Spotify
GET /v1/spotify/album
Spotify Album API
Get full Spotify video metadata — title, views, likes, duration, and more.
6 credits per request
TL;DR
Get full Spotify video metadata — title, views, likes, duration, and more. The Spotify Album API (Spotify) is a single authenticated
GET request to /v1/spotify/album that responds with clean JSON, costs 6 credits, and is cached for 24 hours (repeat calls are free). Start with 100 free credits — no credit card.What is the Spotify Album API?
The Spotify Album API lets you fetch full metadata and engagement stats from Spotify with a single REST call. No OAuth, no scraping infrastructure, and no platform SDKs — send the URL, get clean structured JSON back. Results are cached for 24 hours, so repeat lookups are instant and free.
What you get
- Title, description, and thumbnail URLs
- View, like, comment, and share counts
- Duration, publish date, and author handle
- Stable IDs for joining with other endpoints
Try it
Fill in the parameters below and copy a ready-to-run request in your language of choice.
Parameters
curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/spotify/album?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."Edit the parameters and the code updates instantly. Switch languages and hit copy.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"platform": "spotify",
"type": "album",
"uri": "spotify:album:151w1FgRZfnKZA9FEcg9Z3",
"url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/151w1FgRZfnKZA9FEcg9Z3",
"name": "Midnights",
"description": null,
"artists": [
"Taylor Swift"
],
"album": null,
"durationMs": null,
"playCount": null,
"followers": null,
"monthlyListeners": null,
"releaseYear": 2022,
"image": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02bb54dde68cd23e2a268ae0f5",
"totalTracks": 13,
"totalEpisodes": 13,
"raw": {
"__typename": "Album",
"uri": "spotify:album:151w1FgRZfnKZA9FEcg9Z3",
"url": "https://open.spotify.com/album/151w1FgRZfnKZA9FEcg9Z3",
"id": "151w1FgRZfnKZA9FEcg9Z3",
"name": "Midnights",
"type": "ALBUM",
"date": {
"isoString": "2022-10-21T00:00:00Z",
"precision": "DAY"
},
"label": "Taylor Swift",
"courtesyLine": "",
"isPreRelease": false,
"preReleaseEndDateTime": null,
"saved": false,
"playability": {
"playable": true,
"reason": "PLAYABLE"
},
"sharingInfo": {
"shareId": "pJZKFx1lSXCauzUkzxsogA",
"shareUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/album/151w1FgRZfnKZA9FEcg9Z3?si=pJZKFx1lSXCauzUkzxsogA"
},
"copyright": {
"items": [
{
"text": "© 2022 Taylor Swift",
"type": "C"
},
{
"text": "℗ 2022 Taylor Swift",
"type": "P"
}
],
"totalCount": 2
},
"coverArt": {
"sources": [
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02bb54dde68cd23e2a268ae0f5",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00004851bb54dde68cd23e2a268ae0f5",
"width": 64
},
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273bb54dde68cd23e2a268ae0f5",
"width": 640
}
]
},
"artists": {
"items": [
{
"id": "06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",
"profile": {
"name": "Taylor Swift"
},
"sharingInfo": {
"shareUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02?si=Lc8FdbGORPC9Fd4xcxPzyg"
},
"uri": "spotify:artist:06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",
"visuals": {
"avatarImage": {
"sources": [
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebe2e8e7ff002a4afda1c7147e",
"width": 640
},
{
"height": 160,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000f178e2e8e7ff002a4afda1c7147e",
"width": 160
},
{
"height": 320,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616100005174e2e8e7ff002a4afda1c7147e",
"width": 320
}
]
}
}
}
],
"totalCount": 1
},
"discs": {
"items": [
{
"number": 1,
"tracks": {
"totalCount": 13
}
}
],
"totalCount": 1
},
"releases": {
"items": [
{
"name": "Midnights",
"uri": "spotify:album:4moVP48t9bji7djUc5VOvi"
}
],
"totalCount": 1
},
"tracksV2": {
"items": [
{
"track": {
"artists": {
"items": [
{
"profile": {
"name": "Taylor Swift"
},
"uri": "spotify:artist:06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02"
}
]
},
"associationsV3": {
"videoAssociations": {
"totalCount": 1
}
},
"contentRating": {
"label": "EXPLICIT"
},
"discNumber": 1,
"duration": {
"totalMilliseconds": 202395
},
"name": "Lavender Haze",
"playability": {
"playable": true
},
"playcount": "897505453",
"relinkingInformation": null,
"saved": false,
"trackNumber": 1,
"uri": "spotify:track:5jQI2r1RdgtuT8S3iG8zFC"
},
"uid": "6a22a05d1c8523acd991"
}
],
"totalCount": 13
},
"moreAlbumsByArtist": {
"items": [
{
"discography": {
"popularReleasesAlbums": {
"items": [
{
"coverArt": {
"sources": [
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02d7812467811a7da6e6a44902",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00004851d7812467811a7da6e6a44902",
"width": 64
},
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273d7812467811a7da6e6a44902",
"width": 640
}
]
},
"date": {
"year": 2025
},
"id": "4a6NzYL1YHRUgx9e3YZI6I",
"name": "The Life of a Showgirl",
"playability": {
"playable": true,
"reason": "PLAYABLE"
},
"sharingInfo": {
"shareId": "595SuRu7SUu9Z-CcGzsoNQ",
"shareUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/album/4a6NzYL1YHRUgx9e3YZI6I?si=595SuRu7SUu9Z-CcGzsoNQ"
},
"type": "ALBUM",
"uri": "spotify:album:4a6NzYL1YHRUgx9e3YZI6I"
},
{
"coverArt": {
"sources": [
