spotify-creds.md

Setting Up Spotify API Credentials

To integrate with the Spotify API, follow these steps:

1. Create a Spotify Application: Go to the Spotify Developer Dashboard and create a new application.

2. Note Down Client ID and Client Secret: Upon creating the application, note down the Client ID and Client Secret.

3. Edit Application Settings:

   • Click on Edit Settings for your newly created application.
   • Add http://localhost/callback/ to the list of Redirect URIs.

Obtaining a Refresh Token

1. Authorization URL: Navigate to the following URL in your browser:

   https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize?client_id={SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID}&response_type=code&scope=user-read-currently-playing,user-read-recently-played&redirect_uri=http://localhost/callback/
   

2. Authorize and Get Code:

   • Log in with your Spotify account.
   • Save the {CODE} portion from the redirected URL: http://localhost/callback/?code={CODE}.

3. Generate Base64 String:

   • Create a string by combining {SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID}:{SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET}.
   • Encode this string into Base64.

4. Retrieve Refresh Token:

   • Execute the following curl command:

   curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -H "Authorization: Basic {BASE64}" -d "grant_type=authorization_code&redirect_uri=http://localhost/callback/&code={CODE}" https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token

   • Save the Refresh token obtained from the response.

With these credentials and tokens, you can now access Spotify's API endpoints securely.