Introduction
# Spotify CLI
Control Spotify on macOS. No API key required.
## Commands
```bash spotify play # Resume spotify pause # Pause/toggle spotify next # Next track spotify prev # Previous track spotify stop # Stop
spotify vol up # +10% spotify vol down # -10% spotify vol 50 # Set to 50%
spotify status # Current track info ```
## Play by Name
1. Search web for Spotify URL: `"Daft Punk" site:open.spotify.com` 2. Get ID from URL: `open.spotify.com/artist/4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi` → ID is `4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi` 3. Play with AppleScript:
```bash # Artist osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:artist:4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi"'
# Album osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:album:4m2880jivSbbyEGAKfITCa"'
# Track osascript -e 'tell application "Spotify" to play track "spotify:track:2KHRENHQzTIQ001nlP9Gdc"' ```
## Notes
- **macOS only** - uses AppleScript - Spotify desktop app must be running - Works with Sonos via Spotify Connect