- This project is a Python application that lists recommended songs to the user using Spotify API. It fetches the most popular songs of the users and provides random suggestions.
- Spotify Developer Account: You need to register to Spotify Developer Portal to access Spotify API.
- Spotify API Token: An
Access Tokenis required to connect to Spotify API. OAuth 2.0 authorization flow must be used to obtain the token. - Python
requestsLibrary: You need to install this library which is required to communicate with Spotify API.
pip install requestsCreate an account by accessing the Spotify Developer Portalhere.
- After logging in, create a new application by clicking on the Create an App option from the Dashboard section.
- You will be able to see the Client ID and Client Secret information on the page of the application you created.
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Get an Access Token to connect to the Spotify API. You can use Spotify's OAuth 2.0 based authorization system for this.
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You can get an Access Token using Authorization Code Flow or Client Credentials Flow.
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Token Acquisition with Authorization Code Flow: First send an authorization request to get access permission from the user. Then get the Access Token with the authorization code you get.
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Token Acquisition with Client Credentials Flow: It can only be used for projects that require access to public data. This flow allows you to get an Access Token directly using your application's credentials.
Spotify API endpoints start with /v1. For example, to get the user's most popular songs, you can use the v1/me/top/tracks endpoint.
You can access the Spotify API documentation by reviewing the Spotify API Reference page.
SPOTIFY_API_TOKEN must be replaced with a valid Access Token that you received.
main.pyWhen the code is run, the user will be listed with randomly suggested songs.
This project is licensed under the MIT license