# Spotifyscraper (MCP server)

> Spotifyscraper is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Public Spotify metadata, lyrics and podcasts for LLM agents. It has 316 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx spotifyscraper.

Extract public Spotify data — tracks, albums, artists, playlists, and podcasts — without the official API or an API key.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/AliAkhtari78/SpotifyScraper |
| GitHub stars | 316 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: spotifyscraper |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Web & browsing |
| Latest release | v3.9.2 (Jun 26, 2026) |
| Last commit | Jun 26, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.AliAkhtari78/spotifyscraper |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotifyscraper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "spotifyscraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SPOTIFY_SP_DC": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env SPOTIFY_SP_DC=your-value --transport stdio spotifyscraper -- uvx spotifyscraper
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spotifyscraper": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "spotifyscraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SPOTIFY_SP_DC": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "spotify_sp_dc",
      "description": "SPOTIFY_SP_DC",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "spotifyscraper": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "spotifyscraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SPOTIFY_SP_DC": "${input:spotify_sp_dc}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `SPOTIFY_SP_DC` (secret): Optional sp_dc cookie that unlocks authenticated tools (lyrics, transcripts, account).

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