Spotify Playlist Scraper

Extract complete track listings, artist information, audio features, and metadata from Spotify playlists, albums, and artist discographies. Get BPM, key, danceability, energy scores, ISRC codes, and playlist follower counts — no Spotify developer account required.

Proxy Configuration

The default input runs without proxy for a small public playlist sample. If Spotify blocks your workload from datacenter IPs, enable residential proxy in the Proxy Configuration field.

• Paid Apify plan users: Enable Apify residential proxy when you need higher reliability.
• Free Apify plan users: Provide your own residential proxy URL if direct requests are blocked.
• High-volume runs: Split work into capped runs; this actor allows up to 3 URLs per run and 100 tracks per source.

What Data Can You Extract?

Field	Description
title / titleClean	Track name (with and without feat. suffix)
artists	Artist names, IDs, URLs, genres, follower counts
album	Album name, type, release date, cover images
durationMs / durationFormatted	Duration in ms and MM:SS format
explicit	Explicit content flag
popularity	Spotify popularity score (0–100)
isrc	International Standard Recording Code
previewUrl	30-second preview URL
playlistFollowers	Playlist follower count
addedAt	Date track was added to playlist
audioFeatures.tempo	BPM
audioFeatures.key / keyName	Musical key (0–11 and "C", "C#", etc.)
audioFeatures.danceability	Danceability score (0.0–1.0)
audioFeatures.energy	Energy score (0.0–1.0)
audioFeatures.valence	Happiness score (0.0–1.0)

How to Use

Scrape a playlist:

{
  "urls": ["https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M"]
}

Scrape with audio features:

{
  "urls": ["https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M"],
  "includeAudioFeatures": true
}

Scrape multiple sources:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M",
    "https://open.spotify.com/album/4aawyAB9vmqN3uQ7FjRGTy",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02"
  ],
  "includeAudioFeatures": true,
  "includeArtistDetails": true
}

Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
urls	array	Required	Spotify playlist, album, artist, or track URLs
includeAudioFeatures	boolean	false	Fetch BPM, key, energy, danceability per track
includeArtistDetails	boolean	false	Fetch artist genres, follower counts
includeAlbumDetails	boolean	false	Fetch album label, UPC
maxTracks	integer	1	Max tracks per source, capped at 100
includeLocalFiles	boolean	false	Include local file entries
maxConcurrency	integer	2	Conservative request concurrency, capped at 3
requestDelay	integer	100	Delay between API calls (ms)

Output Example

{
  "sourceUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M",
  "sourceType": "playlist",
  "playlistName": "Today's Top Hits",
  "playlistFollowers": 32000000,
  "trackPosition": 1,
  "addedAt": "2026-03-10T00:00:00Z",
  "trackId": "4Dvkj6JhhA12EX05fT7y2e",
  "title": "Blinding Lights",
  "titleClean": "Blinding Lights",
  "durationMs": 200040,
  "durationFormatted": "3:20",
  "explicit": false,
  "popularity": 93,
  "isrc": "USUG11904978",
  "artists": [
    {
      "id": "1Xyo4u8uXC1ZmMpatF05PJ",
      "name": "The Weeknd",
      "isPrimary": true
    }
  ],
  "album": {
    "name": "After Hours",
    "albumType": "album",
    "releaseDate": "2020-03-20",
    "releaseDatePrecision": "day"
  },
  "audioFeatures": {
    "tempo": 171.005,
    "key": 1,
    "keyName": "C#",
    "mode": 1,
    "modeName": "major",
    "danceability": 0.514,
    "energy": 0.73,
    "valence": 0.334
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-11T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Audio Features Explained

Spotify calculates audio features using audio analysis algorithms:

Feature	Range	Description
tempo	0–250 BPM	Track tempo
key / keyName	0–11 / "C"–"B"	Musical key (Pitch Class notation)
mode	0=minor, 1=major	Modality
danceability	0.0–1.0	How suitable for dancing
energy	0.0–1.0	Intensity and activity
valence	0.0–1.0	Musical positiveness (happiness)
speechiness	0.0–1.0	Presence of spoken words
acousticness	0.0–1.0	Confidence of acoustic sound
instrumentalness	0.0–1.0	Predicts no vocals
liveness	0.0–1.0	Presence of live audience
loudness	dB	Overall loudness

Pricing

$3.90 per 1,000 tracks scraped (PPE — pay per track record)

Pricing includes all platform compute costs — no hidden fees.

Use Case	Tracks	Cost
Single playlist (50 tracks)	50	$0.20
10 playlists	500	$1.95
Album catalog	1,000	$3.90
Weekly monitoring (10K tracks)	10,000	$39.00

Unavailable/deleted tracks and failed playlist loads are NOT billed.

FAQ

Do I need a Spotify account to use this?

No. This actor uses Spotify's public client credential flow — no developer account, no OAuth app setup required.

What are audio features and why are they useful?

Audio features are computed by Spotify's audio analysis algorithms. DJs use BPM and key for mixing. Music researchers use danceability and energy for genre analysis. A&R teams use popularity trends for playlist monitoring.

Why can't I scrape a private playlist?

Private playlists require authentication with the playlist owner's account. Only public playlists are accessible.

What's an ISRC code?

International Standard Recording Code — a unique identifier for a specific recording used in rights management, licensing, and royalty tracking.

Does this work with Spotify podcasts?

Podcast episodes in playlists are handled gracefully but audio features are not available for episodes.

Can I monitor playlist additions over time?

Yes — combine with Apify's scheduled runs. Run weekly on the same playlist URL and compare results to detect new additions.

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Legal notice: Accessing public Spotify data for analysis is generally accepted practice. Do not use for audio extraction or DRM circumvention. ISRC codes are for identification only.

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