libspotify

Introduction

The libspotify C API package allows third party developers to write applications that utilize the Spotify music streaming service. Hopefully, this will enable and inspire you to build some really cool stuff. We’re looking forward to seeing what you can come up with.

Documentation

The API documentation is available online. The libspotify distribution also contains the documentation, as well as a few code examples.

Application keys

Please login with your Spotify Premium account to apply for an application key.

Download

Libspotify is available for Windows, OS/X (x86 / x86_64 / PowerPC) and Linux (x86 / x86_64).

Download the file and unpack it with your favourite extractor. On the command line for most Linux distributions, you can use

tar xzf libspotify-*.tar.gz

to extract it. You will now have a directory called something starting with libspotify-. Inside, you should find a README worth at least skimming through.

Legal

We need to protect users, content providers, the Spotify trade marks and our software and service while at the same time enabling you to create applications. We therefore require you to comply with some basic rules. You should also note our trade mark guidelines.