# Spotify Monthly Listeners Tracker

**Use case:** 

Track the monthly listeners of any Spotify artist over time. Each run gives monthly listeners, followers, world rank and top cities, plus the change since the last run. Schedule it daily or weekly to chart growth, compare artists side by side, spot breakout acts or follow a label's whole roster. Works for any artist, not just your own, and exports to CSV, Excel or Google Sheets.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4q3ewBCX7sLwd24euuV69X",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/74KM79TiuVKeVCqs8QtB0B",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GlBOeep6PqTfFi59PTUUN"
  ],
  "artistReleases": [],
  "compareWithPreviousRun": true,
  "maxTracksPerUrl": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "artistName": {
    "label": "Artist",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "monthlyListeners": {
    "label": "Monthly listeners",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "monthlyListenersChange": {
    "label": "Change",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "followers": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "worldRank": {
    "label": "World rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "verified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "artistUrl": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Spotify Play Count Scraper: Tracks, Albums, Artists, Playlists Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Spotify Monthly Listeners Tracker". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/Ay9hwVcqpxqzHe15k) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Spotify Monthly Listeners Tracker" task

The Spotify Play Count Scraper: Tracks, Albums, Artists, Playlists Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like spotify links, for artist links: play counts of, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Spotify Monthly Listeners Tracker" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as artist, monthly listeners, change, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Spotify Monthly Listeners Tracker" task via API](https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### How do I track an artist's monthly listeners over time?

Add the artist links, keep Compare with previous run on, save the task and schedule it daily. Each run adds monthlyListenersChange since the previous run.

### What are Spotify monthly listeners?

The number of unique listeners who played an artist in the last 28 days, as shown on the artist's Spotify profile. Spotify updates it about once a day.

### Can I see the history of monthly listeners?

Spotify shows only today's number. Schedule this task and send each run to Google Sheets; the rows build a history you can chart from the first run on.

### Can I compare several artists?

Yes. Put all of them in one task. Each run returns every artist's monthly listeners, followers and world rank side by side, plus who gained the most.

### Does it work for artists I don't manage?

Yes. Spotify for Artists only shows your own profile. This reads the public numbers of any artist.

### What does each artist row include?

Monthly listeners, followers, world rank, top cities with listeners, verified flag, album and single counts, biography, social links, and the changes since the last run.

### How often should I run it?

Daily is enough, since Spotify updates monthly listeners about once a day. Run it every few hours near a deadline, for example for a prediction market.

### Can I send the numbers to Google Sheets or Slack?

Yes. Use the task's Integrations tab to add each run to Google Sheets or post it to Slack, email, Make, Zapier, n8n or a webhook.

### How much does it cost?

$0.002 per artist per run. Tracking 10 artists daily costs $0.60 a month, with no start fee or subscription.

### Do I also get the artist's top tracks?

Yes. Each artist link also returns its 10 top tracks with exact play counts, so you can see which songs drive the growth.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Spotify Play Count Scraper: Tracks, Albums, Artists, Playlists](https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).