Spotify authentication

Spotify authentication lets your users sign in with their Spotify account.

Setup in the Spotify dashboard

1. Go to the Spotify Developer Dashboard.
2. Create an app (or open an existing one).
3. In the app settings, add a redirect URL (the URL Spotify sends users back to after login).
   • Use the WeWeb callback URL: the address of your app followed by /api/auth/callback/spotify. The table below lists the URLs to add.
4. Copy your credentials (for example Client ID and Client Secret).

Add one callback URL for each place where users sign in:

Where users sign in	Callback URL to add in Spotify
Editor	https://<your-project>-editor.weweb.io/api/auth/callback/spotify
Staging app	https://<your-project>-staging.weweb.io/api/auth/callback/spotify
Published app	https://<your-project>-production.weweb.io/api/auth/callback/spotify
Custom domain	https://your-domain.com/api/auth/callback/spotify

Replace <your-project> with your project's WeWeb subdomain. You can see it in your browser's address bar when the editor is open, for example bright-harbor in https://bright-harbor-editor.weweb.io.

CALLBACK URL VS SUCCESS PAGE

Spotify always sends users back to the callback URL, never to a page of your app. WeWeb then completes sign in and takes users to the Success Page, Error Page, or New User Page you choose in the Sign in with social provider action. Do not add the URL of these pages in Spotify.

Connect Spotify in WeWeb

1. In the WeWeb editor, open the Data & API tab, then open the Authentication subtab and go to SSO Providers.
2. Select Spotify and turn on the Enable toggle.
3. Paste your credentials into the fields shown in WeWeb.
4. Click Save.

Test sign in

1. Add a “Continue with Spotify” button in Interface.
2. Create a workflow on click and add Sign in with social provider.
3. Set:
   • Provider: spotify
   • Success Page, Error Page, and (optional) New User Page
4. Preview and complete the sign-in flow.

Common pitfalls

Redirect URL mismatch

Make sure the redirect URL in Spotify exactly matches the WeWeb callback URL ending with /api/auth/callback/spotify (no trailing slash), not the Success Page URL you selected in WeWeb.

Reference

Setting in WeWeb	Description	Where to find it in Spotify
Client ID	Identifies your Spotify app.	App settings in the Spotify dashboard.
Client Secret	Used to complete the sign-in flow securely.	App settings in the Spotify dashboard.

FAQs

Which redirect URL should I add in Spotify?

Add the address of your app followed by /api/auth/callback/spotify, for example https://your-domain.com/api/auth/callback/spotify. Add one for each place where users sign in (editor, staging app, published app, custom domain). The URL of your Success Page is not the redirect URL.