spotipyFree 1.0.3

A Spotipy-compatible wrapper using SpotAPI

Selenium-Spotify

A lightweight drop-in replacement for Spotipy that uses Selenium to control and read data from the Spotify Web Player.

This project mimics parts of the Spotify Web API without requiring developer credentials or the official API. Instead, it logs into the Spotify web player and scrapes playback information.

Currently the library focuses on retrieving the current playback state in a format compatible with the Spotify API.

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Features

• Drop-in style response compatible with spotipy

• Cookie saving for faster loading times

• No Spotify developer account required

• Works directly with the Spotify Web Player

• Simple login using username and password

• Returns playback data structured like the official Spotify API

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Current Status

⚠️ This project is experimental.

Currently implemented:

• current_playback()
  Returns playback information similar to the Spotify Web API.

• current_user_playlists Returns information about playlists the user has saved. Limitations:

• Only the currently playing track and current_user_playlists is supported

• Some page loads rely on DOM scraping and may break if Spotify updates their UI

• Occasionally Spotify CAPTCHA may appear during login

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Installation

Bash

pip install selenium

You must also install ChromeDriver compatible with your Chrome version.

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Usage

Python

Run

from selenium_spotify import Spotify

sp = Spotify("username", "password")

playback = sp.current_playback()
print(playback["item"]["name"])

Example response structure (compatible with Spotipy):

Python

Run

playback["item"]["name"]
playback["item"]["artists"][0]["name"]
playback["item"]["album"]["name"]

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Secrets File Example

The included example expects a secrets.json file:

JSON

{
"spotify": {
"username": "your_username",
"password": "your_password"
}
}

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How It Works

1. Selenium logs into accounts.spotify.com

2. The web player is opened

3. The script navigates to the queue page

4. Track metadata is extracted from the DOM

5. A response object is generated matching the Spotify Web API format

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Known Issues

• CAPTCHA sometimes appears during login

• Page structure changes from Spotify can break selectors

• Selenium adds noticeable overhead compared to API calls

• Requires a running Chrome browser

• Code is ugly, I need to fix that...

• Stealth mode not working

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Planned Improvements

• Faster page scraping

• More API compatibility

  • devices

  • playlists

  • pause / play

  • next / previous

• Headless mode improvements

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Warning

This project uses browser automation and unofficial scraping of the Spotify Web Player.

It is not affiliated with Spotify and may break if Spotify changes their website.