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Download recently liked songs automatically with Spotify

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Important notice

This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

1. Workflow Overview

Purpose This workflow enables you to listen to your recent favorites in very hight quality offline without sacrificing all of your storage. How it works This workflow automatically creates a playli...

Best for

  • Personal Productivity automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.spotify, n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches, n8n-nodes-base.aggregate, n8n-nodes-base.splitout, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.filter, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Mario.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Download recently liked songs automatically with Spotify
Workflow name
Download recently liked songs automatically with Spotify

Purpose

This workflow enables you to listen to your recent favorites in very hight quality offline without sacrificing all of your storage.

How it works

This workflow automatically creates a playlist in Spotify named "Downloads" which periodically gets updated so it always contains only a defined amount of the latest liked songs.

This enables only the Downloads playlist to set for automatic downloading and thus free up space on the device.

Setup

  • The workflow is ready to go. Just select your Spotify credentials and activate the workflow.
  • In Spotify just enable automatic downloads on the automatically created Downloads folder after the first workflow run.

Current limitations

This setup currently supports a maximum of 50 songs in the Downloads Playlist. This is due to the paylod limits defined by Spotify encountered in the Get liked songs node. Implementing batching would solve the issue.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - If no playlist

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2

Block 2 - Create Downloads Playlist

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.spotify - spotify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 3 - Get Liked Tracks

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.spotify - spotify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 4 - Loop Over Items

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices
Version 3

Block 5 - Aggregate

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - aggregate
Config choices
Version 1

Block 6 - Split Out

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 7 - Add tracks to Downloads

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.spotify - spotify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 8 - Get Downloads Playlist

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.spotify - spotify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 9 - Filter out new tracks

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 10 - Get tracks to remove

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 11 - Remove oldest tracks from Downloads

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.spotify - spotify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 12 - Filter out Downloads Playlist

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.filter - filter
Config choices
Version 2

Block 13 - Get Updated Downloads Playlist

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.spotify - spotify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 14 - Get all Playlists

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.spotify - spotify
Config choices
Version 1

Block 15 - Schedule Trigger

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 16 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 17 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 18 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 19 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 20 - Sticky Note4

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 21 - Sticky Note5

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 22 - If no Downloads Playlist found

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2

Block 23 - Globals

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices
Version 3.3

3. Summary Table

Workflow Download recently liked songs automatically with Spotify
Complexity advanced
Nodes 23
Categories Personal Productivity
Author Mario
Published 09 Jun 2024

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/2285/2285.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Download recently liked songs automatically with Spotify do?

Purpose This workflow enables you to listen to your recent favorites in very hight quality offline without sacrificing all of your storage. How it works This workflow automatically creates a playli...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Personal Productivity use case.