Spotify-controls
Control your Spotify playback directly from Minecraft using simple commands!
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About this Mod
🎵 Spotify Controls Mod for Minecraft 1.21+
Control your Spotify playback directly from Minecraft using simple commands!
✨ Features
🎵 Full Playback Control – Play, pause, skip, previous track
🔊 Volume Control – Set volume from 0–100%
🔁 Loop Modes – Track, context, or off
📢 Now Playing Toasts – Automatic notifications when songs change
📊 Music Progress Bar – XP bar syncs with the music progress
🔐 Secure Authentication – OAuth2 login flow
💾 Persistent Storage – Tokens saved locally
Note:-
You need to be registered at https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard Also,this mod requires Spotify Premium for playback controls because the Spotify Web API only allows controlling playback for Premium accounts.
You can still use this mod without Premium to:
- View the currently playing track
- See the music progress bar in the XP bar
📦 Requirements
- Minecraft 1.21+
- Fabric Loader 0.16.5+
- Fabric API 0.100.8+
- Java 21+
- Spotify Premium account (required for playback control API)
⌨️ Commands
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🔐 Authentication
- /spotify login - Opens browser for Spotify login
- /spotify logout - Logs out and clears tokens
- /spotify status - Check connection status
▶️ Playback Control
- /spotify resume - Resume playback
- /spotify pause - Pause playback
- /spotify skip - Skip to next track
- /spotify previous - Go to previous track
- /spotify current - Show currently playing track
- /spotify play
- Search and play a song
⚙️ Settings
- /spotify volume <0-100> - Set volume (e.g., /spotify volume 50)
- /spotify loop <track|context|off> - Set repeat mode
🔁 Loop modes:
- /spotify loop track – Repeat current track
- /spotify loop context – Repeat playlist / album
- /spotify loop off – No repeat
▶️ Usage Example
- First-time setup -> /spotify login
- Your browser will open (or a link will appear in chat), log in to Spotify
🛠️ Troubleshooting
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- ❌ "Not logged in" error
Run /spotify login and complete authentication
- ❌ "Failed to play / pause"
Make sure Spotify is open on at least one device
Verify you have Spotify Premium
Run /spotify status to check connection
- 🔔 Toast notifications not appearing
Ensure Spotify is actively playing music
Confirm the mod is loaded (/spotify status)
- 🔄 Token expired
Tokens refresh automatically
If needed, run:
/spotify logout
/spotify login
- 🌐 Browser doesn’t open
Manually open the URL shown in chat or logs
🔐 Privacy & Security
- Tokens are stored locally in your Minecraft config folder, no data is sent anywhere except Spotify’s official API.
- Tokens can be removed anytime using -> /spotify logout
Available Versions
How to Install Spotify-controls on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Spotify-controls". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+9 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Spotify-controls server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Spotify-controls compatible with fabric?
Spotify-controls officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Spotify-controls – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Spotify-controls consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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