Obsidian Spotify Link

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

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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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
  • Insert any track by Spotify ID or URL (no need to be playing)
  • 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
  • List all playlists with metadata (single file or individual files)
  • Auto-regenerate playlist notes when adding songs (opt-in)

Heads up: Spotify restricted Development Mode apps in February 2026. The app you create needs an owner with an active Spotify Premium subscription, and a few template variables now render _deprecated_ because Spotify stopped returning them. See Deprecated variables.

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
  • Append track by Spotify ID or URL using template - Insert any track by pasting its URL or ID
  • Append all playlists using template - Insert all playlists 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 track by Spotify ID or URL using template - New file for any track by URL or ID
  • Create file for recently played tracks using template - Daily listening history
  • Create file for all playlists using template - All playlists in one file
  • Create individual files for all playlists using template - One file per playlist (required for auto-regenerate)

Session Management

  • Refresh session - Manually refresh access token

Documentation