Spotify Control

Overview

Control Spotify playback from the terminal. Requires Spotify Premium.

spotify_player (recommended TUI)

Install

# macOS
brew install spotify_player

# Linux (cargo)
cargo install spotify_player

# Or download binary from GitHub releases

Usage

# Launch TUI
spotify_player

# Commands (inside TUI)
# Space     — play/pause
# n         — next track
# p         — previous track
# /         — search
# q         — quit

spotifyd + spotify-tui (alternative)

Install

# spotifyd (daemon)
brew install spotifyd   # macOS
# spotify-tui (control)
brew install spotify-tui

Usage

spotifyd --no-daemon &  # Start daemon
spt                     # Launch TUI

Spotify Web API (programmatic)

Get current track

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPOTIFY_TOKEN" \
  https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/currently-playing \
  | jq -r '"\(.item.name) - \(.item.artists[0].name)"'

Play/Pause

# Pause
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPOTIFY_TOKEN" \
  https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/pause

# Play
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPOTIFY_TOKEN" \
  https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/play

Search

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPOTIFY_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=bohemian+rhapsody&type=track&limit=5" \
  | jq -r '.tracks.items[] | "\(.name) - \(.artists[0].name)"'

Tips

• spotify_player auto-handles auth via browser OAuth flow
• Config: ~/.config/spotify-player/app.toml
• For headless servers, use spotifyd daemon
• Spotify Premium required for playback control