Ever wondered how people show what they are currently listening to on Spotify as their Discord status? Discord makes it incredibly easy to keep others informed in real time about what you’re doing, whether that’s listening to music, playing a game, or streaming. The key to all this is ‘account linking’ or, as Discord calls it, Connections. If you are both a Discord user and a Spotify subscriber, you can connect both platforms in seconds. When you do this, you essentially allow other Discord users to see what you’re listening to on Spotify when you’re logged in. Let’s discuss how to connect Spotify to Discord.
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THE SHORT ANSWER
To connect Spotify to Discord, open Discord on your computer. Click User Settings > Connections. From here click on the Spotify to open a Spotify login page. Log in with Facebook, Apple, Google or email/username and password. After this, you have connected Spotify to Discord.
IMPORTANT SECTIONS
Connecting your Spotify to Discord opens a lot of doors. First, it lets you share what you’re listening to with all your friends. If you choose to display your Spotify activity publicly, anyone, even people you don’t know on other servers, can see your listening activity publicly on your profile.
Plus, you can even start listening parties if you connect your Spotify and Discord accounts. It’s wild.
How to Connect Your Spotify Account to Discord (Desktop)
Open the Discord desktop app or go to the Discord website in a browser and log in. Click on the gear-shaped User Settings button at the bottom of the interface, next to the Stupid and deaf icons.
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Within the USER SETTINGS menu, navigate to the Connections tab.
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In the Connections menu, click the Spotify knob. This icon is usually located at the top, in the CONNECT YOUR ACCOUNTS box.
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This will take you to a special login page where you can log in to your Spotify account. Log in to your Spotify account to complete linking to Discord.
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Show others what you’re listening to
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If you want people to see what you’re listening to on Spotify, scroll down the Connections tab until you find your connected Spotify account. Here there are two sliders: Show on profile and Show Spotify as your status.
To turn on Show Spotify as your status if you want people to know when you’re listening to Spotify and what you’re listening to!
How to Connect Your Spotify Account to Discord (Android and iOS)
Open the Discord app on your mobile device. If you’re on a server, swipe in from the left to reveal all the tabs at the bottom.
Press User Settings button, which looks like your Discord profile picture. This is the tab at the bottom farthest to the right.
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In USER SETTINGSPress Connections tab; this button looks like a phone to the right of a laptop computer.
Press TO ADD button in the top right corner of Connections. Then select from the options that appear below: Spotify and login to your Spotify account to connect.
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No. If you grant Discord access to your Spotify data, your Spotify activity will show as your status, even if you are not a Discord Nitro subscriber.
No. Spotify can be connected to Discord even if you don’t Spotify Premium subscriber.