Easy Guide to Play Spotify on Discord [2025 Updated]

Part 1. How to Connect Spotify to Discord

Before sharing music with friends, you'll need to link your Spotify account to Discord. Open Discord, go to User Settings → Connections, and chosoe Spotify. Log in and authorize your account. Once connected, Discord will recognize your Spotify activity - the foundation for all the features to come.

1. Open the Discord app on your desktop or mobile device. Next to your username, click on the gear icon to access your "User Settings."



2. Under "User Settings," select "Connections" from the menu on the left-hand side.
3. Look for the Spotify icon among the list of services. Click on it to start the connection process.



4. You'll be asked to log in to your Spotify account. Enter your login details and follow the on-screen instructions to authorize the connection.



5. Once connected, you'll see Spotify listed among your connected accounts under "Connections" in Discord.

Part 2. How to Show Spotify on Your Discord Profile and Status

With your accounts linked, you can control how your Spotify activity appears. Navigate to your profile settings and toggle Spotify activity visibility. Friends can now see what you're listening to in real time - or not, if you prefer privacy.

1. Launch the Discord app and click on the gear icon next to your username to access "User Settings."
2. Under "User Settings," select "Connections" from the menu.
3. Look for the Spotify section. Here, you'll see two options:

   

   1. Display on Profile: Shows Spotify as an icon on your Discord profile.
   2. Display Spotify as your status: Shows what you're currently listening to as your Discord status.
4. Toggle both options based on your preference. Here's how:

   

   1. Turn on "Display on Profile" to feature Spotify on your profile.
   2. Turn on "Display Spotify as your status" to share your real-time music with others.
5. When you're playing music on Spotify with both options enabled, your friends can see what you're listening to on both the mini and full profile views.
6. If your friend has "Display Spotify as your status" enabled, you can easily hop into their Spotify session:
   1. Click on their profile to view their status.
   2. Look for options like "Play on Spotify" or "Listen Along" to join them in listening to the same music.

Part 3. How to Listen Along Spotify with Friends on Discord

Ready to jam together? Open Spotify, play a song or playlist, and head to Discord. Click "Listen Along" under your profile, invite friends, and enjoy synchronized playback. Pause, skip, or change tracks, and it updates instantly for everyone in the session.

1. Play the music you want to share with friends on Spotify.
2. While the music is playing, switch to Discord.
3. Click the "+" icon in your text box to invite friends to listen along.



4. Send the invite through:
   • Direct Message,
   • Group Direct Message, or
   • Specific channel chat.
5. Add a personal message or comment to the invite if desired.



6. Click "Send Invite" to share the music session.
7. Friends can click the "Join" icon to listen to the music with you.
8. The invite link updates with each song change.
9. If you pause the music, the invite shows the session has ended. It refreshes when you resume playing.

Part 4. How to Play Spotify Playlists in Discord Chat or Servers

Sharing playlists is easy. You send your favorite playlist to a Discord chat or server, and play it separately.

1. Open the Spotify app on your computer and find the playlist you want to share with friends.



2. Get the playlist link:
   1. Right-click on the playlist.
   2. Alternatively, click the three dots icon.
   3. Choose "Share" > "Copy link to playlist."
3. The playlist link is now copied to your clipboard.
4. Navigate to your Discord server or direct message chat with friends.
5. Type "-play" in the chat box.



6. Paste the playlist link into the chat.
7. Press Enter to send the playlist link.
8. Now you and your friends can listen to the Spotify playlist together on Discord.

Part 5. How to Use a Discord Music Bot for Spotify

For a more interactive experience, add a compatible music bot to your server. Invite it to a voice channel, then use commands to play tracks, queue songs, and control playback. Everyone in the channel hears the music together in real time.

1. Open your Discord server where you want to play music. Make sure you have the Manage Server or appropriate permissions to add a bot.
2. Choose a Spotify-compatible music bot. Visit the bot's official website to invite it to your server.
3. Click Invite, select your server, and authorize the bot with the requested permissions.
4. Once added, go to a voice channel where you want to play music.
5. Use the bot's command to play Spotify tracks. Common commands include:
   • !play [Spotify track/playlist link]
   • !queue [Spotify track/playlist link]
6. The bot will join the voice channel and start playing the song or playlist.
7. Use additional commands to pause, skip, repeat, or adjust volume, depending on the bot.
8. Friends in the voice channel can now listen together in real time.

Part 6. How to Share or Upload Spotify Music in Discord Chat

You may want to share Spotify music as files to your Discord friends, Discord allows you to do so by uploading the actual files as you talk with them. Even they don't have Spotify Premium, they are able to get the Spotify music file you share directly to them on Discord. As you may know that Spotify has DRM protection, you will have to use a professional Spotify music downloader to convert and download music from Spotify to MP3. Then you can upload the files easily to Discord and share them with your friends, family members, or colleagues.

ViWizard Spotify Music Converter is designed for listeners with a Premium or free account who want to download music from Spotify to a compatible format file. With ViWizard, you can convert your favorite Spotify music into MP3, WAV, AIFF, M4A, FLAC, and M4B with surprisingly high quality at a super faster speed. Then you can choose to upload the downloaded audio files to Discord so that you can share your favorite Spotify music with them.

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Step 1Add Spotify songs to the converter

Launch ViWizard Spotify Music Converter and then search your favorite songs and playlists on Spotify. Drag songs, albums, or playlists you have searched on Spotify to the converter. Additionally, you can copy the URL of the track or playlist into the search box on the main interface of the converter.

Step 2Set the output parameter for Spotify

After loading songs or playlists to the converter, go to set the output parameters to customize your own personal music. Go to the menu bar, select the Preferences option, and then switch to the Convert tab. In the pop-up window, select the output audio format and set other audio parameters like bit rate, sample rate, channel, and conversion speed.

Step 3Start to download Spotify music tracks

Ready to download songs, albums or playlists from Spotify to your computer once completing the setting of output parameter. Simply click the Convert button and then the converter will soon download and save the convert Spotify songs to your computer. Once the conversion finishes, you can go to view the converted songs in the conversion history.

Step 4Upload Spotify music to Discord

Note:

• For files over 8MB, you'll need to have Discord Nitro to upload.
• Your friends will need Spotify Premium to listen to the shared Spotify music files. Without it, they may receive an error when trying to access the files.

1. Launch the Discord app and go to a Discord channel or a direct message chat with your friends.
2. Click the "+" button on the left-hand side of the chat box.
3. Select "Upload a File" from the options.



4. Locate the converted Spotify music files on your computer.
5. Select the files you want to upload to Discord.
6. Tip: You can add a message or description to the uploaded file if you'd like.
7. Press "Enter" to send the Spotify music file.
8. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the music file directly into the message box.

Your friends will now be able to download and listen to the Spotify music file you shared directly on Discord.

Alternative Option: Use Spotify Jam on Discord

Alternatively, Spotify Jam lets everyone listen together in sync using app-based invites.

1. Open the Spotify app on your computer.
2. Navigate to the song or playlist you want to play.
3. Right-click the track or playlist, or tap the three horizontal dots icon.
4. Select Start a Jam.
5. Tap Invite. You can now:
   • Share a QR code for friends to scan.
   • Tap Share link and send it through Discord or other platforms.
   • Friends join the session, and everyone can listen in sync while the host controls playback.

Conclusion

That's it! If you don't know how to connect Spotify to Discord for playing music, then check our guide to start your listening with ease. Also, with the above solutions, you can fix the problems of Spotify not showing on Discord and Spotify Listen Along not working. By the way, you can try using ViWizard Spotify Music Converter if you want to download Spotify songs without premium.