Why are my public playlists not showing up in search?

[JosieBea]

Hi, I have made a bunch of public playlists but when I search for any of them, even using the exact words they don't show up - if there's a playlist with the same name that shows up but then come the one's with one word or sound's like - and still mine doesn't show at all. Hence I don't have many follower! Not that that matters but making great playlists is a form of sharing is caring plus I might say to a friend just search for the title but they're not going to find it. Can anyone shed light? They are all marked public and they all show on my profile. Which is Josie Beatrice if anyone feels like investigating. Thank you!

[Yordan · Accepted solution]

Hi @JosieBea,

Welcome to the Spotify Community!

Unfortunately, not all playlists on Spotify are indexed. There are multiple factors that come to play in order for a playlist to show up in Search such as popularity, number of followers, uniqueness of name, etc. This post goes more in depth, so feel free to check it out for more info on the matter. For the time being, I recommend sharing the link directly with your friends.

The Community is always here if there's anything else you need assistance with.

Cheers!

[lizd027]

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Premium

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(iSamsung and desktop

My Question or Issue

My friend has made some playlists and has given me the name of them to find but I can't. I actually haven't been able to for about the last year. Is there any reason for this and how would I find it OR has spotify changed something and this function is no longer available. Very confused

[TylerCorl]

I'm also having this issue... I have a playlist with roughly 1700 songs on it. I share it with my partner and they have collaborative access, and it's definitely set as public. But I've tried finding it on various different accounts and even signed out, but to no avail. I just went through my emails and nothing shows up for this. Maybe it's a bug? Unsure. But it is really annoying 😞

[IngmarK]

I have the same problem. What is the solution?