Spotify integration

Playify has first-class support for Spotify. You can play tracks, albums, and playlists directly by pasting a Spotify URL into the /play command.

Unlike most Discord music bots, Playify works with Spotify out of the box with zero configuration.

How it works (SpotifyScraper)

Playify achieves this by utilizing a powerful external library called SpotifyScraper.

Thanks to this library, Playify can fetch metadata for any public Spotify link entirely bypassing the official API.

What does this mean for you?

• No client ID required: you do not need to create a developer account on Spotify.
• No client secret required: you don’t have to manage or rotate API tokens.
• Privacy & simplicity: just paste your link and Playify handles the rest.

Note: Playify uses this metadata to find the exact matching audio track on YouTube or SoundCloud, ensuring high-quality playback.

Official API (optional for power users)

While the scraper works perfectly for 99% of use cases, Playify still supports the official Spotify API via spotipy.

If you frequently load massive playlists (1000+ songs), using the official API might be slightly faster.

How to enable the official API:

1. Go to the Spotify Developer dashboard and create an app.
2. Open your Playify dashboard.
3. Press C to run the configuration wizard, or manually edit your .env file.
4. Add your SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID and SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET.

If the official API ever fails or hits a rate limit, Playify’s cascade architecture will automatically fall back to SpotifyScraper, ensuring your music never stops!