Spotify Tracks Scraper - Advanced Track Scraper with Detailed Metadata

What Is the Spotify Tracks Scraper?

The Spotify Tracks Scraper is an advanced Apify actor for extracting detailed track metadata from Spotify. This Spotify Tracks Scraper goes beyond basic data by returning play counts, artist profile images, popular tracks by the same artist, album information, and full artist URL listings. The Spotify Tracks Scraper supports keyword search and direct Spotify track URLs, with advanced sorting and filtering options.

The Spotify Tracks Scraper paginates search results automatically with no hidden limits. Request as many tracks as you need and the Spotify Tracks Scraper fetches them all.

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Why Use This Spotify Tracks Scraper?

• Play count data - the Spotify Tracks Scraper returns the total play count for each track, a metric not available through most tools.
• Artist context - the Spotify Tracks Scraper includes artist profile images, popular tracks, and profile URLs alongside track data.
• Advanced filtering - the Spotify Tracks Scraper supports sorting results by relevance, popularity, or date.
• Unlimited results - the Spotify Tracks Scraper has no hidden caps on the number of tracks returned.
• Full pagination - search results are paginated by the Spotify Tracks Scraper until all requested results are fetched.
• Keyword and URL input - the Spotify Tracks Scraper accepts both search keywords and direct Spotify track URLs.
• Rich metadata - the Spotify Tracks Scraper returns track details including creation date, duration in both human-readable and millisecond formats, and album information.

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Input Options for the Spotify Tracks Scraper

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchMode	string	"keyword"	Choose "keyword", "url", or "both" for the Spotify Tracks Scraper input.
keywords	array	[]	Search terms for the Spotify Tracks Scraper to query.
urls	array	[]	Direct Spotify track URLs for the Spotify Tracks Scraper to process.
maxResults	integer	3	Maximum tracks per keyword. The Spotify Tracks Scraper has no hidden cap.
fetchDetails	boolean	true	Enable detailed metadata extraction in the Spotify Tracks Scraper.
sortBy	string	"relevance"	Sort results by "relevance", "popularity", or "date".
filterBy	string	""	Optional filter for the Spotify Tracks Scraper results.
proxyCountry	string	"US"	Proxy exit country for the Spotify Tracks Scraper.

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Output Fields from the Spotify Tracks Scraper

The Spotify Tracks Scraper returns these fields for each track:

Field	Type	Description
track_id	string	Unique Spotify track ID.
track_title	string	Track title.
track_creator	string	Primary artist name.
track_creator_profile	string	Spotify profile URL of the primary artist.
track_cover	string	Album cover image URL.
track_creation_date	string	Release date of the track.
track_url	string	Direct Spotify URL to the track.
duration	string	Formatted duration (e.g., "4m 12s").
duration_ms	integer	Duration in milliseconds.
track_artists	array	All artist names on this track.
tracks_artists_url	array	Spotify URLs for all artists.
artist_profile_pic	string	Profile image URL of the primary artist.

Nested track_details Object from the Spotify Tracks Scraper

Field	Type	Description
track_details.track_title	string	Track title (from detailed API call).
track_details.track_artists	array	Artist names on this track.
track_details.track_duration	string	Formatted duration.
track_details.tracks_artists_url	array	Spotify URLs for each artist.
track_details.playcount	string	Total play count for this track.
track_details.album	string	Album name containing this track.
track_details.artist_profile_pic	string	Primary artist profile image URL.

Nested popular_tracks Array from the Spotify Tracks Scraper

Field	Type	Description
popular_tracks[].name	string	Track name.
popular_tracks[].url	string	Spotify URL to this popular track.
popular_tracks[].playcount	string	Play count for this popular track.
popular_tracks[].duration_ms	integer	Duration in milliseconds.
popular_tracks[].artists	array	Artists on this popular track.

