Spotify Ultimate Scraper

Scrape tracks, albums, playlists, and artists from Spotify without any API key or login. Downloads metadata, 30-second preview clips, and cover art.

How It Works

This actor combines 3 independent scraping methods with automatic fallback:

Method	Data Richness	Reliability	What It Gets
SpotifyScraper	★★★★★	★★★★	Full metadata, previews, covers, durations, explicit flags
Embed API	★★★	★★★★★	Title, description, images, preview URLs from embed pages
oEmbed API	★★	★★★★★	Title, thumbnail — works for any Spotify URL

If the primary method fails, the actor automatically falls back to the next one. Results are merged so you always get the most complete data available.

Input

Field	Type	Description
urls	string[]	Required. List of Spotify URLs to scrape
scrapeMode	string	metadata / metadata+previews / metadata+covers / full
expandPlaylists	boolean	Scrape each playlist track individually (slower, more detail)
maxTracksPerPlaylist	integer	Limit tracks per playlist (0 = unlimited)
requestDelay	number	Seconds between requests (default: 0.8)
outputFormat	string	json / csv / both
proxyConfiguration	object	Optional Apify proxy settings

Example Input

{
    "urls": [
        "https://open.spotify.com/track/4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh",
        "https://open.spotify.com/album/1DFixLWuPkv3KT3TnV35m3",
        "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M",
        "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V"
    ],
    "scrapeMode": "full",
    "expandPlaylists": false,
    "maxTracksPerPlaylist": 50,
    "requestDelay": 1.0,
    "outputFormat": "both"
}

Output

Track

{
    "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh",
    "type": "track",
    "name": "Prelude for Piano No. 11 in F-Sharp Minor",
    "artists": [{"name": "Eduard Abramyan", "id": "..."}],
    "artist_names": "Eduard Abramyan, Sona Shaboyan",
    "album": {"name": "24 Preludes for Piano", "release_date": "2019-05-01"},
    "album_name": "24 Preludes for Piano",
    "duration_ms": 248000,
    "duration_str": "4:08",
    "preview_url": "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/...",
    "cover_url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/...",
    "is_explicit": false,
    "spotify_id": "4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh",
    "sources_used": ["SpotifyScraper", "oEmbed", "EmbedAPI"],
    "scraped_at": "2026-03-31T18:00:00Z"
}

Playlist

{
    "type": "playlist",
    "name": "Today's Top Hits",
    "total_tracks": 50,
    "tracks": [
        {
            "name": "Babydoll",
            "artists": ["Ari Abdul"],
            "artist_names": "Ari Abdul",
            "duration_ms": 195000,
            "id": "...",
            "preview_url": "https://..."
        }
    ]
}

Downloaded Files

When scrapeMode includes previews or covers, files are saved to the Key-Value Store:

• preview_TrackName.mp3 — 30-second MP3 preview
• cover_TrackName.jpg — Album/track cover art
• output.csv — CSV export (when outputFormat is csv or both)

Supported URL Types

URL Pattern	Type
open.spotify.com/track/...	Single track
open.spotify.com/album/...	Album + track listing
open.spotify.com/playlist/...	Playlist + all tracks
open.spotify.com/artist/...	Artist profile
open.spotify.com/episode/...	Podcast episode (basic)
open.spotify.com/show/...	Podcast show (basic)

Rate Limiting

Spotify may rate-limit aggressive scraping. Recommendations:

• Use requestDelay of 0.8–2.0 seconds
• Enable Apify proxy for large-scale scrapes
• Keep maxTracksPerPlaylist reasonable (50-200)
• Don't expandPlaylists unless you specifically need per-track detail