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Web API •References / Playlists / Create Playlist

Create Playlist

Create a playlist for a Spotify user. (The playlist will be empty until you add tracks.) Each user is generally limited to a maximum of 11000 playlists.

Authorization scopes

Request

user_id
string
Required
The user's Spotify user ID.
Example: smedjan

supports free form additional properties

name
string
Required
The name for the new playlist, for example "Your Coolest Playlist". This name does not need to be unique; a user may have several playlists with the same name.
public
boolean
Defaults to true. The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private. To be able to create private playlists, the user must have granted the playlist-modify-private scope. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists
collaborative
boolean
Defaults to false. If true the playlist will be collaborative. Note: to create a collaborative playlist you must also set public to false. To create collaborative playlists you must have granted playlist-modify-private and playlist-modify-public scopes.
description
string
value for playlist description as displayed in Spotify Clients and in the Web API.

Response

A playlist

collaborative
boolean
true if the owner allows other users to modify the playlist.
description
string
Nullable
The playlist description. Only returned for modified, verified playlists, otherwise null.
Known external URLs for this playlist.
- spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
href
string
A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the playlist.
id
string
The Spotify ID for the playlist.
Images for the playlist. The array may be empty or contain up to three images. The images are returned by size in descending order. See Working with Playlists. Note: If returned, the source URL for the image (url) is temporary and will expire in less than a day.
- url
  string
  Required
  The source URL of the image.
  Example: "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228"
- height
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image height in pixels.
  Example: 300
- width
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image width in pixels.
  Example: 300
name
string
The name of the playlist.
The user who owns the playlist
- Known public external URLs for this user.
  - spotify
    string
    The Spotify URL for the object.
- href
  string
  A link to the Web API endpoint for this user.
- id
  string
  The Spotify user ID for this user.
- type
  string
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "user"
- uri
  string
  The Spotify URI for this user.
- display_name
  string
  Nullable
  The name displayed on the user's profile. null if not available.
public
boolean
The playlist's public/private status (if it is added to the user's profile): true the playlist is public, false the playlist is private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists
snapshot_id
string
The version identifier for the current playlist. Can be supplied in other requests to target a specific playlist version
The tracks of the playlist.
- href
  string
  Required
  A link to the Web API endpoint returning the full result of the request
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=0&limit=20"
- limit
  integer
  Required
  The maximum number of items in the response (as set in the query or by default).
  Example: 20
- next
  string
  Required
  Nullable
  URL to the next page of items. ( null if none)
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1"
- offset
  integer
  Required
  The offset of the items returned (as set in the query or by default)
  Example: 0
- previous
  string
  Required
  Nullable
  URL to the previous page of items. ( null if none)
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1"
- total
  integer
  Required
  The total number of items available to return.
  Example: 4
- Required
  added_at
  string [date-time]
  The date and time the track or episode was added. Note: some very old playlists may return null in this field.
  The Spotify user who added the track or episode. Note: some very old playlists may return null in this field.
  Known public external URLs for this user.
  spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  href
  string
  A link to the Web API endpoint for this user.
  id
  string
  The Spotify user ID for this user.
  type
  string
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "user"
  uri
  string
  The Spotify URI for this user.
  is_local
  boolean
  Whether this track or episode is a local file or not.
  track
  oneOf
  Information about the track or episode.
  Will be one of the following:
  The album on which the track appears. The album object includes a link in href to full information about the album.
  album_type
  string
  Required
  The type of the album.
  Allowed values: "album", "single", "compilation"Example: "compilation"
  total_tracks
  integer
  Required
  The number of tracks in the album.
  Example: 9
  available_markets
  array of strings
  Required
  The markets in which the album is available: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. NOTE: an album is considered available in a market when at least 1 of its tracks is available in that market.
  Example: ["CA","BR","IT"]
  Required
  Known external URLs for this album.
  spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  href
  string
  Required
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the album.
  id
  string
  Required
  The Spotify ID for the album.
  Example: "2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ"
  Required
  The cover art for the album in various sizes, widest first.
  url
  string
  Required
  The source URL of the image.
  Example: "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228"
  height
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image height in pixels.
  Example: 300
  width
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image width in pixels.
  Example: 300
  name
  string
  Required
  The name of the album. In case of an album takedown, the value may be an empty string.
  release_date
  string
  Required
  The date the album was first released.
  Example: "1981-12"
  release_date_precision
  string
  Required
  The precision with which release_date value is known.
  Allowed values: "year", "month", "day"Example: "year"
  Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.
  reason
  string
  The reason for the restriction. Albums may be restricted if the content is not available in a given market, to the user's subscription type, or when the user's account is set to not play explicit content. Additional reasons may be added in the future.
  Allowed values: "market", "product", "explicit"
  type
  string
  Required
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "album"
  uri
  string
  Required
  The Spotify URI for the album.
  Example: "spotify:album:2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ"
  Required
  The artists of the album. Each artist object includes a link in href to more detailed information about the artist.
  Known external URLs for this artist.
  spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  href
  string
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the artist.
  id
  string
  The Spotify ID for the artist.
  name
  string
  The name of the artist.
  type
  string
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "artist"
  uri
  string
  The Spotify URI for the artist.
  The artists who performed the track. Each artist object includes a link in href to more detailed information about the artist.
  Known external URLs for this artist.
  spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  href
  string
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the artist.
  id
  string
  The Spotify ID for the artist.
  name
  string
  The name of the artist.
  type
  string
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "artist"
  uri
  string
  The Spotify URI for the artist.
  available_markets
  array of strings
  A list of the countries in which the track can be played, identified by their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
  disc_number
  integer
  The disc number (usually 1 unless the album consists of more than one disc).
  duration_ms
  integer
  The track length in milliseconds.
  explicit
  boolean
  Whether or not the track has explicit lyrics ( true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).
  Known external IDs for the track.
  isrc
  string
  International Standard Recording Code
  ean
  string
  International Article Number
  upc
  string
  Universal Product Code
  Known external URLs for this track.
  spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  href
  string
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the track.
  id
  string
  The Spotify ID for the track.
  is_playable
  boolean
  Part of the response when Track Relinking is applied. If true, the track is playable in the given market. Otherwise false.
  Part of the response when Track Relinking is applied, and the requested track has been replaced with different track. The track in the linked_from object contains information about the originally requested track.
  Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.
  reason
  string
  The reason for the restriction. Supported values:
  
