topic Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api in Spotify for Developers

[Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

tintin10q — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:52:54 GMT

I have a app that allows creating playlists. It would be really great if I could put all the playlist that my app makes into a certain folder so it is in its own nice category.

I propose the api endpoints for folders to be:

[GET] me/folders?limit=...&offset=...
- Returns playlist ids of playlists in the folder
- folder name
- creation date
- folder id
[PUT] me/folders?name="...."
- You could have playlists_ids in the body for batch moving playlists to the folder like {"playlist_ids": ["....", "...''], "name":"...."}
- But you could also just reuse the update playlist details endpoint
[DELETE] me/folders?id="..."
- Should probably not delete the playlists in the folder

You could just use the already existing modify playlist details endpoint to move playlists into a folder like so:

[PUT] /playlists/{playlist_id}
- Body: {"folder_id":"..."}

It would also be great that when you create a playlist you could specify a folder id. This is nice because it saves a request if you want to put the playlist in the folder anyway.

[POST] /user/{user_id}/playlist
- Body: {"folder_id": "...." }

I think the folder endpoints could just fall under the user-library-modify scope

It would be great if this were to be added to the api as it would lead to a lot of new creative uses for the api and managing playlists. People could program their apps to put the playlists that their app creates into separate folders. I think uses would really appreciate this as their library stays much more organized.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

dj-rn — Mon, 08 May 2023 11:58:59 GMT

I would really like to see this feature as well. It has come up as a problem / request multiple times over the years but never gains any traction.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

Cubo — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:56:39 GMT

Sad that I have to bring this post back from the dead after more than a year, but this is by far the best proposal I've seen for the Spotify API. This is a feature that is incredibly needed, and it's clearly already in the user data since folders sync between desktop and iOS. I heavily use folders and it's frustrating when I can't find one of my 300 playlists on any web app or even official (although soon to be e-waste) hardware like the Car Thing. I wish there was more support for this.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

c2k — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 19:58:19 GMT

Please please please add folder support to the api. For people like me who have a very organized library, this prevents a lot of usability with external apps.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

lobsters-probably — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:26:07 GMT

Bumping this - this would be an incredible addition to the API.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

conexusconnect — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:47:25 GMT

I would love this feature too! This would enable me to make so many apps promoting Spotify by allowing even more advanced usage!

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

Naianasha — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:05:01 GMT

+1 this would be great

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

Travisco87 — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:27:58 GMT

+1 for this as well

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

Warmin — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:55:12 GMT

Yes, it would be fine to have a folder for API testing without flooding into main folder, so +

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

jojotodos — Fri, 30 May 2025 07:15:28 GMT

+1 for seeing this addition to the API. Thanks for all your efforts in advance.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

smenta — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:36:50 GMT

+1 Having folder support would be extremely helpful.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

gabrielhjort — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:00:13 GMT

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

t0r — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:01:15 GMT

Bumping. This needs to be addressed asap.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

Séraphin — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:24:16 GMT

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

t0r — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:44:20 GMT

Bump.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

SpirosGr — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:16:07 GMT

This needs to be a priority..

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

wacheski — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:39:53 GMT

This would improve the Spotify User Experience.

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

Naianasha — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:06:00 GMT

That's why it will never happen

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

luma98 — Mon, 18 May 2026 19:28:14 GMT

I can't offer you an API but I have this:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Folder-API-legalty-question/m-p/7442420#M21405

Re: [Feature Proposal] Expose folders in the api

xTheChosen0ne — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:29:22 GMT

I second this!