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02e787cffec20aa2a396a61647",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00004851e787cffec20aa2a396a61647",
"width": 64
},
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273e787cffec20aa2a396a61647",
"width": 640
}
]
},
"date": {
"year": 2019
},
"id": "1NAmidJlEaVgA3MpcPFYGq",
"name": "Lover",
"playability": {
"playable": true,
"reason": "PLAYABLE"
},
"sharingInfo": {
"shareId": "OCRAGMmbRKOM39GBQqJZjQ",
"shareUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/album/1NAmidJlEaVgA3MpcPFYGq?si=OCRAGMmbRKOM39GBQqJZjQ"
},
"type": "ALBUM",
"uri": "spotify:album:1NAmidJlEaVgA3MpcPFYGq"
},
{
"coverArt": {
"sources": [
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02da5d5aeeabacacc1263c0f4b",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00004851da5d5aeeabacacc1263c0f4b",
"width": 64
},
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273da5d5aeeabacacc1263c0f4b",
"width": 640
}
]
},
"date": {
"year": 2017
},
"id": "6DEjYFkNZh67HP7R9PSZvv",
"name": "reputation",
"playability": {
"playable": true,
"reason": "PLAYABLE"
},
"sharingInfo": {
"shareId": "K-_NQVOzRJ2hZgppK4ITSg",
"shareUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/album/6DEjYFkNZh67HP7R9PSZvv?si=K-_NQVOzRJ2hZgppK4ITSg"
},
"type": "ALBUM",
"uri": "spotify:album:6DEjYFkNZh67HP7R9PSZvv"
},
{
"coverArt": {
"sources": [
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e0295f754318336a07e85ec59bc",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000485195f754318336a07e85ec59bc",
"width": 64
},
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27395f754318336a07e85ec59bc",
"width": 640
}
]
},
"date": {
"year": 2020
},
"id": "2fenSS68JI1h4Fo296JfGr",
"name": "folklore",
"playability": {
"playable": true,
"reason": "PLAYABLE"
},
"sharingInfo": {
"shareId": "7ScCPdVZTyOikHI7x0dKug",
"shareUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/album/2fenSS68JI1h4Fo296JfGr?si=7ScCPdVZTyOikHI7x0dKug"
},
"type": "ALBUM",
"uri": "spotify:album:2fenSS68JI1h4Fo296JfGr"
},
{
"coverArt": {
"sources": [
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e028ecc33f195df6aa257c39eaa",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d000048518ecc33f195df6aa257c39eaa",
"width": 64
},
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2738ecc33f195df6aa257c39eaa",
"width": 640
}
]
},
"date": {
"year": 2024
},
"id": "5H7ixXZfsNMGbIE5OBSpcb",
"name": "THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY",
"playability": {
"playable": true,
"reason": "PLAYABLE"
},
"sharingInfo": {
"shareId": "kS7__Um_S56NkjWrHaHeDw",
"shareUrl": "https://open.spotify.com/album/5H7ixXZfsNMGbIE5OBSpcb?si=kS7__Um_S56NkjWrHaHeDw"
},
"type": "ALBUM",
"uri": "spotify:album:5H7ixXZfsNMGbIE5OBSpcb"
}
]
}
}
}
]
},
"watchFeedEntrypoint": null
}
}
}Billing metadata is returned in response headers: X-Captapi-Credits (credits charged), X-Captapi-Cache (hit or miss), and X-Captapi-Source. Failed requests (4xx/5xx) are never charged. See the full list of error codes in the error reference.
Response structure
A successful call returns success, cached, creditsUsed, and a data object with the following fields:
Video
idStable platform ID for the video.titleVideo title.authorCreator handle or channel name.durationSecVideo length in seconds.publishedAtPublish date (ISO 8601).
Engagement
viewsTotal view count.likesTotal like count.commentsTotal comment count.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Spotify URL, URI, or ID. The URL platform must match this endpoint's platform. Do not pass cross-platform URLs, e.g. YouTube to TikTok, Instagram to Facebook, LinkedIn to X/Twitter, or Pinterest to Rumble. |
| cache | boolean | No | Responses are cached for 24 hours by default. Set false to bypass the cache and always fetch fresh data (default true). |
Authentication: send your key as Authorization: Bearer capt_live_.... A typical call costs 6 credits. Repeat calls for the same request are served from cache for free.
How it works
- 1. Sign up — get 100 free credits, no card required.
- 2. Create a key from your dashboard.
- 3. Send one request to
/v1/spotify/albumand parse the JSON response.
Use cases
Analytics
Track views, likes, and engagement over time.
Competitor Monitoring
Benchmark the performance of other creators.
Dashboards
Power reporting and BI with real metadata.
Content Curation
Filter and rank videos by performance.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Spotify Album API do?+
The Spotify Album API lets you fetch full metadata and engagement stats from a public Spotify video using one GET request to /v1/spotify/album. It returns clean JSON — no OAuth or scraping setup required.
How many credits does the Spotify Album API cost?+
Each successful call costs 6 credits. Responses are cached for 24 hours, and cached results cost 0 credits. Failed or empty results are never charged.
Do I need a Spotify API key or OAuth?+
No. A single Captapi key works across every platform Captapi supports — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Rumble. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and authentication for you.
Is the Spotify Album API suitable for production use?+
Yes. It is a stable REST endpoint with predictable JSON, automatic retries, and a shared 24-hour cache. Use it for RAG pipelines, analytics, monitoring, and content automation.
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