Spotify node-red interface

[sorentorp]

Thank you - I have it installed and run it with pm2, so I got that covered.

However I cant get my head around why you are calling “cookies”
var cookies = JSON.stringify(msg.req.cookies,null,4);

when “cookie”'s own docu calls “cookie”

cookie

[bradc87]

Thanks so much for creating this, at the moment I have imported your snippets exactly, and set the variables. When I try to run your example I am getting an error no response object, please see the log entries below:

Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:isAuthenticated?] beginning spotify authentication
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:isAuthenticated?] getting access_token
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:isAuthenticated?] received access token
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:isAuthenticated?] spotify_access_token: undefined
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:isAuthenticated?] yes
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:isAuthenticated?] No Tokens flow
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:Generate state value] spotify state: j5TrtgI4j84V2kfD
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [info] [function:Spotify Authorization] Spotify building request to callback
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: playlist-modify-private playlist-read-private playlist-modify-public playlist-read-collaborative user-follow-read user-follow-modify user-read-private user-read-email user-read-birthdate user-top-read user-read-recently-played user-library-modify user-library-read user-read-playback-state user-read-currently-playing user-modify-playback-state streaming
Dec 10 22:52:20 automation node-red[2203]: 10 Dec 22:52:20 - [warn] [http response:Error] No response object

[Jay_Heavner]

I need better debugging.

The problem appears to be In the Spotify Authorization function node on line 12 where it’s building the msg object.

It could be the querystring.stringify call. I believe that’s a separate module that needs to be loaded outside of node-red. The easiest way to test that would be to wrap a debug around a querystring.stringify call. Something like.

node.log("start")
var q = querystring.stringify({
    response_type: 'code',
    client_id: client_id,
    scope: scope,
    redirect_uri: redirect_uri,
    state: msg.state
});
node.log("q");
node.log("stop");

Now check to see if you actually got output for q. My guess is no. If that’s the case go ahead and npm install querystring and restart node-red.

[dm_hass]

How are you getting the Spotify authorization site to pop-up for a user to log into the first time this is executed?

[Jay_Heavner]

In my case it just pops up and asks me to authorize. If you aren’t seeing that then I wonder if it’s breaking somewhere before that point. Have you tried constructing your URL and pasting it into a browser to see if it works? I’ve had problems with the callback not perfectly matching what I setup in Spotify but the initial auth request has never been a problem. Might also be an issue with the way Node Red is doing the redirect. Are you getting any debug info?

[hugoboc]

Hi Jay,

Great job! But I can’t seem to get it working… I always get /spotify/login message

I don’t know what to do anymore.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Hugo

[Jay_Heavner]

You’d have to provide more information.

[hugoboc]

So, after some more debugging, I found out that the querystring.stringify call is not working. I tried what you suggested on your reply of 1st of Dec. 18, installed querystring, but it still does not work.

Any idea?

Thank you so much for your help.

[Jay_Heavner]

Get to a terminal prompt in your /data directory and do a npm install —save querystring. Restart node-red. See if that fixes it.

[sender]

Hi, pretty new to this and just posted this on another topic:

I have troubles following our post and not sure “what” to exactly do. Can you help out?

Using Spotify through Node Red

HI, longtime no reply. But I am trying to get this going in node-red. I do this: [image] And I have in the URI on spotify: [image] anything else I try is not working… If I go to that URL I get: [image] And clicking on “start Authentication” gives me: [image] Whats wrong? I have read everything on the forum and official site (https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-spotify) but seem to not find a solution. Also not clear what these are for exactly: https://developer.spotify.co…

[sender]

Same question :-), can someone help?

[sender]

Hi @Jay_Heavner since it looks like you are an expert

Could you have a look into this question for me?

Using Spotify through Node Red

Hi, I am further. Can play, pause, can next, skip etc. And I can do a “transferMyPlayback” to another device (alexa) via the device id. Only thing not wokring for me i how to find and how to select waht playlist to play there… Like this: [image] What should I put in the function node and how do I get a playlist id? This does not work: msg.params = [ {playlistId: "37i9dQZF1DWXmlLSKkfdAk"} ]; return msg; and a lot of others also not gives me: {"_msgid":"2b1aaff.8d8e15","to…

[dcjona]

Interesting @sender could you Share your flow for play pause etc ?

[sender]

Hi, here it is. But I would also like some help with my question

I will not share my wntrie flow due to I think that will also share mu spotify id and crendtials.

But here is office device id function (to select alexa in the office):
msg.params = [ {deviceIds: ["85202189a6blablsca22818c7383"], play: 'true'} ]; return msg;
Other id plays another room. device id you can find somewhere in the online api tool from spotify.

my question is regarding “selecting” a playlist…

BTW i think I will never use pause or play via spotify due to I do that with alexa pause/play.

[dcjona]

@sender

plays another room. device id you

hi, thanks for sharing to see
where did you get this id ?

[sender]

See post above.

[CK_Esson]

Hi, I need help!
How did you install “guery-string” I am running node-red in Home Assistant on a VM. I can see the settings.js file and can edit it, but don’t know what to put there. My issue is the code “querystring.stringify(…)” is returning nothing. I am trying to get this working.

Any details and examples you could share would be great.
Thanks

[Jay_Heavner]

The easiest way is to get a console and npm i query-string. You’ll then need to add that as an external package.

Here’s the documentation https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/writing-functions#loading-additional-modules

[naasmarais_homeassis (Naasmarais)]

This Node API for Spotify is the most complicated thing I have came across not straight forward

There is no proper documentation on how to setup the flows and what goes where

[obaldius]

what do you need help with?

your best bet will be to understand the API

thelinmichael/spotify-web-api-node/blob/be15f1c742b35134ce5bd35521d8bf1ab1ba67cf/src/spotify-web-api.js

if you need help with a specific command let us know