Play with Spotify from Telegram
Control your Spotify playback directly from Telegram with this powerful n8n workflow. This automation connects Telegram, OpenAI, and Spotify to allow users to search for tracks, add them to their queue, skip to the next song, resume playback, and even inquire about the currently playing song, all through simple chat commands. Imagine being able to manage your music during a workout without fumbling with your phone, or letting friends in a group chat suggest and add songs to a shared playlist instantly. This workflow streamlines music control, eliminating the need to switch between apps and providing a convenient, conversational interface for Spotify, saving users time and effort by integrating their communication and entertainment platforms.
Workflow JSON
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'track:song name artist:artist name'"}]}}, "credentials": {"openAiApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your openAiApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1.6}, {"id": "086aef8b-533a-4c33-9952-29d5adb152c8", "name": "Search track", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify", "onError": "continueErrorOutput", "position": [540, -200], "parameters": {"limit": 1, "query": "={{ $json.message.content }}", "filters": {}, "resource": "track", "operation": "search"}, "credentials": {"spotifyOAuth2Api": {"id": "", "name": "[Your spotifyOAuth2Api]"}}, "typeVersion": 1, "alwaysOutputData": true}, {"id": "08af6055-ba52-4cb2-a561-ea04ac55279f", "name": "Add song", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify", "onError": "continueErrorOutput", "position": [780, -240], "parameters": {"id": "=spotify:track:{{ $json.id }}"}, "credentials": {"spotifyOAuth2Api": {"id": "", "name": "[Your spotifyOAuth2Api]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "2dbdafa4-3b6f-4a14-813c-4e10da10abad", "name": "Next Song", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify", "onError": "continueErrorOutput", "position": [980, -280], "parameters": {"operation": "nextSong"}, "credentials": {"spotifyOAuth2Api": {"id": "", "name": "[Your spotifyOAuth2Api]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "cb8d42aa-0c7e-45a5-90b5-b91e483dd13a", "name": "Resume play", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify", "notes": "We don't have to stop here on error. An error is thrown from Spotify if the player is already playing.", "onError": "continueRegularOutput", "position": [1240, -380], "parameters": {"operation": "resume"}, "credentials": {"spotifyOAuth2Api": {"id": "", "name": "[Your spotifyOAuth2Api]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "089e1070-b013-454c-9f6c-55b909e06c1d", "name": "Currently Playing", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify", "onError": "continueErrorOutput", "position": [1420, -300], "parameters": {"operation": "currentlyPlaying"}, "credentials": {"spotifyOAuth2Api": {"id": "", "name": "[Your spotifyOAuth2Api]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "e9df0dcf-b166-45a3-910b-787b3718bbcf", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [120, -300], "parameters": {"color": 5, "width": 254.05813953488382, "content": "## Telegram to Spotify \nAsk AI about a track with artist and song name or if you can't remember describe it and AI does it's thing.\n"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "77bae9be-2d92-4028-ae78-7887b6a2d394", "name": "Merge", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge", "position": [440, 220], "parameters": {"mode": "combine", "options": {}, "combineBy": "combineAll"}, "typeVersion": 3}, {"id": "0d95000d-7efd-402a-9a34-47ababb2f53e", "name": "If", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if", "position": [620, -440], "parameters": {"options": {}, "conditions": {"options": {"version": 2, "leftValue": "", "caseSensitive": true, "typeValidation": "strict"}, "combinator": "and", "conditions": [{"id": "02af5387-07d2-4a16-bd83-e1359d091165", "operator": {"type": "string", "operation": "notEmpty", "singleValue": true}, "leftValue": "={{ $json?.id }}", "rightValue": ""}]}}, "typeVersion": 2.2}, {"id": "363f89ad-34d0-4445-8ff3-693d991dad09", "name": "Message parser", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [1280, -40], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "93cd2545-c6e9-4717-96b7-d49eb056ac70", "name": "message", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $json.error }}"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "8b80f80d-8c8e-44de-9838-6d05199bb734", "name": "Not found error message", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [880, -460], "parameters": {"mode": "raw", "options": {}, "jsonOutput": "{\n \"error\": \"Song not found\"\n}\n"}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "f1785140-8e97-43e1-9d84-aedc8b8d5e06", "name": "Return message to Telegram", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram", "position": [760, 220], "parameters": {"text": "={{ $('Message parser').item.json.message }}", "chatId": "={{ $json.message.chat.id }}", "additionalFields": {}}, "credentials": {"telegramApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your telegramApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1.2}, {"id": "e3e16535-094b-41bf-88c6-166bb6805d53", "name": "Define Now Playing", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "notes": "We use the object \"error\" as a returned bject so we can re-use the Message Parser node.", "position": [1660, -240], "parameters": {"mode": "raw", "options": {}, "jsonOutput": "={\n \"error\": \"Now playing {{ $json.item.name }} - {{ $json.item.artists[0].name }} - {{ $json.item.album.name }}\"\n}\n"}, "typeVersion": 3.4}], "active": true, "pinData": {}, "settings": {"executionOrder": "v1"}, "versionId": "6f219c9e-f17a-45b1-ab8d-09d991fd8e34", "connections": {"If": {"main": [[{"node": "Add song", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "Not found error message", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Merge": {"main": [[{"node": "Return message to Telegram", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Add song": {"main": [[{"node": "Next Song", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "Message parser", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Next Song": {"main": [[{"node": "Resume play", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "Message parser", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Resume play": {"main": [[{"node": "Currently Playing", "type": "main", "index": 0}], []]}, "Search track": {"main": [[{"node": "If", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "Message parser", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Message parser": {"main": [[{"node": "Merge", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Telegram Trigger": {"main": [[{"node": "OpenAI - Ask about a track", "type": "main", "index": 0}, {"node": "Merge", "type": "main", "index": 1}]]}, "Currently Playing": {"main": [[{"node": "Define Now Playing", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "Message parser", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Define Now Playing": {"main": [[{"node": "Message parser", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Not found error message": {"main": [[{"node": "Message parser", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "OpenAI - Ask about a track": {"main": [[{"node": "Search track", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}}How to Import This Workflow
- 1Copy the workflow JSON above using the Copy Workflow JSON button.
- 2Open your n8n instance and go to Workflows.
- 3Click Import from JSON and paste the copied workflow.
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