Building a Spotify clone using React.js is a great project to learn about authentication, APIs, and music player logic. I’ll guide you through the main steps and provide starter code for each part.
We’ll use:
- React.js (frontend framework)
- Spotify Web API (to fetch songs, playlists, and user data)
- Spotify Web API authorization (OAuth 2.0)
- *React Context API or Redux *(for global state management)
Steps to Build Spotify Clone
1. Setup React Project
npx create-react-app spotify-clone
cd spotify-clone
npm install axios spotify-web-api-js react-router-dom
2. Get Spotify API Credentials
- Go to Spotify premium APK Developer Dashboard
- Create an app → copy Client ID and Redirect URI.
- Configure Redirect URI to: http://localhost:3000/
3. Authentication with Spotify
Create a helper file for login:
src/spotify.js
export const authEndpoint = "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize";
const clientId = "YOUR_SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID";
const redirectUri = "http://localhost:3000/";
const scopes = [
"user-read-currently-playing",
"user-read-playback-state",
"user-top-read",
"user-read-recently-played",
"playlist-read-private",
];
export const getTokenFromUrl = () => {
return window.location.hash
.substring(1)
.split("&")
.reduce((initial, item) => {
let parts = item.split("=");
initial[parts[0]] = decodeURIComponent(parts[1]);
return initial;
}, {});
};
export const loginUrl = `${authEndpoint}?client_id=${clientId}&redirect_uri=${redirectUri}&scope=${scopes.join(
"%20"
)}&response_type=token&show_dialog=true`;
4. Login Component
src/Login.js
import React from "react";
import { loginUrl } from "./spotify";
import "./Login.css";
function Login() {
return (
<div className="login">
<h1>Spotify Clone</h1>
<a href={loginUrl}>LOGIN WITH SPOTIFY</a>
</div>
);
}
export default Login;
5. Spotify Web API Setup
src/App.js
import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import Login from "./Login";
import { getTokenFromUrl } from "./spotify";
import SpotifyWebApi from "spotify-web-api-js";
import Player from "./Player";
const spotify = new SpotifyWebApi();
function App() {
const [token, setToken] = useState(null);
useEffect(() => {
const hash = getTokenFromUrl();
window.location.hash = "";
const _token = hash.access_token;
if (_token) {
setToken(_token);
spotify.setAccessToken(_token);
spotify.getMe().then((user) => {
console.log("👤 User:", user);
});
}
}, []);
return (
<div className="app">
{!token ? <Login /> : <Player spotify={spotify} />}
</div>
);
}
export default App;
6. Player Component
src/Player.js
import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
function Player({ spotify }) {
const [playlists, setPlaylists] = useState([]);
useEffect(() => {
spotify.getUserPlaylists().then((pl) => {
setPlaylists(pl.items);
});
}, [spotify]);
return (
<div className="player">
<h2>Your Playlists</h2>
<ul>
{playlists.map((playlist) => (
<li key={playlist.id}>{playlist.name}</li>
))}
</ul>
</div>
);
}
export default Player;
7. Add Music Controls (Basic UI)
You can extend with play/pause/skip buttons:
src/Footer.js
import React from "react";
function Footer() {
return (
<div className="footer">
<button>⏮️</button>
<button>▶️</button>
<button>⏭️</button>
</div>
);
}
export default Footer;
</div>
);
}
export default Footer;
🔥 Features You Can Add
Sidebar navigation (Home, Search, Library)
Currently playing track info
Custom styling with TailwindCSS / Material UI
Advanced music player controls (seek, volume, shuffle, repeat)
Search bar with Spotify track search
✅ With this setup, you have a working Spotify clone frontend.
👉 To make it fully functional, you need to handle OAuth refresh tokens with a small backend (Node.js + Express), because the Spotify token expires in 1 hour.
Top comments (1)
That’s an awesome breakdown! Building a Spotify clone with React.js is a great way to learn authentication, APIs, and state management. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you can expand it with music controls or search features. If it feels complex, you can always hire ReactJS developer to guide you through advanced integrations and optimization.