Academic Use of Spotify API for Mood-Based Music Analysis Research

[kimun]

Hello Spotify Community,

I am a master’s student and researcher, conducting academic research on analyzing the characteristics of music corresponding to different moods. My study requires metadata such as artist names and song titles, making the Spotify API an ideal resource compared to publicly available datasets like The Music Streaming Sessions Dataset.

In my research, I use large language models (LLMs) to analyze the metadata. However, I do not train AI or machine learning models using Spotify Content, and my work is strictly academic and non-commercial.

Could you clarify if my usage aligns with Spotify’s Developer Terms, particularly regarding the clause prohibiting training machine learning models? Additionally, is there a recommended way to cite the Spotify Web API in journal publications, or should I cite Spotify more generally?

Thank you for your time and guidance!

[oguzhandere2]

write in english

[kimun]

Sorry, I thought that i wrote in English. Here is my English version writing.

Hello Spotify Community,

I am a master’s student and researcher, conducting academic research on analyzing the characteristics of music corresponding to different moods. My study requires metadata such as artist names and song titles, making the Spotify API an ideal resource compared to publicly available datasets like The Music Streaming Sessions Dataset.

In my research, I use large language models (LLMs) to analyze the metadata. However, I do not train AI or machine learning models using Spotify Content, and my work is strictly academic and non-commercial.

Could you clarify if my usage aligns with Spotify’s Developer Terms, particularly regarding the clause prohibiting training machine learning models? Additionally, is there a recommended way to cite the Spotify Web API in journal publications, or should I cite Spotify more generally?

Thank you for your time and guidance!

[kimun]

Sorry, I thought that i wrote in English. Here is my English version of writing.

[yjefe-one]

Hi kimun, this looks like it's going to be a question better fit for Spotify's legal team. That said, so far you seem like you're on the right track!