How to tell if someone's playlist has been deleted if I can still listen to it?

[curiouslystrange]

I have a spotify for a public playlist (that is hidden from the creator's profile) so I can still access the playlist.  It used to show up on my top listened to playlists and also on my most recently played playlists. All of a sudden it disapeared from both of those, no matter how many times I listed to it.  If fact, it is the only playlist I have been listening to. But I have to access it by the Spotify code each time (I do NOT have the playlist saved or downloaded). Does this mean that the playlist has been deleted by the creator and will disapear soon?

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[Joan]

Hi @curiouslystrange,

Thanks for reaching out.

If you can still open the playlist, then it hasn't been deleted. Perhaps the creator has made changes to the privacy settings but you'll only lose access if they make it completely private or delete it altogether. Recent playlists and similar fields are continuously updating themselves so if you don't see it now, perhaps it will appear again soon. If these fields have been completely divorced from your tastes, let us know so we can investigate this further for you.

Hope this clears things up.

[Tsndr04]

I have a playlist saved to my library, but it doesn’t appear on the Owners list of public playlists. I can open the playlist and listen to the music like normal. I heard that if it is deleted, it could still appear for some time. Is there any way to know which one it is? Deleted or private?