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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "169e3a8c-82f5-4527-a187-27b8e5d903c1",
"name": "Spotify Next",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
1300,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "nextSong"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7840d6b8-7eb4-4ac2-8bd0-946561f7de38",
"name": "Spotify Resume",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
1300,
660
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "resume"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "35e768a3-b648-4d5e-a6a4-fa5f5be3d922",
"name": "Spotify Pause",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
1300,
480
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "pause"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0a391400-a8f0-4c1e-ac79-bbdea4aa21b4",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-361,
55
],
"parameters": {
"width": 611.1911357340722,
"height": 291.1542012927053,
"content": "### Receive MQTT message from IKEA 5-button Switch, and route actions."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "164e904f-278d-4e48-81de-e1fc050e683a",
"name": "Spotify API - Volume up 5pct",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1300,
120
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/volume",
"method": "PUT",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "=device_id",
"value": "={{ $json.device.id }}"
},
{
"name": "volume_percent",
"value": "={{ Math.min($json.device.volume_percent + 5, 100) }}"
}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "spotifyOAuth2Api"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "a75cfc9b-ba21-4771-a2ff-f7aee843f344",
"name": "Spotify API - Volume down 5pct",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1300,
300
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/volume",
"method": "PUT",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "device_id",
"value": "={{ $json.device.id }}"
},
{
"name": "volume_percent",
"value": "={{ Math.max($json.device.volume_percent - 5, 20) }}"
}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "spotifyOAuth2Api"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "deae216d-aaaa-406c-b978-45b790c5d837",
"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-360,
608.2274931489221
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 906.3175117167951,
"height": 278.70214810442735,
"content": "### Find the target player device (or spotify device group) by name, and activate it."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2733fd1e-4c58-4f3e-bf7d-f4111fea6efc",
"name": "Spotify API - Get Available Devices",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-260,
680
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/devices",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "spotifyOAuth2Api"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "1d7fcab5-e49d-4d03-8e7d-aa339afa45ec",
"name": "Extract Individual Devices",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
-60,
680
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "devices"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7ae0af1c-2fbb-47e4-b2ab-670be441d86f",
"name": "Select Device by Name to get device_id",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
140,
680
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "069d11c8-75a2-4a5c-81c4-e6f771ee4829",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('Globals').first().json.target_spotify_playback_device_name }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "738d57fd-9dcb-4d3d-b070-73867c926d3f",
"name": "Custom Function 1 - P1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
880,
840
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/volume",
"method": "PUT",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "volume_percent",
"value": "80"
}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "spotifyOAuth2Api"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "e3fc6784-1612-427d-9b78-a3f4050ed176",
"name": "Custom Function 2 - P2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
1080,
840
],
"parameters": {
"id": "spotify:track:4PTG3Z6ehGkBFwjybzWkR8"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "340f23ff-ae8a-4032-a641-30bc32af09c7",
"name": "Custom Function 1 - P3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
1300,
840
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "nextSong"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "30a413da-5ce3-44a9-a43e-c6679b712087",
"name": "Spotify API - Activate Target Playback Device",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
360,
680
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player",
"method": "PUT",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"device_ids\": [\n \"{{ $('Select Device by Name to get device_id').first().json.id }}\"\n ],\n \"play\": true\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendQuery": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "spotifyOAuth2Api"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "91dd48fe-6c3c-4170-8392-3d9885e61047",
"name": "Route to Requested Function",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
900,
420
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"outputKey": "=volume_up",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('MQTT Trigger - Ikea Remote Switch').first().json.message }}",
"rightValue": "brightness_up_click"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "volume_down",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "c0726ee0-31b2-48fd-a860-0b923d8c18e7",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('MQTT Trigger - Ikea Remote Switch').first().json.message }}",
"rightValue": "brightness_down_click"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "play/pause",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "569014d8-0db4-4126-a0dd-7264a3b6db51",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('MQTT Trigger - Ikea Remote Switch').first().json.message }}",
"rightValue": "toggle"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "custom_function_1",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "af6d07f3-0ac2-4c05-8535-26d618892b8b",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('MQTT Trigger - Ikea Remote Switch').first().json.message }}",
"rightValue": "brightness_up_hold"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "custom_function_2",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "a5e8ce30-4b18-450a-8b15-342a698fec61",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('MQTT Trigger - Ikea Remote Switch').first().json.message }}",
"rightValue": "brightness_down_hold"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
}
]
},
"options": {
"fallbackOutput": "extra"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "4a9ddd4d-ae2d-43c8-b3fd-70a2b15c5743",
"name": "Custom Function 2 - P1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
840,
1020
],
"parameters": {
"resource": "playlist",
"operation": "getUserPlaylists",
"returnAll": true
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "29f842ad-f7cb-47b5-81fe-349f193e54bb",
"name": "Filter",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
1040,
1020
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "f7b6844a-ad78-4f29-801b-cef817a42e94",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('Globals').first().json.favorite_playlist_name }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "cb038583-e930-4fee-9166-fa182d20868e",
"name": "Globals",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
-100,
160
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "2124b4d2-f929-459d-b285-3ac18df3ab60",
"name": "target_spotify_playback_device_name",
"type": "string",
"value": "My Smart-Speaker Playback Device"
},
{
"id": "b7f0468d-c5c3-4424-8db8-af823a10c7f0",
"name": "favorite_playlist_name",
"type": "string",
