How to scrape Spotify Search with Python
Search This tutorial gets it with a short Python program and the Spotify Search API. Each successful call costs 1 credit; errors and not-found answers are free.
1. Get an API key
Sign in to get a key and 100 free credits, no card. Then put the key in an environment variable so it stays out of your code:
export SCRAPEIO_API_KEY="your_key_here"2. Set up Python
pip install requests3. Write the code
Save this as scrape.py.
import os
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ["SCRAPEIO_API_KEY"]
URL = "https://scrapeio.com/v1/spotify/search"
params = {"query": "coffee"}
r = requests.get(URL, params=params, headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY}, timeout=60)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json()["data"])4. Run it
python scrape.pyThe response has the same envelope on every endpoint: success, cached, credits_used, credits_remaining and data. Shared fields such as handle, followers, plays, likes and created_at have the same names on every platform.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
query (required) | string | Search query |
Errors and what you pay
| Status | Meaning | Charged |
|---|---|---|
200 | Success | Yes, unless cached |
400 | A parameter is missing or wrong | No |
401 | The key is missing or invalid | No |
402 | Not enough credits | No |
403 | The account or post is private | No |
404 | Not found on the platform | No |
429 | More than 300 requests a minute | No |
502 | Every source is down; retry shortly | No |
Same endpoint in other languages
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