[Web API] Allow Access to “What’s New” Items via Web API

[valtlfelipe]

Current Situation:

As a Spotify API user, I can retrieve various types of information, such as playlists, tracks, and user activity through the Web API. However, there is currently no endpoint to access the "What's New" section in the Spotify app. This section is valuable for users to stay updated on new music and content from their favorite artists.

What I Would Like to Change:

I would like to request an enhancement to the Spotify Web API that allows developers to retrieve items from the "What's New" section. This would include new music releases, podcast updates, and any other relevant content personalized to the user.

Why This Is Important:

This feature would allow third-party developers to create tools and apps that can notify users about new releases directly from their favorite artists and content creators. It would also open opportunities to better personalize the user experience and extend the reach of Spotify’s content outside of the core app ecosystem.

How It Could Be Implemented:

• A new endpoint in the Web API under "Users" could be created to expose the "What's New" items to the current User, like `/v1/me/news`.
• The endpoint should be capable of returning user-specific updates, potentially utilizing the same algorithms that the Spotify app already uses to curate these items.
• The endpoint should return a list of items, with pagination, and each object should include, a title, description, image a type (track, episode, etc) and a href to the original content. The default sort should be newest items at first.

[yan_lobau]

Absolutely agree with the Idea! I am working on a smart speaker, and this feature will be a game changer for the Spotify integration! I hope to see it in the api soon. 

[LambertSpot]

Would you say that the use case would be more about being notified when there is a change to this list, or specifically for getting the content of it? Perhaps both?

[yan_lobau]

For my use case it will be enough just to get the list. Do you think this is something doable?

[valtlfelipe]

@LambertSpot I’m primarily interested in getting the content of the list itself. If I need to identify any changes, I can simply poll the list at regular intervals and compare for new items. So, an API for listing the content would be sufficient for many use cases.