"value": "Discover Weekly"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "f4505b9a-6f04-4ff7-9384-05bae95b2fc8",
"name": "Custom Function 2 - P3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
1260,
1020
],
"parameters": {
"id": "=spotify:playlist:{{ $json.id }}",
"operation": "startMusic"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2b2a81f9-69b6-42ca-accc-d4d987d6823c",
"name": "Oops. How was this reached?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
1080,
680
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e45f04d6-bb3c-4580-9ef4-307d3692ad29",
"name": "Spotify API - Get Device Status",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
440,
260
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "device_id",
"value": "={{ $('Globals').first().json.target_spotify_playback_device_id }}"
}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "spotifyOAuth2Api"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "ffa38f10-f9b4-4a52-954e-39adcd924633",
"name": "Already playing on Target Device?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
640,
300
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "92d0f5fc-0743-4ea7-aad3-c8b72481bb97",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('Spotify API - Get Device Status').first().json.device.name }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('Globals').first().json.target_spotify_playback_device_name }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "f92ed1ea-c9a7-4818-9a8e-a5fa460177ea",
"name": "Is Playing?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1140,
520
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "caa4edf5-6436-4416-92f7-febd63cd47c5",
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "true",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $('Spotify API - Get Device Status').first().json.is_playing && !$('Spotify API - Activate Target Playback Device').isExecuted }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "5580215d-0f20-4349-a7c2-b74f0e01080e",
"name": "Spotify Prev",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spotify",
"position": [
1300,
-200
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "previousSong"
},
"credentials": {
"spotifyOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f3babdeb-86d4-4dc6-85a4-95c48f4f07ef",
"name": "MQTT Trigger - Remote Switch",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.mqttTrigger",
"position": [
-280,
160
],
"parameters": {
"topics": "zigbee2mqtt/MyIOTButton1234/action",
"options": {
"jsonParseBody": true
}
},
"credentials": {
"mqtt": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0c1bd86f-49f7-4505-9c8a-047dcb10a1bd",
"name": "Remote Action -> Function Router",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
100,
140
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"rules": [
{
"value2": "arrow_left_click",
"outputKey": "left"
},
{
"value2": "arrow_right_click",
"outputKey": "right"
},
{
"value2": "brightness_up_click",
"outputKey": "up"
},
{
"value2": "brightness_down_click",
"outputKey": "down"
},
{
"value2": "toggle",
"outputKey": "on_off"
},
{
"value2": "brightness_up_hold",
"outputKey": "custom_function_1"
},
{
"value2": "brightness_down_hold",
"outputKey": "custom_function_2"
}
]
},
"value1": "={{ $('MQTT Trigger - Ikea Remote Switch').first().json.message }}",
"dataType": "string"
},
"typeVersion": 2
}
],
"connections": {
"Filter": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Custom Function 2 - P3",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Globals": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Remote Action -> Function Router",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Is Playing?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Spotify Pause",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify Resume",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Custom Function 1 - P1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Custom Function 2 - P2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Custom Function 2 - P1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Filter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Custom Function 2 - P2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Custom Function 1 - P3",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Individual Devices": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Select Device by Name to get device_id",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Route to Requested Function": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Volume up 5pct",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Volume down 5pct",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Is Playing?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Custom Function 1 - P1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Custom Function 2 - P1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Oops. How was this reached?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Spotify API - Get Device Status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Already playing on Target Device?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Remote Action -> Function Router": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Spotify Prev",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify Next",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Get Device Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Get Device Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Get Device Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Get Device Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Get Device Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Already playing on Target Device?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Route to Requested Function",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Get Available Devices",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"MQTT Trigger - Ikea Remote Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Globals",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Spotify API - Get Available Devices": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Individual Devices",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Select Device by Name to get device_id": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Spotify API - Activate Target Playback Device",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Spotify API - Activate Target Playback Device": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Route to Requested Function",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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How this works
Effortlessly manage your Spotify playback with voice commands or sticky notes, allowing you to pause, resume, or adjust volume without interrupting your flow. This workflow suits music enthusiasts or smart home users who want hands-free control over their listening experience, integrating seamlessly with Spotify and HTTP requests to execute precise actions like increasing volume by 5% or retrieving available devices. The key step involves the event-driven trigger that captures inputs and routes them through conditional branches for tailored responses, ensuring quick and reliable operation across 26 nodes.
Use this workflow when building an automated audio setup triggered by MQTT events, such as integrating with voice assistants for on-demand Spotify tweaks. Avoid it for non-event-based tasks or if you need complex AI processing, as it focuses on straightforward filtering and splitting of commands. Common variations include adding more HTTP requests for playlist navigation or adapting the sticky notes for custom logging in multi-device environments.
About this workflow
Splitout Filter. Uses spotify, stickyNote, httpRequest, splitOut. Event-driven trigger; 26 nodes.
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