Go Spotify CLI is a command-line interface tool built with GoLang (v1.21) that interfaces with the Spotify Web API, allowing users to control playback, manage devices, and more.

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Contact 📬

For any questions, suggestions, or collaborations, feel free to reach out to me on Discord!

• Discord: envoy49 💬

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📌 Prerequisites

• Spotify Account is required to obtain ClientId and ClientSecret.

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⬇️ Installation

🍏 Mac, 🐧 Linux, 🪟 Windows

Using go install method

• Install Go version 1.21 or above https://go.dev/
• To install latest version run the following command

go install github.com/envoy49/go-spotify-cli@latest

• To install a specific version of go-spotify-cli, first obtain the release number from the Releases page. Then, use the following command in the terminal, replacing with the release number you obtained:

go install github.com/envoy49/go-spotify-cli@<version>

After the installation is complete, open a new terminal and run go-spotify-cli --version.

Using Homebrew for 🍏 Mac

Brew package manager is required to install Go Spotify CLI. More information on steps to download brew can be found here: https://brew.sh/

Once brew is installed, below steps are required for installation.

brew tap Envoy49/homebrew-go-spotify-cli

brew install go-spotify-cli

After the installation is complete, open a new terminal and run go-spotify-cli --version.

Update

brew update

brew upgrade go-spotify-cli

Uninstall

brew uninstall go-spotify-cli

🐧 Linux

🧪 At the moment only go install method is available although Homebrew can be tried.

🪟 Windows

Winget Installation Guide

More information can be found here: Winget CLI

Installing Winget

Paste the following command into the PowerShell window to install Winget and press Enter:

winget install wingetcreate

Once Winget is installed, below steps are required for installation.

Using Winget to Manage Go Spotify CLI

Search

winget search go-spotify-cli

Installation

winget install Envoy49.go-spotify-cli

After the installation is complete, open a new terminal and run go-spotify-cli --version.

Update

winget upgrade Envoy49.go-spotify-cli

Uninstall

winget uninstall Envoy49.go-spotify-cli

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Note 📝: go-spotify-cli --version command is hardcoded at this point until the issue with dynamic assignment is resolved.

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🔧 Configuration

To get started, you'll need a 'Client ID' and 'Client Secret' from Spotify's Developer Dashboard:

1. 🔗 Navigate to: Spotify Developer Dashboard

2. 🚪 Sign in or create a Spotify account.

3. ➕ Click on 'Create An App'.

4. 📜 Fill in the app details.

5. ❗ In the app settings, set your Redirect URIs. Ensure your CLI tool's callback URL is added. App won't work without redirect URLs.

6. 🌐 Authenticate with Spotify. In the Redirect URIs field of the app you created, please enter the following URLs:

   • 📎 http://localhost:4949/user-modify-playback-state-auth-callback
   • 📎 http://localhost:4949/user-read-playback-state-auth-callback
   • 📎 http://localhost:4949/user-library-read-auth-callback

7. 🛍 Once the App is created, you'll find the 'Client ID' and 'Client Secret' on the app details page.

8. 🔑 Input Credentials:

   • Execute any command using the Go Spotify CLI.
   • On first execution, there will be a prompt asking you to enter the ClientId and ClientSecret.
   • After entering these details, they will be saved in the .go-spotify-cli folder in the root directory for future use.

🚫 Remember: Keep your 'Client Secret and Client Id' confidential. Never share it! They are a key to control your Spotify data.

Note: 📝 If secrets entered are wrong although validation is in place, go-spotify-cli flush-secrets command can be used to delete saved secrets to start process again.

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🔑 Authentication

🚀 On the first run, Go Spotify CLI will initiate an authentication process through the Spotify interface. A browser window will open, requesting access grant. Once access is granted, Spotify will issue a 1-hour auth token along with a refresh token. The refresh token will be used to obtain a new token after the original token has expired. This ensures that browser authentication is no longer required after initial access has been granted.

Note: 📝 Tokens are stored in the .go-spotify-cli folder of root directory.

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📟 Commands usage

Type go-spotify-cli + <command>

▶️ play: Starts playback on the current device.

⏸️ pause: Pauses playback on the current device.

⏩ next: Skips to the next track.

⏪ previous: Returns to the previous track.

🔊 volume: Adjusts volume (0-100). Usage: example: volume -v=80.

📱 device: Activates a specific device from provided options. E.g. laptop, tablet, phone etc.

💾 saved: Prints a list of saved tracks and allows to play selected track.

🔍 search: Search any Tracks and Episodes. Searching Artists, Albums, Playlists, Shows are not available yet. Any selected song from search result will be added to the current queue.

🔄 flush-tokens: This command will delete all token saved in .go-spotify-cli folder. Further commands will require a new browser authentication.

🔄 flush-secrets: This command will delete all secrets saved in .go-spotify-cli folder.

Note: 📝To make executing commands more convenient, aliases can be utilized.

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🌍 Endpoints

The CLI communicates with the following Spotify API Endpoints:

1. /v1/me/player/play
2. /v1/me/player/pause
3. /v1/me/player/next
4. /v1/me/player/previous
5. /v1/me/player/volume
6. /v1/me/player/devices
7. /v1/me/tracks

Note: 📝 More endpoints and functionality will be added once this project gains 25 stars.

Repo gained more stars than expected, so adding new functionality will be prioritised.

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🤝 Contributing

Your contributions light up our world! 🌟 Feel free to submit pull requests or raise issues. There are still a lot of endpoints which can be implemented and a lot of room for improvement.

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💻 Local Development

1. Install Go version 1.21 or above https://go.dev/
2. Clone repo
3. Run go mod tidy
4. Follow Configuration steps mentioned above
5. Now commands can be executed from root directory e.g. go run main.go play

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📝 TODO List

1. Add search options for Artists, Albums, Playlists, Shows.
2. Add tests(use race flag to detect race conditions).
3. Add more commands reflecting Spotify Api.
4. Clean up global variables.
5. Get rid of constants, common folders and refactor code.

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📜 License

This project is under the MIT License. Dive into the LICENSE file for more.