spotify-webapi

1.0.3 verified Sat May 09 auth: no python abandoned

A lightweight Python library to fetch tracks from Spotify playlists without using the official Spotify Web API. Version 1.0.3 is current; release cadence is irregular. No longer actively maintained (abandoned by author).

pip install spotify-webapi

Common errors

error AttributeError: module 'spotify_webapi' has no attribute 'Spotify' ↓

cause Incorrect import style: using `import spotify_webapi` then `spotify_webapi.Spotify` instead of `from spotify_webapi import Spotify`.

fix

Use: from spotify_webapi import Spotify

error TypeError: get_playlist_tracks() missing 1 required positional argument: 'playlist_id' ↓

cause Calling get_playlist_tracks() without the playlist ID argument.

fix

Pass playlist ID string: sp.get_playlist_tracks('37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M')

error requests.exceptions.HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests ↓

cause Sending many requests quickly; library does not implement rate limiting or retry.

fix

Add manual delays between calls with time.sleep().

Warnings

gotcha Library only supports fetching tracks from public playlists. Private/unpublished playlists will fail silently or return empty. ↓

fix Ensure playlist is set to public in Spotify client.

deprecated The library is no longer maintained. No updates for bug fixes or Spotify API changes. Consider migrating to spotipy. ↓

fix Use spotipy library with official API and proper authentication.

breaking Library uses web scraping of Spotify Web Player; Spotify may change frontend structure causing complete failure. ↓

fix No workaround. Use official API with spotipy instead.

Imports

Spotify
wrong
```
import spotify_webapi
```
correct
```
from spotify_webapi import Spotify
```
Import the class directly, not the module.

TrackInfo

from spotify_webapi.models import TrackInfo

Quickstart

Fetch tracks from a playlist by its Spotify ID (alphanumeric string). No authentication required.

from spotify_webapi import Spotify

sp = Spotify()
playlist_id = '37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M'  # example playlist
tracks = sp.get_playlist_tracks(playlist_id)
for track in tracks:
    print(track.name, track.artists)