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Get Album

Catalog information for a single album.

Action referenceRead

What this action does #

First, connect Spotify in Services. Then open Actions → + → Spotify and choose Get Album.

More about this action

Name, artists, cover art, track count, label and release date.

Inputs to fill in #

Open an input to choose its value. Keep a fixed value with Text, receive it from Shortcuts, ask when the action runs, or use an Earlier Step. Read how input sources work.

Album ID

RequiredText

The Spotify ID of the album. The bare identifier, not a share URL.

This input offers a picker for album from your connected account. You can also supply its value directly.

Example value (replace with your own):

4aawyAB9vmqN3uQ7FjRGTy

Market

OptionalText

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

Example value (replace with your own):

US

What comes back #

In the action editor, open Output → Returned Value to choose fields for your shortcut. These are the response fields described by the app; a service may omit an optional field or return an empty list. JSON File contains the full response.

Returned field	Type	Meaning
`id`	string	Text value.
`name`	string	Text value.
`album_type`	string	Text value.
`total_tracks`	integer	Whole-number value.
`release_date`	string	Text value.
`label`	string	Text value.
`uri`	string	Text value.
`images`	array	A list of values.
`images[].url`	string	Source URL of the cover image.
`images[].height`	integer	Whole-number value.
`images[].width`	integer	Whole-number value.
`artists`	array	A list of values.
`artists[].id`	string	Text value.
`artists[].name`	string	Text value.
`artists[].uri`	string	Text value.

Run it from Shortcuts #

Give the action a recognizable name and tap Save.
In Apple Shortcuts, add Shortcutify’s Execute Action and select the saved action.
Supply any Param or File slots you bound in the inputs, then run the shortcut.

If the result is unexpected, open Logs in Shortcutify, select the run, and inspect this step’s inputs and response.

Advanced reference #

Request, permissions, and identifiers

Request: GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/{id}

Action identifier: spotify.album.get.v1

No additional per-action permissions are declared in the app’s catalog. The integration’s connection and account access rules still apply.

Input	Request key	Location
Album ID	`id`	path
Market	`market`	query

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