  market - The content item is not available in the given market.
  
  product - The content item is not available for the user's subscription type.
  
  explicit - The content item is explicit and the user's account is set to not play explicit content.
  
  Additional reasons may be added in the future. Note: If you use this field, make sure that your application safely handles unknown values.
  name
  string
  The name of the track.
  popularity
  integer
  The popularity of the track. The value will be between 0 and 100, with 100 being the most popular.
  The popularity of a track is a value between 0 and 100, with 100 being the most popular. The popularity is calculated by algorithm and is based, in the most part, on the total number of plays the track has had and how recent those plays are.
  Generally speaking, songs that are being played a lot now will have a higher popularity than songs that were played a lot in the past. Duplicate tracks (e.g. the same track from a single and an album) are rated independently. Artist and album popularity is derived mathematically from track popularity. Note: the popularity value may lag actual popularity by a few days: the value is not updated in real time.
  preview_url
  string
  Nullable
  Deprecated
  A link to a 30 second preview (MP3 format) of the track. Can be null
  Important policy note
  track_number
  integer
  The number of the track. If an album has several discs, the track number is the number on the specified disc.
  type
  string
  The object type: "track".
  Allowed values: "track"
  uri
  string
  The Spotify URI for the track.
  is_local
  boolean
  Whether or not the track is from a local file.
  audio_preview_url
  string
  Required
  Nullable
  Deprecated
  A URL to a 30 second preview (MP3 format) of the episode. null if not available.
  Important policy note
  Example: "https://p.scdn.co/mp3-preview/2f37da1d4221f40b9d1a98cd191f4d6f1646ad17"
  description
  string
  Required
  A description of the episode. HTML tags are stripped away from this field, use html_description field in case HTML tags are needed.
  Example: "A Spotify podcast sharing fresh insights on important topics of the moment—in a way only Spotify can. You’ll hear from experts in the music, podcast and tech industries as we discover and uncover stories about our work and the world around us."
  html_description
  string
  Required
  A description of the episode. This field may contain HTML tags.
  Example: "<p>A Spotify podcast sharing fresh insights on important topics of the moment—in a way only Spotify can. You’ll hear from experts in the music, podcast and tech industries as we discover and uncover stories about our work and the world around us.</p>"
  duration_ms
  integer
  Required
  The episode length in milliseconds.
  Example: 1686230
  explicit
  boolean
  Required
  Whether or not the episode has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).
  Required
  External URLs for this episode.
  spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  href
  string
  Required
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the episode.
  Example: "https://api.spotify.com/v1/episodes/5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ"
  id
  string
  Required
  The Spotify ID for the episode.
  Example: "5Xt5DXGzch68nYYamXrNxZ"
  Required
  The cover art for the episode in various sizes, widest first.
  url
  string
  Required
  The source URL of the image.
  Example: "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228"
  height
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image height in pixels.
  Example: 300
  width
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image width in pixels.
  Example: 300
  is_externally_hosted
  boolean
  Required
  True if the episode is hosted outside of Spotify's CDN.
  is_playable
  boolean
  Required
  True if the episode is playable in the given market. Otherwise false.
  language
  string
  Deprecated
  The language used in the episode, identified by a ISO 639 code. This field is deprecated and might be removed in the future. Please use the languages field instead.
