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Get New Releases

browse.get_new_releases(**kwargs) -> BrowseGetNewReleasesResponse { albums }
GET/browse/new-releases

Get a list of new album releases featured in Spotify (shown, for example, on a Spotify player’s “Browse” tab).

ParametersExpand Collapse
limit: Integer

The maximum number of items to return. Default: 20. Minimum: 1. Maximum: 50.

minimum1
maximum50
offset: Integer

The index of the first item to return. Default: 0 (the first item). Use with limit to get the next set of items.

ReturnsExpand Collapse
class BrowseGetNewReleasesResponse { albums }
albums: { href, limit, next_, 5 more}
href: String

A link to the Web API endpoint returning the full result of the request

limit: Integer

The maximum number of items in the response (as set in the query or by default).

URL to the next page of items. ( null if none)

offset: Integer

The offset of the items returned (as set in the query or by default)

URL to the previous page of items. ( null if none)

total: Integer

The total number of items available to return.

items: Array[{ id, album_type, artists, 12 more}]
id: String

The Spotify ID for the album.

album_type: :album | :single | :compilation

The type of the album.

Accepts one of the following:
:album
:single
:compilation
artists: Array[SimplifiedArtistObject { id, external_urls, href, 4 more } ]

The artists of the album. Each artist object includes a link in href to more detailed information about the artist.

id: String

The Spotify ID for the artist.

external_urls: ExternalURLObject { published, spotify }

Known external URLs for this artist.

published: bool

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

spotify: String

The Spotify URL for the object.

href: String

A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the artist.

name: String

The name of the artist.

published: bool

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

type: :artist

The object type.

uri: String

The Spotify URI for the artist.

available_markets: Array[String]

The markets in which the album is available: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. NOTE: an album is considered available in a market when at least 1 of its tracks is available in that market.

external_urls: ExternalURLObject { published, spotify }

Known external URLs for this album.

published: bool

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

spotify: String

The Spotify URL for the object.

href: String

A link to the Web API endpoint providing full details of the album.

images: Array[ImageObject { height, url, width, published } ]

The cover art for the album in various sizes, widest first.

height: Integer

The image height in pixels.

url: String

The source URL of the image.

width: Integer

The image width in pixels.

published: bool

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

name: String

The name of the album. In case of an album takedown, the value may be an empty string.

release_date: String

The date the album was first released.

release_date_precision: :year | :month | :day

The precision with which release_date value is known.

Accepts one of the following:
:year
:month
:day
total_tracks: Integer

The number of tracks in the album.

type: :album

The object type.

uri: String

The Spotify URI for the album.

published: bool

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

restrictions: AlbumRestrictionObject { published, reason }

Included in the response when a content restriction is applied.

published: bool

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

reason: :market | :product | :explicit

The reason for the restriction. Albums may be restricted if the content is not available in a given market, to the user's subscription type, or when the user's account is set to not play explicit content. Additional reasons may be added in the future.

Accepts one of the following:
:market
:product
:explicit
published: bool

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

Get New Releases

require "spotted"

spotted = Spotted::Client.new(access_token: "My Access Token")

response = spotted.browse.get_new_releases

puts(response)
{
  "albums": {
    "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=0&limit=20\n",
    "limit": 20,
    "next": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1",
    "offset": 0,
    "previous": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1",
    "total": 4,
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ",
        "album_type": "compilation",
        "artists": [
          {
            "id": "id",
            "external_urls": {
              "published": true,
              "spotify": "spotify"
            },
            "href": "href",
            "name": "name",
            "published": true,
            "type": "artist",
            "uri": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "available_markets": [
          "CA",
          "BR",
          "IT"
        ],
        "external_urls": {
          "published": true,
          "spotify": "spotify"
        },
        "href": "href",
        "images": [
          {
            "height": 300,
            "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228\n",
            "width": 300,
            "published": true
          }
        ],
        "name": "name",
        "release_date": "1981-12",
        "release_date_precision": "year",
        "total_tracks": 9,
        "type": "album",
        "uri": "spotify:album:2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ",
        "published": true,
        "restrictions": {
          "published": true,
          "reason": "market"
        }
      }
    ],
    "published": true
  }
}
Returns Examples
{
  "albums": {
    "href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=0&limit=20\n",
    "limit": 20,
    "next": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1",
    "offset": 0,
    "previous": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/shows?offset=1&limit=1",
    "total": 4,
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ",
        "album_type": "compilation",
        "artists": [
          {
            "id": "id",
            "external_urls": {
              "published": true,
              "spotify": "spotify"
            },
            "href": "href",
            "name": "name",
            "published": true,
            "type": "artist",
            "uri": "uri"
          }
        ],
        "available_markets": [
          "CA",
          "BR",
          "IT"
        ],
        "external_urls": {
          "published": true,
          "spotify": "spotify"
        },
        "href": "href",
        "images": [
          {
            "height": 300,
            "url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02ff9ca10b55ce82ae553c8228\n",
            "width": 300,
            "published": true
          }
        ],
        "name": "name",
        "release_date": "1981-12",
        "release_date_precision": "year",
        "total_tracks": 9,
        "type": "album",
        "uri": "spotify:album:2up3OPMp9Tb4dAKM2erWXQ",
        "published": true,
        "restrictions": {
          "published": true,
          "reason": "market"
        }
      }
    ],
    "published": true
  }
}