[MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify] – Display the currently on Spotify playing song

E3V3A · Mar 20, 2018, 12:14 PM

Wow look very cool.

Also you don’t need any third party app to connect to Spotify.

How does it work? Shazam kind of magic?

schlachtkreuzer6 · Mar 20, 2018, 12:17 PM

@E3V3A description is on github ;)

Step 2 – Create and authorise a Spotify app
In order to be able to connect to the Spotify API you need to create an app in the Spotify developer area. Then you need to authorise the app to access your personal data. Et voilà!

The module provides you with a special app which describes all the necessary steps and which guides you through the whole process. To use this app change into the authorization folder and start the app by typing node app.

cd authorization
node app
When the app is running you can access it by opening localhost:8888 in your browser. Provided you are doing this directly on your Raspberry Pi. If you want to access the app remotely just type the ip address or the name of your Raspberry like so for instance: http://raspi:8888. Then you should see the authorisation app like below.

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marcnlx · Mar 25, 2018, 4:46 PM

Awesome module! I use it in fullscreen_below which creates a nice effect!
I did change the css a little (added margin-left and changed width to 90% for the album cover because this looks nicer with my custom.css), but this is really a great module.

raywo · Mar 25, 2018, 4:46 PM

@marcnlx Awesome idea! Maybe you can add a screenshot.

BananaBro · Mar 25, 2018, 6:24 PM

Very cool module! Thanks for that.
The Setup with your App is really easy and it seemed to work. After a restart your module loaded and showed my currently played song.
But it won’t update. Progress bar wont run forwards. Next Song is not shown. Even after another restart the initial song is displayed.

Do you have any Tips how to fix this? :)

raywo · Mar 25, 2018, 8:24 PM

@BananaBro sounds weird. Do you have a free or a premium account?

BananaBro · Mar 25, 2018, 8:37 PM

Premium Account. I just tried to create a new App in the Spotify developer dashboard with new Client ID and Secret and set up the Module once more.
For now its working…
Maybe it was just Spotify messing something up! I keep you updated if it will stop working for me again.
Thanks again for this nice module.

raywo · Mar 25, 2018, 8:41 PM

@BananaBro glad to hear that it is working now.

marcnlx · Mar 26, 2018, 9:15 AM

@raywo said in [MMM-NowPlayingOnSpotify] – Display the currently on Spotify playing song:

@marcnlx Awesome idea! Maybe you can add a screenshot.

Sure, here you go.

tidus5 · Mar 27, 2018, 8:09 AM

Thanks!!! just amazing.
Any chance you work on an version for touch screen @Raywo?