topic Re: Possible to play local file through API? in Spotify for Developers

Possible to play local file through API?

FLEMMING_jans — Wed, 11 May 2022 16:19:22 GMT

Plan: Premium

Country: DK

Device: Spotify on Linux Ubuntu (PC)

My Question or Issue

Hi, I'm playing songs using the Web API like this without issues:

PUT /v1/me/player/play HTTP/1.1

Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: xxxxx

Host: api.spotify.com

Content-Length: 116

{"context_uri": "spotify:album:5ht7ItJgpBH7W6vJ5BqpPr", "offset": {"position": 5},"position_ms": 0}

Is it possible to play a local file (added to a playlist) through the same Web API call by using a different URI e.g. something like:

"spotify:local:Grandmaster+Flash::The+Message:392"

I got that URI format from checking the playlist where the local song was added.

I'm getting http code 400 and the following error message when trying this:

"Invalid track uri: spotify:local:Grandmaster+Flash::The+Message:392"

Regards,

Flemming

Peter_Schorn — Wed, 11 May 2022 21:11:41 GMT

You cannot play local files using the web API unless they are already in a playlist and you reference them by their index in the playlist.

FLEMMING_jans — Thu, 12 May 2022 06:32:41 GMT

Thanks, that sounds interesting.

Which API call or URI would I use to play a local file by its index?

Peter_Schorn — Thu, 12 May 2022 09:56:47 GMT

You make the exact same request as is shown at the beginning of your first post, except you replace the album URI with a playlist URI.

FLEMMING_jans — Sun, 15 May 2022 18:30:27 GMT

thanks, it worked using e.g. :

PUT /v1/me/player/play HTTP/1.1

Content-Type: application/json

Authorization: xxxxx

Host: api.spotify.com

Content-Length: nnn

{"context_uri": "spotify:playlist:5ht7ItJgpBH7W6vJ5BqpPr", "offset": {"position": 5},"position_ms": 0}