this brief.)

This worked for me anyway.

Let me know where you're getting stuck!

Re: Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:46:09 GMT

Ok this is getting me close. I followed your steps and it was identical except for the following:
Went to Spotify> + > Yes for help > Pasted that URL >

The the variable questions
v1? > no
me > no
player > no

repeat > no
state > yes > default value = context

Then on to the rest: Name = 'State=context'
Desc = "Change state to context'
Type > PUT

Test and generate output > Yes
Press check mark

I get the attached screen with a small toast error at the bottom and ion the list of APIs, State is listed as "Not yet tested..."

Ive also attached what happens when I try to run it the AutoWeb API in Tasker. It's the same/similar error as in the toast.

Re: Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:49:12 GMT

Oh hmm second update: I think it's changing the state, and it might just be the outputs that are throwing an error.

Re: Help with state change

Ximzend — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:07:03 GMT

Yes, at my first try, it also gave me an error. Good to see it works for you also 😊

Re: Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:23:29 GMT

Do you know what's causing the error?

Also, Can you help me walk through how to GET state. The ideal workflow is to pull state and if <> context, change it. I would run this during specific scenarios, where Player=Spotify and Headphones=Connected. The scenario isn't important though, just the GET api

Re: Help with state change

Ximzend — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:51:47 GMT

I think the error is caused by the API isn't detecting that a player is active.

I don't know how to detect if the player is Spotify, but I have found out how you can detect which bluetooth device is connected:

Connect your bluetooth device
In Tasker, go to the "Profiles" tab
Choose for "State"
Filter on "BT Connected" and tap it
Next to "Address" tap the magnifying 🔍 glass
Select your BT device
Hit the back arrow at the top
Make a new task, or connect a already made one

I hope this helps you further.

Re: Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:15:05 GMT

Oh for tasker, I'm all set. Thanks!

Do you know how to set up the autoweb API to pull the repeat or shuffle state?

Re: Help with state change

Ximzend — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:15:42 GMT

It's documented at this page: Get Playback State

So, with a GET request to

https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player?market=US

(You have to change the market to your own at the last step of the setup proces or afterwards. Changing it in the URL directly doesn't work.)

After you've set up the API action for that endpoint, you'll can add an API Output.

Here are my inputs:

Tasker Variable: shuffle_state_spotify
Name: Shuffle State Spotify
Result Type: body
JSON path: shuffle_state

You can add another API Output for repeat_state.

Re: Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:42:04 GMT

Thanks. IDK what I'm doing wrong but I didn't get it to return true or
false for shuffle state, and it didn't error either

Re: Help with state change

Ximzend — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:58:15 GMT

As an alternative, you can long press the Spotify Playback State API Action, then select Generate Output. Then tap the checkmark at the top. Deselect any values you don't need, and tap OK.

Re: Help with state change

spookiekabuki — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:38:04 GMT

I still can't get the one output I care about, which in this test if the
shuffle state