Browse & Discover
Categories, featured playlists, and new releases — by region
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Spotify Browse API
The Spotify Browse API powers homepage discovery on the official Spotify clients — categories, featured playlists, and new releases — all geo-aware and locale-aware. With our proxy at /api/spotify/browse/*, you get the same data behind a single key without managing OAuth refresh tokens.
Supports country filtering for 30+ regions, drill-down into category playlists, and pagination for both featured playlists and new release feeds.
Use Cases
Homepage music widgets
Embed featured playlists and category tiles on a publisher homepage.
Daily new release newsletter
Pull /browse/new-releases each morning to deliver curated email digests.
Regional content discovery
Surface country-specific charts and playlists with one country parameter.
Trending playlist apps
Build a 'what's hot today' standalone app that refreshes hourly.
Music journalism feeds
Auto-populate music news sites with structured release metadata.
Weekly drop reports
Generate Friday New Music Friday reports per genre or per region.
FAQ
How is the Browse API different from Search? ▼
Browse returns curated content (categories, playlists, new albums) for discovery. Search returns user-query-driven results. Use Browse for homepage and discovery; Search for typed queries.
Why are different playlists shown for different countries? ▼
Spotify regionalizes its featured content. Same endpoint, different country code → different recommended playlists. This is great for localizing your app.
Can I paginate categories or playlists? ▼
Yes — every Browse endpoint supports limit (default 20, max 50) and offset for cursor pagination.
What's a 'category' in this API? ▼
A genre or mood bucket (e.g. Pop, Workout, Focus). Each has playlists curated by Spotify editorial teams that match that theme.
How fresh is new-releases data? ▼
Updated multiple times per day. New Music Friday drops appear within minutes of release.
Do I need OAuth to use it? ▼
No. Our proxy handles the Spotify token automatically — you authenticate once with your RapidAPI/Apify/Direct key.
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