Open Spotify links in the app
Paste a Spotify URL and get a link that opens the Spotify app instead of the browser — with a web fallback for everyone else.
Free forever. No login. Works with open.spotify.com links.
Which Spotify links work
toThe.App recognises links on open.spotify.com, spotify.com. These URL shapes are handled:
- https://open.spotify.com/track/TRACK_ID
- https://open.spotify.com/album/ALBUM_ID
- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/PLAYLIST_ID
- https://open.spotify.com/artist/ARTIST_ID
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/EPISODE_ID
- https://open.spotify.com/show/SHOW_ID
On iPhone
Tracks, albums, artists, playlists, shows and episodes each open to the matching screen in the app.
On Android
Handled the same way as on iPhone: the Spotify app opens directly when it is installed.
Known limitations
No link can force a phone to open an app. These are the cases where a Spotify link falls back to the web:
- Local files and device-specific URIs cannot be linked.
- Playback may require an active Spotify session; free accounts get shuffle-only behaviour on some content.
- Region-locked content opens the app but shows an unavailable state.
Questions
How do I make a Spotify link open in the app?
Paste the Spotify URL into the generator above and select Make short link. Share the result. On a phone with Spotify installed, the link offers to open the app; otherwise it continues to the Spotify website.
Which Spotify URLs are supported?
Links on open.spotify.com, spotify.com are recognised. Typical shapes: https://open.spotify.com/track/TRACK_ID · https://open.spotify.com/album/ALBUM_ID · https://open.spotify.com/playlist/PLAYLIST_ID · https://open.spotify.com/artist/ARTIST_ID · https://open.spotify.com/episode/EPISODE_ID · https://open.spotify.com/show/SHOW_ID.
What happens on iPhone?
Tracks, albums, artists, playlists, shows and episodes each open to the matching screen in the app.
What happens on Android?
Handled the same way as on iPhone: the Spotify app opens directly when it is installed.
Why did the Spotify app not open?
The device makes the final call. Common reasons: the app is not installed, the specific URL type is not covered (Local files and device-specific URIs cannot be linked.), or the link was tapped inside another app's in-app browser, which will not hand off to a native app. The web fallback always works.
