[Connect] Publish the Spotify Connect API

[TJay]

Spotify should publish the required documentation for implementing Spotify Connect on internet-enabled receivers / speakers. 

[Marco]

(For people who don't know about Spotify connect - more info here: http://spotify.com/connect )

[TJay]

Why? So the developer community can implement Spotify Connect on a number of diffrent devices, such as rasberry pi, android and so on. Many of these devices is connected to really nice (old?) speakers that is not internet connected.

[nicka99]

great idea ..its a nobrainer because they would surely increase the number of premium subscriptions

[TJay]

..or atleast add the Spotify Connect functionality to libspotify.

[mpucher]

I would like to see some hardware company developing a hdmi dongle to bring spotify to older A/V Receivers. That would bring spotify to the living room without having to buy expensive new hardware (think: chromecast)

[TeddyBones]

I would use this, and it would surely be of commercial value to Spotify.

[Habanero]

I subscribed to premium when I bought the Sonos Play bar.  Now I have Chromecast and I've dropped the Spotify premium and use Google Play Music and Pandora.  I believe Chromcast will never happen for Spotify from the responses I've seen from Spotify in these forums.

[ulilicht]

it would really be great to have an open api! my mobile carrier just released a partnership with napster - i could use napster on the go without being charged for traffic. why do i still use spotify? because it has an open api! i can use it on the raspberry pi with mopidy or on my linux box. or just everywhere. so, please release spotify connect api as well for other devices!

[user-removed]

I would love an open API, my raspberry pi only wait to unleash the spotify features!

[swehawk]

I'm presently using dlna to steam music from my home-server to my media-extender connected to the sound system. All is controlled from Bubble upnp on my Android pad. What I need is a Spotify connect dlna server application for windows!