# Compare Spotify artist stats and monthly listeners

**Use case:** 

Returns public Spotify stats for each artist link: monthly listeners, followers, world rank, top cities, top tracks and discography. Add several artists to compare their reach in one table. Independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Spotify.

## Input

```json
{
  "artists": [
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",
    "spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TnOYISbd1XYRBk9myaseg"
  ],
  "artistNames": [
    "The Weeknd",
    "Dua Lipa"
  ],
  "maxResults": 3,
  "responseFormat": "concise",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "name": {
    "label": "Artist",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Spotify URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "monthlyListeners": {
    "label": "Monthly Listeners",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "followers": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "worldRank": {
    "label": "World Rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "verified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "avatarImage": {
    "label": "Avatar",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "dataSource": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped At",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Spotify Artist Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Compare Spotify artist stats and monthly listeners". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/kgXisBIMHUt4KW2re) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Compare Spotify artist stats and monthly listeners" task

The Spotify Artist Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like spotify artist urls / uris / ids, artist names (free-text search), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Compare Spotify artist stats and monthly listeners" 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, spotify url, monthly listeners, 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 "Compare Spotify artist stats and monthly listeners" task via API](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/spotify-artist-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Spotify Artist Scraper](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/spotify-artist-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/spotify-artist-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/khadinakbar/spotify-artist-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`).
