Add Items to Playlist

POST/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracks

Add one or more items to a user's playlist.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

playlist_id: string

The Spotify ID of the playlist.

Body ParametersExpand Collapse

position: optional number

The position to insert the items, a zero-based index. For example, to insert the items in the first position: position=0 ; to insert the items in the third position: position=2. If omitted, the items will be appended to the playlist. Items are added in the order they appear in the uris array. For example: {"uris": ["spotify:track:4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh","spotify:track:1301WleyT98MSxVHPZCA6M"], "position": 3}

published: optional boolean

The playlist's public/private status (if it should be added to the user's profile or not): true the playlist will be public, false the playlist will be private, null the playlist status is not relevant. For more about public/private status, see Working with Playlists

uris: optional array of string

A JSON array of the Spotify URIs to add. For example: {"uris": ["spotify:track:4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh","spotify:track:1301WleyT98MSxVHPZCA6M", "spotify:episode:512ojhOuo1ktJprKbVcKyQ"]}
A maximum of 100 items can be added in one request. Note: if the uris parameter is present in the query string, any URIs listed here in the body will be ignored.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

snapshot_id: optional string

Add Items to Playlist

curl https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/$PLAYLIST_ID/tracks \
    -X POST \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPOTIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN"

{
  "snapshot_id": "abc"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "snapshot_id": "abc"
}