spotifywebapipython
Spotify Web API Python3 Library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. The library is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. It covers a comprehensive API surface and handles OAuth complexity internally. Install it if you need to build Spotify integrations in Python; verify that your use case doesn't require endpoints not yet exposed by the wrapper.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.11.0 or greater.
- You must register a Spotify App to obtain a Client ID and Client Secret from the Spotify Developer Portal.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-10 (4 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 13 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 88,050 downloads/mo, #13,752 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install spotifywebapipython
from spotifywebapipython.spotifyclient import SpotifyClient
client = SpotifyClient(client_id='YOUR_CLIENT_ID', client_secret='YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET')
results = client.search('track:Bohemian Rhapsody artist:Queen')- Whether all Spotify Web API endpoints are fully covered or if some remain unimplemented.
- Performance characteristics when handling large playlists or frequent API calls.
- Rate-limiting behavior and how the library handles Spotify API throttling.
- Whether premium account features are clearly documented per endpoint.
What it is and what it does
spotifywebapipython is a Python 3 client library for the Spotify Web API that handles OAuth2 authorization flows (Authorization Code, Authorization Code PKCE, Client Credentials) with automatic token storage and renewal. It provides access to Spotify's full API surface—albums, artists, audiobooks, playlists, tracks, user profiles, search, and player control—plus support for Spotify Connect device management and playback control.
The library depends on requests, oauthlib, and requests-oauthlib for HTTP and authentication, plus lxml, pillow, and zeroconf for media handling and device discovery. It includes built-in caching for rarely-changed data like categories and genres, and integrates with smartinspectpython for optional structured logging. A Spotify account and registered app (for Client ID and Secret) are required to use it; some endpoints require a premium account.
Use it for
- Build a Python application that searches Spotify's catalog and retrieves album, artist, or track metadata.
- Create a playlist manager that reads, modifies, and creates playlists programmatically on behalf of a user.
- Control Spotify playback on Connect devices (pause, resume, skip, volume) from a custom Python application.
- Fetch user profile data, top tracks, and listening history for analytics or personalization.
- Integrate Spotify recommendations and audio feature analysis into a music discovery or curation tool.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The library is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. It covers a comprehensive API surface and handles OAuth complexity internally. Install it if you need to build Spotify integrations in Python; verify that your use case doesn't require endpoints not yet exposed by the wrapper.
Install
spotifywebapipython on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a recent release (4 days old) and an active repository. Requires Python 3.11.0 or greater.
Requires Python 3.11.0 or greater. You must register a Spotify App to obtain a Client ID and Client Secret from the Spotify Developer Portal.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install spotifywebapipython
from spotifywebapipython.spotifyclient import SpotifyClient
client = SpotifyClient(client_id='YOUR_CLIENT_ID', client_secret='YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET')
results = client.search('track:Bohemian Rhapsody artist:Queen')Verify before relying
- Whether all Spotify Web API endpoints are fully covered or if some remain unimplemented.
- Performance characteristics when handling large playlists or frequent API calls.
- Rate-limiting behavior and how the library handles Spotify API throttling.
- Whether premium account features are clearly documented per endpoint.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.11.0 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 13 packageslxmlnumpyoauthlibpillowplatformdirsPyChromecastpyotprequestsrequests-oauthlibsmartinspectpythonsocourllib3zeroconf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 4 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 88,050 / month, #13,752 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: MacOS :: MacOS XOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: UnixProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio :: PlayersTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: spotifywebapipython-1.0.288-py3-none-any.whl
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