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Example Output from the Spotify Tracks Scraper

{
  "track_id": "7qiZfU4dY1lWllzX7mPBI3",
  "track_title": "Shape of You",
  "track_creator": "Ed Sheeran",
  "track_creator_profile": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V",
  "track_cover": "https://i.scdn.co/image/...",
  "track_creation_date": "2017-01-06",
  "track_url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/7qiZfU4dY1lWllzX7mPBI3",
  "duration": "3m 53s",
  "duration_ms": 233713,
  "track_artists": ["Ed Sheeran"],
  "tracks_artists_url": ["https://open.spotify.com/artist/6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V"],
  "artist_profile_pic": "https://i.scdn.co/image/...",
  "popular_tracks": [
    {
      "name": "Shape of You",
      "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/7qiZfU4dY1lWllzX7mPBI3",
      "playcount": "4234567890",
      "duration_ms": 233713,
      "artists": ["Ed Sheeran"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Perfect",
      "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/0tgVpDi06FyKpA1z0VMD4v",
      "playcount": "3123456789",
      "duration_ms": 263400,
      "artists": ["Ed Sheeran"]
    }
  ],
  "track_details": {
    "track_title": "Shape of You",
    "track_artists": ["Ed Sheeran"],
    "track_duration": "3m 53s",
    "tracks_artists_url": ["https://open.spotify.com/artist/6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V"],
    "playcount": "4234567890",
    "album": "Divide",
    "artist_profile_pic": "https://i.scdn.co/image/..."
  }
}

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How the Spotify Tracks Scraper Works

1. Search or Load - The Spotify Tracks Scraper either searches Spotify for tracks matching your keywords or loads tracks directly from URLs.
2. Basic Metadata - The Spotify Tracks Scraper extracts track ID, title, artist, cover image, release date, and duration.
3. Detail Enrichment - When fetchDetails is enabled, the Spotify Tracks Scraper makes additional API calls per track to get play counts, album info, and artist profile data.
4. Popular Tracks - The Spotify Tracks Scraper also fetches the primary artist's popular tracks for context.
5. Sorting and Filtering - Results from the Spotify Tracks Scraper can be sorted by relevance, popularity, or date.
6. Data Output - Each track record is pushed to the Apify dataset as structured JSON.

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Use Cases for the Spotify Tracks Scraper

• Play count analysis - Use the Spotify Tracks Scraper to collect play count data for competitive analysis.
• Music research - The Spotify Tracks Scraper provides rich metadata for academic and industry research.
• Artist comparison - Compare track popularity across artists using data from the Spotify Tracks Scraper.
• Trend tracking - Run the Spotify Tracks Scraper periodically to track play count growth over time.
• Playlist curation - Use data from the Spotify Tracks Scraper to build data-driven playlists.
• Data pipeline integration - The Spotify Tracks Scraper delivers clean JSON compatible with any data pipeline.

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Related Spotify Scrapers and Tools by ScrapeArchitect

Actor	Description	Link
All-in-One Spotify Scraper	The ultimate Spotify scraper with 6 operation modes	View on Apify
Spotify Artist Scraper	Dedicated Spotify artist profile scraper	View on Apify
Spotify Tracks Scraper - Basic Mode	Lightweight Spotify track metadata scraper	View on Apify
Spotify Album Scraper	Dedicated Spotify album scraper with full track listings	View on Apify
Spotify Playlist Scraper	Dedicated Spotify playlist scraper	View on Apify
Spotify Tracks Downloader - Advanced Filters	Download Spotify tracks with advanced filter options	View on Apify
Spotify Music Downloader - Fast Mode	Standalone fast-mode Spotify downloader	View on Apify
Spotify Music Downloader - Accurate Mode	Standalone accurate-mode Spotify downloader	View on Apify
Spotify Tracks Downloader	Simple fast Spotify tracks downloader	View on Apify

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Notes

• This Spotify Tracks Scraper runs on the Apify platform. No Spotify API key or login is required.
• The Spotify Tracks Scraper uses public Spotify web endpoints exclusively.
• Output from the Spotify Tracks Scraper is available in JSON, CSV, Excel, or via the Apify dataset API.
• For a lighter alternative without play counts and advanced filtering, see the Spotify Tracks Scraper - Basic Mode.