How AI is applied across API Evangelist and APIs.io. Read my AI disclosure →
API Evangelist API Evangelist
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC

Spotify Albums API

The Albums API from Spotify — 7 operation(s) for albums.

Spotify Albums API is one of 15 APIs that Spotify publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Albums. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, rate-limit docs, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 8 operations across 6 paths, and defines 18 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.spotify.com/v1.

8 operations 6 paths 18 schemas 1 DELETE6 GET1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.spotify.com/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Spotify Albums API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth_2_0) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 19 scopes.

  • oauth_2_0 — Spotify supports OAuth 2.0 for authenticating all API requests.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 6 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Albums 8
GET
/albums/{id}
Get Album
get-an-album 2 params → 200401403429
GET
/albumsdeprecated
Get Several Albums
get-multiple-albums 2 params → 200401403429
GET
/albums/{id}/tracks
Get Album Tracks
get-an-albums-tracks 4 params → 200401403429
GET
/me/albums
Get User's Saved Albums
get-users-saved-albums 3 params → 200401403429
PUT
/me/albumsdeprecated
Save Albums for Current User
save-albums-user 1 param body → 200401403429
DELETE
/me/albumsdeprecated
Remove Users' Saved Albums
remove-albums-user 1 param body → 200401403429
GET
/me/albums/containsdeprecated
Check User's Saved Albums
check-users-saved-albums 1 param → 200401403429
GET
/browse/new-releasesdeprecated
Get New Releases
get-new-releases 2 params → 200401403429

Schemas 18

The contract defines 18 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SimplifiedTrackObject (17 properties), AlbumBase (13 properties), SimplifiedArtistObject (6 properties), PagingObject (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AlbumBase
object
13 properties 12 required
TrackRestrictionObject
object
1 property
PagingSimplifiedAlbumObject
object
SavedAlbumObject
object
2 properties
PagingSavedAlbumObject
object
ExternalUrlObject
object
1 property
PagingSimplifiedTrackObject
object
AlbumObject
7 required
AlbumRestrictionObject
object
1 property
CopyrightObject
object
2 properties
ImageObject
object
3 properties 3 required
SimplifiedAlbumObject
ErrorObject
object
2 properties 2 required
LinkedTrackObject
object
5 properties
SimplifiedArtistObject
object
6 properties
ExternalIdObject
object
3 properties
SimplifiedTrackObject
object
17 properties
PagingObject
object
6 properties 7 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

spotify-albums-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Spotify publishes across the network.

Spotify Artists API
Spotify Audiobooks API
Spotify Categories API
Spotify Chapters API
Spotify Episodes API
Spotify Genres API
Spotify Library API
Spotify Markets API
Spotify Player API
Spotify Playlists API
Spotify Search API
Spotify Shows API
Where this information came from

This is an independent, third-party profile of Spotify Albums API, published by API Evangelist. We do not operate, host, resell, or support these APIs, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the company unless stated above. Everything here is built from publicly available information — the company's own site, developer portal, documentation, public repositories, and the specifications it publishes for public use. Nothing is obtained by breaching a system, defeating an access control, or using credentials.

The Kin Score and Agent Readiness rating are independently calculated assessments of a company's public API artifacts, scored against a published rubric. They are not certifications, endorsements, security assessments, or audits.

Corrections, re-scores, and removal are free — no partnership or purchase required, and you do not need to justify the request. A removed company is recorded as unrated, never scored zero for having asked. Acknowledgement within one business day; removal within two.

info@apievangelist.com · Read the full data-sourcing policy →
On a security or compliance team? Put security in the subject line and you will get a person, not a form — we will tell you exactly which public URLs this profile was built from.