  Example: "en"
  languages
  array of strings
  Required
  A list of the languages used in the episode, identified by their ISO 639-1 code.
  Example: ["fr","en"]
  name
  string
  Required
  The name of the episode.
  Example: "Starting Your Own Podcast: Tips, Tricks, and Advice From Anchor Creators"
  release_date
  string
  Required
  The date the episode was first released, for example "1981-12-15". Depending on the precision, it might be shown as "1981" or "1981-12".
  Example: "1981-12-15"
  release_date_precision
  string
  Required
  The precision with which release_date value is known.
  Allowed values: "year", "month", "day"Example: "day"
  The user's most recent position in the episode. Set if the supplied access token is a user token and has the scope 'user-read-playback-position'.
  fully_played
  boolean
  Whether or not the episode has been fully played by the user.
  resume_position_ms
  integer
  The user's most recent position in the episode in milliseconds.
  type
  string
  Required
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "episode"
  uri
  string
  Required
  The Spotify URI for the episode.
  Example: "spotify:episode:0zLhl3WsOCQHbe1BPTiHgr"
  Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.
  reason
  string
  The reason for the restriction. Supported values:
  
  market - The content item is not available in the given market.
  
  product - The content item is not available for the user's subscription type.
  
  explicit - The content item is explicit and the user's account is set to not play explicit content.
  
  Additional reasons may be added in the future. Note: If you use this field, make sure that your application safely handles unknown values.
  Required
  The show on which the episode belongs.
  available_markets
  array of strings
  Required
  A list of the countries in which the show can be played, identified by their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
  Required
  The copyright statements of the show.
  text
  string
  The copyright text for this content.
  type
  string
  The type of copyright: C = the copyright, P = the sound recording (performance) copyright.
  description
  string
  Required
  A description of the show. HTML tags are stripped away from this field, use html_description field in case HTML tags are needed.
  html_description
  string
  Required
  A description of the show. This field may contain HTML tags.
  explicit
  boolean
  Required
  Whether or not the show has explicit content (true = yes it does; false = no it does not OR unknown).
  Required
  External URLs for this show.
  spotify
  string
  The Spotify URL for the object.
  href
  string
  Required
  A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the show.
  id
  string
  Required
  The Spotify ID for the show.
  Required
  The cover art for the show in various sizes, widest first.
  url
  string
  Required
  The source URL of the image.
  Example: "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228"
  height
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image height in pixels.
  Example: 300
  width
  integer
  Required
  Nullable
  The image width in pixels.
  Example: 300
  is_externally_hosted
  boolean
  Required
  True if all of the shows episodes are hosted outside of Spotify's CDN. This field might be null in some cases.
  languages
  array of strings
  Required
  A list of the languages used in the show, identified by their ISO 639 code.
  media_type
  string
  Required
  The media type of the show.
  name
  string
  Required
  The name of the episode.
  publisher
  string
  Required
  The publisher of the show.
  type
  string
  Required
  The object type.
  Allowed values: "show"
  uri
  string
  Required
  The Spotify URI for the show.
  total_episodes
  integer
  Required
  The total number of episodes in the show.
type
string
The object type: "playlist"
uri
string
The Spotify URI for the playlist.

Create Playlist

Request

Response

Request body

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