# Spotify Playlist Curator Contact & Placement Scraper (`automation_studio/spotify-curator-contact-scraper`) Actor

Extract verified Spotify playlist curator contacts (direct emails, Instagram handles, and submission gateways like DailyPlaylists, SubmitHub, Soundplate) with live follower metrics and authority scores.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automation\_studio/spotify-curator-contact-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Automation Studio](https://apify.com/automation_studio) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 curator lead extracteds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 🎵 PlaylistRadar AI — Spotify Playlist Curator Contact & Placement Radar

> **Discover active independent Spotify playlist curators, extract direct contact emails and Instagram handles, and scout submission portals (DailyPlaylists, SubmitHub, Soundplate) to pitch your music directly without third-party fees.**

***

### ⚡ The Opportunity: Direct Curator Pitching Arbitrage

Independent artists, record label A\&R teams, and music marketing agencies spend thousands of dollars pitching music to Spotify playlist curators. Third-party pitching platforms (SubmitHub, Groover, PlaylistPush) charge **$2 to $15+ per single song pitch**—with zero guarantee of placement.

Meanwhile, over **80% of active, independent playlist curators** actively request submissions directly in their playlist descriptions:

- *"For submissions send track links to: curator@beatsmusic.com"*
- *"Submit via IG: @chill\_vibes\_curator"*
- *"Free submission portal: dailyplaylists.com/playlists/..."*

**PlaylistRadar AI** automatically harvests playlists across your exact genre or mood, strips away unpitchable official Spotify editorial clutter, parses verified contact details via multi-engine regex, and scores curators by authority and pitchability.

***

### 🚀 Key Extracted Fields

For every playlist, **PlaylistRadar AI** delivers:

| Field | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| **`playlistName`** | Title of the playlist (e.g. *Late Night Lo-Fi Beats 2026*) |
| **`curatorName`** | Curator or owner display name (e.g. *Chill Beats Collective*) |
| **`curatorEmails`** | Validated direct email addresses (`submissions@...`) |
| **`primaryEmail`** | Primary clean contact email ready for cold pitching |
| **`instagramHandles`** | Clean Instagram handles (e.g. `@chillbeats_curator`) |
| **`instagramUrls`** | Direct link to curator's Instagram profile for social DMs |
| **`submissionGateways`** | Detected portals: DailyPlaylists, SubmitHub, Soundplate, Toneden, Linktree, Google Forms |
| **`primarySubmissionUrl`**| 1-Click link to curator's submission portal |
| **`pitchabilityTier`** | `VERY_HIGH` (Direct Email + Gateway), `HIGH` (Email), `MEDIUM` (Instagram/Link) |
| **`followerCount`** | Live playlist follower count |
| **`trackCount`** | Number of songs currently in the playlist |
| **`curatorAuthorityScore`**| Follower-to-track ratio (separates engaged curators from dead spam lists) |
| **`playlistUrl`** | `https://open.spotify.com/playlist/{id}` |
| **`curatorSpotifyUrl`** | Direct link to curator's Spotify profile |
| **`coverImageUrl`** | High-res playlist cover artwork |
| **`searchKeyword`** | The search keyword or music genre |

***

### 💡 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| `keywords` | Array | `["lo-fi chill", "tech house"]` | Target genres, moods, or artist references. |
| `onlyWithContact` | Boolean | `true` | Filter out playlists without contact details (guarantees 100% actionable leads). |
| `minFollowers` | Integer | `50` | Minimum follower count to filter out tiny playlists. |
| `maxPlaylistsPerKeyword`| Integer | `30` | Number of curator leads to extract per keyword (1–500). |
| `spotifyClientId` | String | `null` | Optional: Custom Spotify Developer Client ID. |
| `spotifyClientSecret` | String | `null` | Optional: Custom Spotify Developer Client Secret. |

***

### 🏆 Sample Output Record

```json
{
  "playlistName": "Late Night Lo-Fi Chill & Study Beats",
  "curatorName": "Marcus Beats Curation",
  "curatorSpotifyUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/user/marcusbeatsofficial",
  "curatorEmails": ["submissions@marcusbeats.com"],
  "primaryEmail": "submissions@marcusbeats.com",
  "instagramHandles": ["@marcusbeats"],
  "instagramUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/marcusbeats"],
  "submissionGateways": [
    {
      "platform": "DailyPlaylists",
      "url": "https://dailyplaylists.com/playlists/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M"
    }
  ],
  "primarySubmissionUrl": "https://dailyplaylists.com/playlists/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M",
  "pitchabilityTier": "VERY_HIGH",
  "followerCount": 18450,
  "trackCount": 78,
  "curatorAuthorityScore": 236.54,
  "playlistUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M",
  "searchKeyword": "lo-fi chill",
  "isAuthenticLive": true,
  "isEditorial": false
}
```

***

### 💰 Transparent Pay-Per-Event Pricing

- **Actor Start**: $0.001
- **Per Enriched Curator Lead**: $0.004 (includes direct emails, Instagram handles, submission links, and follower counts).
- *60% cheaper than generic competitors while delivering 10x richer contact intelligence.*

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Enter music genres, moods, or search keywords (e.g. 'lo-fi chill', 'indie folk', 'tech house'). You can enter one per line, comma-separated, or as a single term.

## `onlyWithContact` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, filters out playlists with zero contact details. Guarantees 100% actionable leads with an email, Instagram handle, or submission gateway.

## `minFollowers` (type: `integer`):

Filter out small or inactive playlists. Set to 0 to extract all active playlists with submission info, or filter for high reach (e.g. 50, 100, 500+).

## `maxPlaylistsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of verified playlist curator leads to harvest per keyword (1 to 500).

## `spotifyClientId` (type: `string`):

Optional: Provide your own Spotify Developer App Client ID from developer.spotify.com for high-throughput enterprise crawling.

## `spotifyClientSecret` (type: `string`):

Optional: Provide your Spotify Developer App Client Secret.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy ensures high uptime and bypasses rate limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "lo-fi chill\nindie folk",
  "onlyWithContact": true,
  "minFollowers": 0,
  "maxPlaylistsPerKeyword": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing verified Spotify playlist curator contacts and metrics.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": `lo-fi chill
indie folk`
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("automation_studio/spotify-curator-contact-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": """lo-fi chill
indie folk""" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("automation_studio/spotify-curator-contact-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": "lo-fi chill\\nindie folk"
}' |
apify call automation_studio/spotify-curator-contact-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,automation_studio/spotify-curator-contact-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/CvcCfvPmgliiSKiaQ/builds/0sP4ctkgTlVDda68G/openapi.json