How can I get full song from Spotify using Web API or iOS SDK?

[james1209]

Hi all, I am developing a custom player mobile app, it will play songs from Spotify, but I can only get preview_url which provide 30s of the song.

Is it possible to get full song of Spotify using Web API or iOS SDK?

Thank you so much.

[Koteyk0o]

You must use the playback SDK

https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/

[james1209]

Thank you for your reply, but I am doing mobile app, not website. Spotify SDK required installed Spotify app to work, it is pretty bad.

[Koteyk0o]

The Web Playback SDK is not only for websites, you can embed it in your application using a module that can load JavaScript code. For example, in QT, this is WebEngine.

As far as I know, there is no other way.

[james1209]

Yeah, I know, but it only provide preview of the song, it is 30 seconds only. I need full song.

[Koteyk0o]

No, playback SDK provide full song with full player control

[james1209]

I can't any documents mention that. I have tried a lot, but it does not work. Can you please give me more detail.

[Koteyk0o]

Check the example
https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-playback-sdk/quick-start/

And you can control player with his API methods.
To play the desired track, or for example a playlist, you must use the WEB API.

[james1209]

I have checked it, it requires installed Spotify app run in background to work. If user doesn't install Spotify app, it can't play the song.

[Hubo · Accepted solution]

Hey @james1209, thanks for your post here!

The best thing to do here is use the Web Playback SDK (for standalone playback using a supported webbrowser), iOS or Android SDK (for mobile apps), as @Koteyk0o mentioned. Due to licensing reasons, you cannot get a direct link to a full song. 

The iOS/Android SDK does require the user to have the Spotify app installed; the music will play using the Spotify app but will be controlled from your app. 

If you have any questions about this, feel free to post them here.

Have a great day and happy coding!
Hubo

[Justwool]

As the owner of my music why am I finding it harder to use spotify to share it that just using my mp3, sad, what do I even pay for.

[RndTBit]

Hi, did you have got any solution? I have seen an iOS app which is playing full spotify songs with equalizer effect, I am trying to do that but can't find the full song url. I want to play the music using AVPlayer. currently doing this using "preview_url" but want the full song url.

did you have got the full song url that can be played by the player AVPlayer in Swift?