Spotify Control via AI Chatbot

Overview

Control your Spotify playback through chat commands. Ask your AI bot to play music, skip tracks, adjust volume, or queue songs - all through Telegram or Discord messages.

What You Can Do

• Play music: "Play some jazz"
• Artist requests: "Put on The Beatles"
• Mood-based: "Play something relaxing"
• Control playback: "Skip this track" / "Pause"
• Volume: "Turn it down a bit"
• Queue management: "Add this to my queue"
• Device control: "Play on the living room speaker"

Prerequisites

• Spotify Premium account (required for API control)
• VPS running OpenClaw
• Spotify Developer account

Setup Guide

Step 1: Create Spotify App

1. Go to developer.spotify.com/dashboard
2. Click "Create App"
3. Fill in details:
   • Name: "AI Music Bot"
   • Redirect URI: http://localhost:8888/callback
4. Save Client ID and Client Secret

Step 2: Authorize Your Account

Run authorization flow once:

# Install Spotify auth helper
npm install spotify-web-api-node

# Run auth script
node spotify-auth.js

// spotify-auth.js
const SpotifyWebApi = require('spotify-web-api-node');

const spotifyApi = new SpotifyWebApi({
  clientId: 'your-client-id',
  clientSecret: 'your-client-secret',
  redirectUri: 'http://localhost:8888/callback'
});

// Generate auth URL
const scopes = [
  'user-read-playback-state',
  'user-modify-playback-state',
  'user-read-currently-playing'
];

const authUrl = spotifyApi.createAuthorizeURL(scopes, 'state');
console.log('Open this URL:', authUrl);

// After authorization, get tokens from callback URL

Step 3: Configure Bot

# Spotify Integration
SPOTIFY_ENABLED=true
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
SPOTIFY_REFRESH_TOKEN=your-refresh-token

Step 4: Test Connection

You: "What's playing right now?"
Bot: "Currently playing: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen on Living Room Speaker"

Usage Examples

Basic Playback

You: "Play some music" Bot: "Starting playback. Now playing: Your Daily Mix 1"

You: "Pause" Bot: "Paused ⏸️"

You: "Resume" Bot: "Playing ▶️"

Artist and Song Requests

You: "Play Daft Punk" Bot: "Playing 'Daft Punk' - Starting with 'Get Lucky'"

You: "Play 'Stairway to Heaven'" Bot: "Now playing: 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zeppelin 🎸"

Mood-Based Selection

You: "I need some focus music" Bot: "Starting 'Deep Focus' playlist - instrumental tracks for concentration 🎯"

You: "Play something upbeat for my workout" Bot: "Starting 'Beast Mode' playlist - high energy workout tracks 💪"

Device Control

You: "What speakers are available?" Bot: "Available devices:

1. Living Room (Sonos) - Active
2. Bedroom (Echo Dot)
3. Office (MacBook)"

You: "Play on the bedroom speaker" Bot: "Switched playback to Bedroom speaker 🔊"

Queue Management

You: "Add 'Hotel California' to the queue" Bot: "Added 'Hotel California' by Eagles to your queue ✓"

You: "What's coming up next?" Bot: "Queue:

1. Hotel California - Eagles
2. Dream On - Aerosmith
3. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses"

Volume Control

You: "Turn it up" Bot: "Volume increased to 70% 🔊"

You: "Set volume to 40%" Bot: "Volume set to 40%"

Advanced Features

Smart Playlists

Context-aware music selection:

SPOTIFY_SMART_PLAYLISTS="
morning=37i9dQZF1DWWQRwui0ExPn  # Morning motivation
focus=37i9dQZF1DWZeKCadgRdKQ    # Deep focus
dinner=37i9dQZF1DX4xuWVBs4FgJ   # Dinner jazz
workout=37i9dQZF1DX76Wlfdnj7AP  # Beast mode
sleep=37i9dQZF1DWZd79rJ6a7lp    # Sleep sounds
"

You: "Time for dinner music" Bot: "Starting your Dinner Jazz playlist 🍷"

Sonos Integration

Control multi-room audio:

SONOS_ENABLED=true
SONOS_COORDINATOR_IP=192.168.1.100

You: "Play jazz in all rooms" Bot: "Grouping all speakers and playing Jazz Classics"

You: "Stop music in the bedroom" Bot: "Bedroom removed from group and paused"

Voice Commands

Combine with voice features:

🎤 "Play my discover weekly" 🎤 "Now playing: Discover Weekly - 30 new tracks curated for you"

Music Alarms

Wake up to music:

SPOTIFY_ALARM_ENABLED=true
ALARM_PLAYLIST=37i9dQZF1DX0...
ALARM_TIME=07:00
ALARM_DEVICE=bedroom
ALARM_VOLUME=30  # Start quiet
ALARM_RAMP_MINUTES=10  # Gradually increase

Bot at 7 AM: Gradually increases volume playing your morning playlist.

Now Playing in Chat Status

Set Discord status to current track:

DISCORD_SPOTIFY_STATUS=true

Your Discord status shows: "🎵 Listening to 'Song Name' by Artist"

Automation Ideas

Time-Based Playlists

// Cron job for automatic music
async function scheduleMusic() {
  const hour = new Date().getHours();

  if (hour >= 6 && hour < 9) {
    await playPlaylist('morning');
  } else if (hour >= 9 && hour < 17) {
    await playPlaylist('focus');
  } else if (hour >= 18 && hour < 21) {
    await playPlaylist('dinner');
  } else if (hour >= 21) {
    await playPlaylist('evening');
  }
}

Home Automation Integration

Combine with Home Assistant:

You: "Movie time" Bot: "Setting up movie mode:

• Dimming lights to 20%
• Stopping Spotify
• Switching TV to Netflix"

You: "Party mode" Bot: "Party mode activated:

• Lights to color cycle
• Playing Party Mix at 70%
• All speakers grouped"

Workout Companion

You: "Start my workout" Bot: "Workout mode started:

• Playing High Energy playlist
• Timer started for 45 minutes
• I'll remind you of rest intervals"

30 min later: Bot: "Great progress! 15 minutes left. Keep pushing! 💪"

Troubleshooting

"No active device"

Error: No active device found

Solution: Open Spotify on any device first, then try again.

"Premium required"

Spotify API playback control requires Premium subscription.

Token expired

Refresh tokens automatically:

async function refreshSpotifyToken() {
  const data = await spotifyApi.refreshAccessToken();
  spotifyApi.setAccessToken(data.body['access_token']);
}

// Run every 50 minutes
setInterval(refreshSpotifyToken, 50 * 60 * 1000);

Wrong device

Specify device explicitly:

You: "Play on Living Room" Bot: "Switched to Living Room and playing"

Privacy Notes

• Spotify tracks your listening history
• Bot commands don't add to Spotify's tracking
• Your VPS doesn't store playback data

Related Guides

• Home Assistant integration
• Voice messages
• Telegram setup

Need Help?

Spotify integration with multi-device control requires OAuth setup. Our setup service includes full Spotify configuration with speaker integration.