Spotify Automation
Automate Spotify operations -- manage playlists, search the music catalog, control playback, browse albums and tracks, and access user profiles -- all orchestrated through the Composio MCP integration.
Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/spotify
Setup
- •Connect your Spotify account through the Composio MCP server at
https://rube.app/mcp - •The agent will prompt you with an authentication link if no active connection exists
- •Once connected, all
SPOTIFY_*tools become available for execution - •Note: Some features (playback control) require a Spotify Premium subscription
Core Workflows
1. Get Current User Profile
Retrieve comprehensive profile information for the authenticated Spotify user.
Tool: SPOTIFY_GET_CURRENT_USER_S_PROFILE
No parameters required. Returns: display name, email, country, subscription level (premium/free), explicit content settings, profile images, follower count, and Spotify URIs. Required scopes: user-read-private, user-read-email.
2. Search the Spotify Catalog
Find albums, artists, playlists, tracks, shows, episodes, or audiobooks by keyword.
Tool: SPOTIFY_SEARCH_FOR_ITEM
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | Search query keywords |
type | array | Yes | Item types: album, artist, playlist, track, show, episode, audiobook |
limit | integer | No | Results to return (default: 20) |
offset | integer | No | Offset for pagination (default: 0) |
market | string | No | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code |
include_external | string | No | Set to audio to include external content |
Note: Audiobooks are only available in US, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.
3. Manage Playlists
Browse, create, modify, and populate playlists.
Get a user's playlists:
Tool: SPOTIFY_GET_USER_S_PLAYLISTS
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
user_id | string | Yes | Spotify user ID |
limit | integer | No | Max playlists, 1-50 (default: 20) |
offset | integer | No | Pagination offset, 0-100000 (default: 0) |
Get current user's playlists:
Tool: SPOTIFY_GET_CURRENT_USER_S_PLAYLISTS
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | No | Max playlists, 1-50 (default: 20) |
offset | integer | No | Pagination offset, 0-100000 (default: 0) |
Get playlist details:
Tool: SPOTIFY_GET_PLAYLIST
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
playlist_id | string | Yes | Spotify playlist ID (e.g., 3cEYpjA9oz9GiPac4AsH4n) |
fields | string | No | Comma-separated field filter to reduce response size |
market | string | No | ISO country code for market-specific content |
additional_types | string | No | track,episode to include podcast episodes |
Update playlist details:
Tool: SPOTIFY_CHANGE_PLAYLIST_DETAILS
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
playlist_id | string | Yes | Playlist ID (must be owned by current user) |
name | string | No | New playlist name |
description | string | No | New playlist description |
public | boolean | No | Public/private toggle |
collaborative | boolean | No | Collaborative mode (only on non-public playlists) |
4. Browse Playlist Items & Add Tracks
View tracks in a playlist and add new items.
Tool: SPOTIFY_GET_PLAYLIST_ITEMS
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
playlist_id | string | Yes | Spotify playlist ID |
limit | integer | No | Items per page, 1-50 (default: 20) |
offset | integer | No | Pagination offset (default: 0) |
fields | string | No | Field filter (e.g., items(track(name,id))) |
market | string | No | ISO country code |
additional_types | string | No | track,episode for podcast episodes |
Tool: SPOTIFY_ADD_ITEMS_TO_PLAYLIST
Add tracks or episodes to a playlist using Spotify URIs.
5. Get Track & Album Details
Retrieve catalog information for individual tracks and albums.
Tool: SPOTIFY_GET_TRACK -- Get details for a single track by Spotify ID.
Tool: SPOTIFY_GET_ALBUM -- Get comprehensive album data including track listing, artist info, cover art, and popularity.
6. Control Playback
Start, resume, or change playback on the user's active device.
Tool: SPOTIFY_START_RESUME_PLAYBACK
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
context_uri | string | No | Spotify URI of album, artist, or playlist (cannot combine with uris) |
uris | array | No | List of track URIs to play (cannot combine with `context_ur |