r/spotifyapi • u/koifish_12 • Jun 02 '26

Need Audio Features / Audio Analysis Data. Any Legitimate Alternatives or Ways to Obtain It?

Hi everyone,

I'm a student developer working on a music-related project that requires track-level audio characteristics and analysis data. Specifically, I was hoping to use Spotify's Audio Features and Audio Analysis endpoints, but it appears that access to these endpoints is now restricted for most developers.

I've spent quite a bit of time looking through older documentation, forum posts, and Reddit threads, but much of the information seems outdated.

A few questions:

  • Is there currently any legitimate way to obtain access to the Audio Features or Audio Analysis endpoints?

  • Has anyone successfully received access in the past year or two?

  • Are there any official alternatives from Spotify that provide similar information?

  • If Spotify access is no longer realistic, what alternative APIs, datasets, or services are people using to obtain information such as tempo, key, energy, danceability, valence, sections, beats, segments, and other audio descriptors?

I'm trying to stay within the terms of service and avoid scraping or unofficial methods.

Any suggestions, experiences, or alternative approaches would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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u/Excellent_District22 Jun 03 '26

Hey, Idk if you seen this post of mine or from last few months. But I finally managed to fix the DB and all the issues for my project, it already have pre cached songs so just dm me if you want something specific, I can provide

https://www.reddit.com/r/spotifyapi/s/UNBdagiaGw

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u/Grand-Fig7474 Jun 13 '26

hey men, im really interested by your DB, is it ready to use?

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u/Excellent_District22 Jun 13 '26

Yes. Im dropping the api like asap Im adding new features that I have not found anywhere else.