How to Add a Spotify Track Preview to Background Music

Want to add a Spotify track to your Background Music widget? While full-length tracks aren’t supported yet, you can easily add a 30-second preview demo.

Follow this short guide to get the Spotify preview link and integrate it into your widget. ⚡️

1

Go to Spotify and open the track page. The URL should look like this:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4R5hrJSecDyvtD80GZLAGs
	

2

Press F12 or Ctrl+Shift+J (Windows/Linux), Cmd+Option+J (Mac) to open the Console:

3

Copy the following code:

(async () => {
  const urlMatch = location.href.match(/track\/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/);
  if (!urlMatch) return console.error('✖️ Open the track page at open.spotify.com/track/...');
  const trackId = urlMatch[1];
  const html = await fetch(`https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/${trackId}`).then(r => r.text());
  const nextDataMatch = html.match(/<script id="__NEXT_DATA__[^>]*>([^<]+)<\/script>/);
  if (!nextDataMatch) return console.error('✖️ Track data not found');
  const entity = JSON.parse(nextDataMatch[1])?.props?.pageProps?.state?.data?.entity;
  const previewUrl = entity?.audioPreview?.url;
  if (previewUrl) {
    console.log(`%c✔️ "${entity.name}" - ${entity.artists?.[0]?.name}`, 'color: #1DB954; font-weight: bold;');
    console.log(`%c${previewUrl}`, 'color: #1DB954; font-size: 14px;');
    const el = document.createElement('textarea');
    el.value = previewUrl;
    document.body.appendChild(el);
    el.select();
    document.execCommand('copy');
    document.body.removeChild(el);
    console.log('📋 Copied to clipboard!');
  } else {
    console.warn(`🔇 Preview not available - "${entity?.name}" (not provided by the label)`);
  }
})();
	

4

Paste the code into the Console and press Enter:

If your browser blocks pasting, simply type allow pasting in the Console, press Enter, and try again:

5

Copy the preview link for the Spotify track:

6

Paste the link into your widget by clicking + Add Track → Add Track by Link:

That's it, you've successfully added the 30-second Spotify track preview to your Background Music widget! 🎶

If you have any questions left, please feel free to contact our Support Team. We will be delighted to assist!