topic Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api in Spotify for Developers

When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

strangecarr — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:01:07 GMT

Hi, I'm developing a music events listing web app using nextjs, and supabase as backend. I'm trying to add functionality where if a user uses spotify (and they have a premium account) to authenticate with my app, they can stream music directly from the app.

I'm getting a bit confused on whether I should create a custom player using web playback sdk within a react component that renders with each event listing, or whether I should use the spotify web api.

The web playback sdk docs say something like use another client to start playback and then select the broswer as the device. I don't really want to do this, just play directly from the app. Any advice please?

Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

Ximzend — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:01:52 GMT

Sadly, Spotify discontinued the ability to stream directly from your Android or iOS app.

Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

strangecarr — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:05:25 GMT

Hi, my app is a web app using nextjs. I managed to figure it out, i initialised spotify player in a parent component, passed down the device id in props and then used web api in child component to send a request to play a track using the device id. Works pretty well now!

Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

Ximzend — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:44:34 GMT

The App Remote SDK can be used with both Premium and Free users and has the same functionality. Now you are limiting the 'streaming' (that's actually also a remote) functionality only to Spotify Premium subscribers.

Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

FabGotbig — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:40:27 GMT

Hey strangecarr can you please share your code I’m trying to implement the web playable sdk as well using NextJs but I’m struggling

Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

kumals — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 22:19:57 GMT

Hi strangecarr, are you referring to the device id of the spotify client that has connected to your app or a device id that belongs to the web player instance you've created in your app? If it's the id of your web player instance, where do you get this from?

Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

strangecarr — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 08:24:24 GMT

Hi, I found it much easier and better suited for my needs to use the spotify oEmbed API - see on the home page of this app:

https://www.swipeygo.co.uk/

(you have to scroll down.- there you can see some live events with spotify icons. if you click the icon a spotify embed appears for music previews).

you can also search for events in a location using the form, and then swipe through the events. some events have spotify functionality, as well as youtube previews.

I found the embed much easier to work with compared with the playback sdk - although I did get it working, I have some code so let me know if you would like me to share (I have to admit I can't quite remember the details of how I got it working!)

Re: When to use spotify web playback sdk vs web api

FabGotbig — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 21:27:33 GMT

Thanks, strangecarr, After reading your older post several times, I figured out how to implement it