Play Spotify on Amazon Echo with Alexa: Step-by-Step Setup

Step 0: Prepare Your Amazon Echo and Alexa for Spotify

Before playing Spotify with Alexa, it helps to check a few basics, like whether your Echo is supported by Spotify. Make sure your Echo is connected to Wi-Fi, the Alexa app is installed and updated on your phone, and your Spotify account is active and available in your region. With these ready, Alexa responds better and Spotify commands tend to work more smoothly.

Step 1: Link Your Spotify Account to Amazon Echo

Once the Echo is ready, connecting Spotify happens through an Alexa skill. This skill allows Alexa and Spotify to work together. Both Free and Premium accounts can be linked, though you may notice differences. Free accounts have limits on choosing specific songs, while Premium accounts allow full control over requests and recommendations. Once linked, your playlists, saved tracks, and podcasts are just a voice command away.

Step 1 On your smartphone, open the Amazon Alexa app.

Step 2 Sign in with your Amazon account and make sure your Echo device is connected to Wi‑Fi.

Step 3 Tap More at the bottom right, then tap Settings.

Step 4 Scroll down and tap Music & Podcasts, then tap Link New Service.

Step 5 Find Spotify in the list and tap Enable to Use.

Step 6 If prompted, the Spotify app will open. Sign in with your Spotify account credentials. Premium users will have full features, while Free users can link the account but may have some limits on on-demand control and ads.

Step 7 Spotify should now appear under Your Services, confirming the account is linked.

Step 8 To unlink it, go back to Your Services > Spotify, and tap Disable Skill (on Android) or Unlink Account (on iOS).

Step 9 Confirm by tapping Yes, Disable (or Unlink) when prompted. Spotify will be removed from your Alexa-linked services.

Step 2: Make Spotify Your Default Music Service on Echo

After linking, setting Spotify as the default music service makes the experience feel smoother. Music starts playing from Spotify automatically without mentioning the app each time. It is a small change, but it makes Alexa feel more intuitive, as if she knows exactly what you want to hear, mostly from your Spotify library.

Step 1 In the Alexa app, tap More → Settings → Music & Podcasts.

Step 2 Tap Default Services near the top.

Step 3 Under Music, tap Spotify to set it as your default music service.

Step 4 You can also set Spotify as the default for podcasts if you prefer.

Step 5 From now on, when you say "Alexa, play [song/artist/playlist]", Alexa will automatically use Spotify without needing to specify "on Spotify".

Step 3: Set Up Multi-Room Spotify Playback on Amazon Echo

If you have more than one Echo, multi-room playback allows music to play across multiple devices at the same time. You create speaker groups in the Alexa app by going to Devices > + > Combine speakers > Multi-Room Music, selecting your devices, naming the groups, and then asking any Echo to play music to that group.

Step 1 Make sure all your Echo devices are connected to the same Wi‑Fi network.

Step 2 In the Alexa app, tap Devices at the bottom.

Step 3 Tap the + icon in the top-right corner, then tap Set Up Multi-Room Music.

Step 4 Enter a group name (for example, "Living Room & Kitchen") and select all the Echo devices you want to include.

Step 5 Tap Save.

Step 6 You can now say commands like "Alexa, play [playlist name] everywhere", and Spotify will play on all devices in that group.

Step 4: Use Voice Commands to Control Spotify on Echo with Alexa

This is when Spotify really comes alive. Alexa can play songs, playlists, or artists, and even choose music by mood or genre. Compared to Amazon Music Unlimited, commands like adding a song directly to a Spotify playlist are more limited. Still, voice controls for skipping tracks, pausing, resuming, or adjusting volume work naturally and show why those commands are so useful.

If Spotify is linked and set as default, talk to Alexa with any of the following common voice commands. If Spotify is not your default service, you can still add "on Spotify" to commands.

Step 6: Stream Spotify to Echo Using Spotify Connect

Sometimes controlling Spotify from a phone or computer is easier than using voice commands. Spotify Connect lets you stream music directly to your Echo while controlling it from another device. This is helpful if the Alexa skill does not respond or if you want more precise control over your playlists.

Step 1 Make sure both your Echo device and your smartphone, tablet, or computer are on the same Wi‑Fi network.

Step 2 Open the Spotify app and log in to your account.

Step 3 Choose the song, album, playlist, or podcast you want to play.

Step 4 Tap the Now Playing bar to expand it, then tap the Connect icon (a speaker with Wi‑Fi waves).

Step 5 From the list of available devices, select your Amazon Echo. Spotify will start playing through your Echo. You can now control playback directly from the Spotify app, including skipping tracks, changing playlists, pausing, or adjusting volume.

Step 6: Troubleshoot Spotify Issues on Amazon Echo

Even when everything is set up, small issues can appear. Music may stop unexpectedly, Alexa may not respond, or Spotify may not show correctly in the app. Most problems can be solved by unlinking and relinking the Spotify skill in the Alexa app.

Extra Tip: Alternative Ways to Play Spotify on Alexa Devices

There are other ways to play Spotify if the normal setup does not fit your needs. By converting and downloading your favorite Spotify music, playlists, podcasts, and even audiobooks to MP3, you can use them on your device without a Premium subscription or internet connection.

For Alexa devices, skills like "My Media for Alexa" or Plex can also stream content from a PC or Plex server, depending on your preferred method. It is like having a backup plan when the main setup is not perfect, giving more freedom to enjoy Spotify throughout your home.

Tool Required: ViWizard Spotify Music Converter

ViWizard Spotify Music Converter saves Spotify content directly to your device. You connect your Spotify library, select tracks, and start converting. The converter can save tracks as MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV, FLAC, or AIFF, removing DRM, skipping ads, and tagging metadata automatically. Once converted, the files are yours to transfer across devices freely.

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Step 1Drag Spotify music to ViWizard

Launch ViWizard Spotify Music Converter on your computer and then the Spotify app will be opened automatically. Go to Spotify and choose one of all your playlists on Spotify. Then you need to add the playlist to the conversion list by drag-and-drop. Also, you can copy the playlist link and paste it into search bar on the converter.

Step 2Define the output audio format

After the playlist is added from Spotify to the converter, you can begin to set the output audio format for Spotify music. There are several audio formats, including MP3, FLAC, AAC, M4A, M4B, and WAV, for you to choose from. Besides, you can adjust the bit rate, sample rate, and channel. Then click the OK button to save the settings.

Step 3Download Spotify playlist to MP3

Start to download and convert Spotify playlist to DRM-free audio files by clicking on the Convert button after you have completed all the audio settings. Later you can find all the downloaded Spotify music files in the local folder on your computer. You can click the Converted icon and then click the Search icon to locate the folder.

Step 4Upload Spotify files to a service

There're third-party skills available on the Alexa app that allow you to play audio files stored on specific cloud storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive or Plex. You should upload those audio files to one of these options and search for skills like "Dropbox", "Google Drive", or "Plex" in the Alexa Skills Store and enable them. Once enabled, you may need to link your account and follow the onscreen instructions to access and play your audio files.

Conclusion

It's not easy to set up Spotify on Amazon Echo for playing music if you have never used Spotify on Echo. But after reading the whole post, you will know how to use the Alexa app or the Spotify app to stream Spotify music to Amazon Echo. By the way, you can try using ViWizard Spotify Music Converter to download Spotify music then you can freely play them.