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Get My Playlists

Playlists owned or followed by the user.

Action referenceRead

What this action does #

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

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.

Page Size

OptionalWhole number

1–50. Left unset, the fetch policy picks it.

Example value (replace with your own):
50

Offset

OptionalWhole number

Index of the first playlist to return.

Example value (replace with your own):
0

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 fieldTypeMeaning
totalintegerPlaylists in the account.
itemsarrayA list of values.
items[].idstringText value.
items[].namestringText value.
items[].uristringText value.
items[].tracksobjectA group of named values.
items[].tracks.totalintegerWhole-number value.

Run it from Shortcuts #

  1. Give the action a recognizable name and tap Save.
  2. In Apple Shortcuts, add Shortcutify’s Execute Action and select the saved action.
  3. 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.

This action supports multiple pages of results. Open its Fetch setting to retrieve more pages when one page is not enough. Each page adds a service request.

Advanced reference #

Request, permissions, and identifiers

Request: GET https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists

Action identifier: spotify.playlists.me.list.v1

Permissions declared for this action: playlist-read-private, playlist-read-collaborative. The account’s own access rules also apply.

InputRequest keyLocation
Page Sizelimitquery
Offsetoffsetquery

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