Obsidian Spotify Link

Obsidian plugin to include the currently playing song or podcast in your notes with template support

Last updated: December 9, 2025

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Obsidian Spotify Link

Obsidian plugin that integrates Spotify API to insert currently playing tracks and podcasts into notes using customizable templates.

Features

  • Connect Spotify account via OAuth
  • Insert currently playing track/episode at cursor position
  • Create dedicated files for tracks/episodes
  • Fetch recently played tracks (current day)
  • Template support for inline and file-based templates
  • Support for both songs and podcasts
  • Customizable variable substitution system

Quick Start

  1. Create Spotify App at developer.spotify.com
  2. Configure Client ID and Secret in plugin settings
  3. Set Redirect URI to obsidian://spotify-auth/
  4. Click Spotify icon in sidebar to authenticate
  5. Use commands to insert tracks

Core Commands

Append to Current Note

  • Append Spotify currently playing track - Insert track with timestamp
  • Append Spotify currently playing track using template - Insert using custom template
  • Append Spotify currently playing episode - Insert podcast with timestamp
  • Append Spotify currently playing episode using template - Insert podcast using template

Create New Files

  • Create file for currently playing track - New file with basic info
  • Create file for currently playing track using template - New file with template
  • Create file for currently playing episode - New file for podcast
  • Create file for currently playing episode using template - Template-based podcast file
  • Create file for recently played tracks using template - Daily listening history

Session Management

  • Refresh session - Manually refresh access token

Documentation