FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

Post by fao_ » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 1:23 AM UTC

hello_asdf wrote: post #139

zoltar wrote: post #46

I think something like this still works with a client id, secret, and a playlist: TOKEN=$(curl --basic --user $ID:$SECRET -X POST -d grant_type=client_credentials https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token | jq -r .access_token) curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/$PLAYLIST/tracks | tee playlist-$PLAYLIST.json | jq -rc '.items[].track | "\(.artists[0].name) -- \(.name)"' | sort

It works, but the tracks api is limited to 100 max results, so you have to call it multiple times with offset for larger playlists [1]. [1] https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/referenc...

Post by xtat » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 1:38 AM UTC

Post by hello_asdf » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 2:19 AM UTC

fao_ wrote: post #251

hello_asdf wrote: post #139

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It works, but the tracks api is limited to 100 max results, so you have to call it multiple times with offset for larger playlists [1]. [1] https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/referenc...

Yes, that's pagination :) It should be possible to script that out too.

Post by pkvlive » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 5:08 AM UTC

Post by arvinsim » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 8:27 AM UTC

falcolas wrote: post #157

tashoecraft wrote: post #149

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I think the internet age has changed this. The pure cost to offer customer service is insane for the costs users are paying. If you want good customer service you're going to have to pay for it, but the market has shown that's not going to be a option, because not enough people are willing to pay for it. Great customer service used to be a differentiator, but for many services, cost is way more important, and custome…

If companies weren't making millions or billions of dollars in pure profit, I'd be more inclined to agree with this line of thought. But their profit/cost ratios are high enough to offer more customer service than they currently are. And ultimately, it's not the customer's fault that the business is not working from a sustainable business model.