- playing around with the spotify API

Author: TobiasMue91

tools/spotify_test.html

@@ -144,9 +144,32 @@
             }
         });
 
-        // Ready
+        // Update the 'ready' listener in initializePlayer():
         playerInstance.addListener('ready', ({ device_id }) => {
             updateStatus(`Ready with Device ID: ${device_id}`);
+
+            // Transfer playback automatically
+            fetch('https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player', {
+                method: 'PUT',
+                headers: {
+                    'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                },
+                body: JSON.stringify({
+                    device_ids: [device_id],
+                    play: false  // Set to true if you want to auto-play
+                })
+            })
+                .then(response => {
+                    if (response.status === 204) {
+                        updateStatus('Successfully transferred playback to this device');
+                    } else {
+                        updateStatus('Failed to transfer playback: ' + response.status);
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch(error => {
+                    updateStatus('Error transferring playback: ' + error);
+                });
         });
 
         // Not Ready