Real-time Spotify data, one API call.
Extract Spotify artist intel (monthly listeners, top cities, top tracks with play counts), plus track, album, podcast, episode, and search metadata.
The Spotify API from Captapi gives developers reliable access to public Spotify data without building or maintaining scrapers — send one authenticated request and get clean, structured JSON back.
curl "https://api.captapi.com/v1/spotify/artist?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer capt_live_..."What is the Spotify API?
Extract Spotify artist intel (monthly listeners, top cities, top tracks with play counts), plus track, album, podcast, episode, and search metadata. Every endpoint is a single authenticated GET request that responds with predictable JSON, so the data drops straight into dashboards, AI pipelines, RAG systems, and no-code automations. AI agents can call the same endpoints as MCP tools via @captapi/mcp.
Endpoints
What you can do with the Spotify API
Artist
GET /v1/spotify/artist
Spotify artist — followers, monthlyListeners, worldRank, topCities, topTracks with playCount, concerts, and related artists (1 credit).
1 credit
Track
GET /v1/spotify/track
Spotify track — playCount, joinable artists[]/album{}, explicit, releaseDate (1 credit).
1 credit
Album
GET /v1/spotify/album
Spotify album — tracks[] with playCount, joinable artists[], releaseDate, explicit (1 credit).
1 credit
Search
GET /v1/spotify/search
Search Spotify — canonical spotify: URIs, explicit, fetchedAt (flat 2 credits).
2 credits
Podcast
GET /v1/spotify/podcast
Spotify podcast show — publisher, rating, topics, explicit flag, and totalEpisodes as clean JSON.
1 credit
Podcast Episodes
GET /v1/spotify/podcast-episodes
Podcast episode archive — previewUrl, releaseDate, explicit, cursor pagination (flat 2 credits).
2 credits
How it works
- 1. Sign up — get 100 free credits, no card required.
- 2. Create a key from your dashboard.
- 3. Call any endpoint above with
Authorization: Bearer capt_live_...and parse the JSON response. Passcache=trueto reuse a prior response from the 24h cache at no cost.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Spotify API?+
The Spotify API is a REST API from Captapi that returns public Spotify data as clean, structured JSON. It covers 6 endpoints — Artist, Track, Album, Search, Podcast, Podcast Episodes — behind one Bearer API key, with no OAuth flow and no infrastructure to build or maintain.
What data can I get from the Spotify API?+
Extract Spotify artist intel (monthly listeners, top cities, top tracks with play counts), plus track, album, podcast, episode, and search metadata. Each endpoint is a single GET request that responds with predictable JSON fields, so the data is ready for dashboards, AI pipelines, and automations.
Do I need a Spotify developer account or OAuth?+
No. You only need a Captapi key (capt_live_...), sent as an Authorization: Bearer header. The same key works across all 32 platforms Captapi supports. We handle proxies, rate limits, retries, and parsing for you.
How much does the Spotify API cost?+
Spotify endpoints cost between 1 and 2 credits per call, depending on the endpoint and how many results you request. New accounts start with 100 free credits (no credit card). Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d.
Can AI agents use the Spotify API?+
Yes. Every Spotify endpoint is exposed as a tool in the official MCP server (@captapi/mcp) for Claude, Cursor, and VS Code, and is also available through the @captapi/cli CLI, an n8n community node, a Make.com app, and an Apify Actor.
Is the Spotify API suitable for production use?+
Yes. It is a stable REST API with predictable JSON, automatic retries, and upstream fallbacks. Pass cache=true to serve from the 24h cache (0 credits on hit); default is always fresh. Hits include cached + cachedAt. Selected profile endpoints also accept cacheMaxAge=1d|3d|7d|14d|30d. Only successful responses consume credits — failed or empty results are never charged.
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