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Access Token

The access token is a string which contains the credentials and permissions that can be used to access a given resource (e.g artists, albums or tracks) or user's data (e.g your profile or your playlists).

To use the access token you must include the following header in your API calls:

Header Parameter Value
Authorization Valid access token following the format: Bearer <Access Token>

Note that the access token is valid for 1 hour (3600 seconds). After that time, the token expires and you need to request a new one.


Examples

The following example uses cURL to retrieve information about a track using the Get a track endpoint:

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curl --request GET \
    'https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks/2TpxZ7JUBn3uw46aR7qd6V' \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer NgCXRK...MzYjw"

The following code implements the getProfile() function which performs the API call to the Get Current User's Profile endpoint to retrieve the user profile related information:

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async function getProfile(accessToken) {
    let accessToken = localStorage.getItem('access_token');

    const response = await fetch('https://api.spotify.com/v1/me', {
        headers: {
            Authorization: 'Bearer ' + accessToken,
        },
    });

    const data = await response.json();
}