sonos play spotify
Uses Sonos's own SMAPI search (no Spotify Web API credentials) to find Spotify content, then enqueues and plays it on the target room's coordinator. Spotify must already be linked in the Sonos app.
#Synopsis
sonos play spotify <query> --name "<Room>" [flags]#Flags
| Flag | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
--service string | Spotify | Music service name (as shown in sonos smapi services). |
--category string | tracks | SMAPI search category — try tracks, albums, playlists. |
--index int | 0 | Result index to play (0-based). |
--enqueue | off | Only enqueue; don't start playback. |
--title string | — | Title override for the queued item. |
#Examples
sonos play spotify --name "Kitchen" --category albums "kind of blue"
sonos play spotify --name "Kitchen" --category tracks "miles davis"
sonos play spotify --name "Kitchen" --category playlists "deep focus"
# Pick the second result instead of the top one
sonos play spotify --name "Kitchen" --category albums --index 1 "blue train"
# Enqueue only
sonos play spotify --name "Kitchen" --enqueue --category albums "kind of blue"#Prerequisites
For Spotify, you'll likely need to do a one-time DeviceLink the first time:
sonos auth smapi begin --service "Spotify"
sonos auth smapi complete --service "Spotify" --wait 2m#See also
- Spotify & SMAPI
sonos search spotify— Spotify Web API path.sonos smapi search— search-only, no playback.