Template Creation Process

To generate a personalized template, follow these steps:

Access the Settings tab.
Navigate to the Templates section.
Specify the desired output utilizing the provided variables.
Execute the Obsidian Command append-currently-playing-track-using-template or append-currently-playing-episode-using-template (Hotkeys configuration is also an option).
Your note will display the customized template, populating information sourced from Spotify.

info

Note: This plugin is built around the currently playing track and may not retrieve all available data. If there are missing elements, you can request them through a Github Issue. Starting v1.2.0 it supports both track and episode.

Available Variables for Songs

{{ song_name }}
{{ song_link }}
{{ album }}
{{ album_release }}
{{ album_cover_large }}
{{ album_cover_medium }}
{{ album_cover_small }}
{{ album_cover_link_large }}
{{ album_cover_link_medium }}
{{ album_cover_link_small }}
{{ album_link }}
{{ artists }}
{{ timestamp }} => This one prints the current datetime

Available Variables for Podcasts

{{ episode_name }}
{{ episode_link }}
{{ description }}
{{ duration_ms }}
{{ audio_preview_url }}
{{ episode_cover_large }}
{{ episode_cover_medium }}
{{ episode_cover_small }}
{{ episode_cover_link_large }}
{{ episode_cover_link_medium }}
{{ episode_cover_link_small }}
{{ release_date }}
{{ show_name }}
{{ publisher }}
{{ show_description }}
{{ show_link }}
{{ total_episodes }}
{{ timestamp }}" => This one prints the current datetime

Notes

This template automatically inserts a double line break (\n\n) at the end of your template.
Utilize Markdown to define your template.
The plugin does not filter or sanitize your inputs.

Examples

Text:

'{{ song_name }}' by {{ artists }} from {{ album }} released in {{ album_release }}\n{{ timestamp }}

**Song Name:** {{ song_name }}
**Song URL:** {{ song_link }}
**Album Name:** {{ album }}
**Album Release Date:** {{ album_release }}
**Album URL:** {{ album_link }}
**Cover:** {{ album_cover_medium }}
**Cover URL:** {{ album_cover_link_medium }}
**Artists:** {{ artists }}
**Added at:** _{{ timestamp }}_

Table:

| {{ song_name }} | {{ artists }} | {{ album }} | {{ album_release }} | {{ timestamp }} |

Outside the template you can define a header to generate a Markdown Table, like this:

| Song | Artists |  Album | Album Release Date | Added at |
| ---- | ------- | ------ | ------------------ | -------- |

CSV:

{{ song_name }};{{ artists }};{{ album }};{{ album_release }};{{ timestamp }};

**Episode Name:** {{ episode_name }}
**Description:** {{ description }}
**Added at:** _{{ timestamp }}_