topic Re: Canvas API in Spotify for Developers

Canvas API

JoshDaviess — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:05:17 GMT

Hi,

Will canvas MP4s ever be accessible from the Spotify API? Some of these are brilliant pieces of art and would go well as a wallpaper.

Re: Canvas API

spotifyjosh — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 03:35:15 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, @JoshDaviess! It's not something that we have available through the API today but I will share your idea with other folks on the API team. If you want, you can also post it in the dedicated Ideas category - this allows others to vote on it too, and express interest: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Idea-Submissions/idb-p/ideas_submissions

Re: Canvas API

chris207 — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:27:22 GMT

Hi @spotifyjosh,

I totally agree with @JoshDaviess and also believe that this is a fantastic suggestion. Getting access to canvas content could not only be a great way to link to Spotify across different mobile applications, but also provide users with a new way to express identity. Due to the short nature of canvas content, it is both "live" and engaging, yet also not overwhelming in the sense that the viewer needs to focus all attention on the short clip. It's a great "casual background" that could really find a use case for users trying to express identity in new ways / formats.

Would love to see this become a new API feature.