socialMeter for Spotify
A Spotify follower counter for your desk.
An artist's Spotify followers, live on a small display in the studio, with Spotify's popularity score underneath.
Sample numbers. Yours appear once it is set up.
On the screen
What it shows for Spotify.
The labels below are the ones printed on the device.
- FOLLOWERS
- Followers of the artist profile, from Spotify's Web API.
- POPULARITY
- Spotify's popularity score for the artist, from 0 to 100.
- N TODAY
- The green pill: artist followers gained since the day's first reading, in your time zone.
- NEXT MILESTONE
- A bar to the next round number (1, 2 or 5 followed by zeros), with how far along you are.
- Circle and dot
- The circle empties until the next check. The dot is green while the number is live, amber while it shows the last reading, red when something needs a look.
Checks: Every 60 seconds.
What you need
Set up in a few minutes.
It needs your artist ID and a free Spotify client ID and client secret you make once. Your artist ID and key stay on the device. No account with us, no app.
- Find your artist IDThe artist ID: the code after
/artist/in the artist's Spotify link.exampleYourArtistID - Get your Spotify client ID and client secret
- Go to developer.spotify.com/dashboard and choose Create app.
- Open the app's Settings and copy the Client ID and Client secret.
- Paste them into the key box joined by a colon:
client_id:client_secret.
- Plug it in and join its Wi-FiPower it with any USB-C cable. Scan the code on its screen (or join the Social Meter-XXXXXX network) and the setup page opens. If it does not, visit
192.168.4.1. - Choose Spotify and fill in one pagePick Spotify from the list and type your artist ID, then paste your key into the API-key box.
- Pick your home Wi-Fi and saveChoose your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, type its password and tap Save. It restarts and shows your number within about 30 seconds.
Same device
Or count something else.
It counts one platform at a time. Switch from your phone whenever you like.
In use
Your count, while you create.
It sits by the mic and keeps counting while you work on the next one.
7 stand colours. Pick one to start your build.
FAQ
Questions.
Does it count monthly listeners?
No. Spotify's API gives followers and a popularity score, not monthly listeners, so those are the two numbers on the screen.
Where do I find the artist ID?
Open the artist in Spotify, choose Share, Copy link, and take the code after /artist/ (before any ?). It is 22 letters and numbers.
Does it work for podcasts or playlists?
No, artists only. The device reads the artist endpoint.
Does it need my Spotify password?
No. It reads the count with the free key you make, never your password. The key stays on the device.
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