Deleting someone from a Collaborative playlist

[Ljé]

Hi , 

I would like to know if I remove someone from a collaborative playlist does it delete their songs from the playlist too? How can I do to keep the playlist, but cancel their access to it ? 

[Yordan · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ljé,

Welcome to the Spotify Community!

Don't worry: if you were to remove a collaborator, the songs they've added won't be affected and will remain in your playlist.

To restrict their access, you can either:

• remove them as a collaborator so that they won't be able to add/delete any songs (they'll still be able to view and play the playlist);
• or remove them from the playlist entirely, preventing them from accessing it.

💡 Tip: it's also worth setting the playlist to Private, so that only the people whom you've shared it have access to its contents. More info here.

If you change your mind, you can always send them a new invite link.

Hope this clears things up. Cheers!

[Bellaybg]

Hi, I’m wondering if after I have removed someone as a collaborator, and then make the playlist private, can they still see it? 

[Joan]

Hi @Bellaybg,

Thanks for reaching out. If you make a playlist completely private, only you will be able to see it. 

Hope this clears things up.

[yummygummy]

Hello,

As a collaborator, is there any way to tell if the owner has deleted the playlist from their end? Is there a way for the owner to delete the entire playlist, as in it's gone forever and no one can access it? If a collaborator leaves, can the owner see that they left? Thanks!

[Vasil]

Hey @yummygummy,

If a collaborative playlist is made private, it will no longer be accessible by anyone but the owner. When a collaborator is removed or leaves by themselves, the songs they have added do remain in the playlist. If the playlist is made private or is fully deleted, it will disappear from the libraries of anyone who has been a collaborator 🙂

Hope this clears things up! We're here for you if there's anything else.

[yummygummy]

Hi! Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions! The playlist is private but I can still see it as a collaborator.

[Susan_GP]

Hi there @yummygummy,

Thanks for keeping in touch.

If you're still a Collaborator, you will still have access to the playlist, even if it's private. The owner must remove you from the playlist for your not to have access anymore. These are the options the owner has (as shown by @Yordan before):

If they just remove you as a Collaborator, you will still have access to the playlist, but won't be able to add or remove songs. And if they remove you from the playlist and the playlist is private, you won't have access to it anymore.

Let us know if you have any additional questions.

[katerinoula]

hey if i leave as a collaborator a playlist will my songs be removed too? Is there any way to remove all my songs?

[AlejaR]

Hey there @katerinoula,

Thanks for your reply here.

If you leave a playlist on which you've been a collaborator, the tracks you've added won't get removed. When a collaborator is removed or leaves by themselves, the songs they have added do remain in the playlist.

In that sense, before leaving the playlist, you should be able to edit it. You can remove all the songs you've added, but this is rather a manual process, as you need to identify each song. We'd recommend using the desktop app to open the playlist and sort it by Added by to identify who added which songs. You can find the sorting filter at the top-right next to the search tool:

You can also sort it by clicking on Added By, next to the Album column:

This way, it'll be easier for you to locate the tracks you've added. If possible, make sure yours get sorted at the top of the playlist, so if you scroll until the last song and click on it while pressing shift, you'll be able to select them all. By clicking the right mouse button you see the option Remove from this playlist. After that, you can leave the playlist.

If you have already left, keep in mind the playlist will stay the same. If you'd like to see something similar implemented, keep in mind you can post a suggestion on our ideas board. You can learn more about how this works in this article.

We hope you found this helpful. We're always here to help.