# Spotify Play Count API

> Fetch stream counts and stats for a Spotify track, album, or artist URL.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/spotify/play-count
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/spotify/play-count#api

## Facts

- Provider: Spotify
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/spotify/play-count`
- Price: From $0.0022 per call
- Capabilities: api, spotify, music, podcasts
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/spotify/play-count` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Spotify Play Count API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/spotify/play-count with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Spotify Play Count API cost?

From $0.0022 per call, billed from your SandBase balance. You are only charged for calls you make; there is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Spotify Play Count API accept?

Required: url (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Spotify Play Count API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Spotify developer account or API key?

No. Spotify Play Count runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Spotify API access separately.

## README

### Spotify Play Count API

Fetch stream counts and stats for a Spotify track, album, or artist URL.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "spotify/play-count", "url": "https://open.spotify.com/track/4cOdK2wGLETKBW3PvgPWqT"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`. Lookups that find nothing fail with a not-found error.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `url` | string | Yes | Spotify track, album, or artist URL to fetch stream counts for (e.g. https://open.spotify.com/track/3n3Ppam7vgaVa1iaRUc9Lp). |

#### Pricing

Billed at the actual cost of each call: about $0.0022 per result returned, up to $0.0022 per request (about $0.0022 for the request above). A call can cost more when the first data source fails and another one answers. Failed calls and lookups that find nothing are not charged.