Deleting someone from a Collaborative playlist

[Ljé]

Hi , 

I would like to know if I remove someone from a collaborative playlist does it delete their songs from the playlist too? How can I do to keep the playlist, but cancel their access to it ? 

[Yordan]

Hi @Ljé,

Welcome to the Spotify Community!

No worries - if you remove a collaborator, the songs they've added won't be affected and will remain in your playlist.

To restrict their access to the playlist, you can either remove them as a collaborator, thus preventing them from adding more songs (they'll still be able to view and play the playlist), or remove them from the playlist entirely, preventing them from accessing it. It's also worth setting the playlist to Private, so that only the people whom you've shared it have access to its contents. More info here.

If you change your mind, you can always send them a new invite link.

Hope this clears things up. Cheers!

[Bellaybg]

Hi, I’m wondering if after I have removed someone as a collaborator, and then make the playlist private, can they still see it? 

[Joan]

Hi @Bellaybg,

Thanks for reaching out. If you make a playlist completely private, only you will be able to see it. 

Hope this clears things up.

[yummygummy]

Hello,

As a collaborator, is there any way to tell if the owner has deleted the playlist from their end? Is there a way for the owner to delete the entire playlist, as in it's gone forever and no one can access it? If a collaborator leaves, can the owner see that they left? Thanks!

[Vasil]

Hey @yummygummy,

If a collaborative playlist is made private, it will no longer be accessible by anyone but the owner. When a collaborator is removed or leaves by themselves, the songs they have added do remain in the playlist. If the playlist is made private or is fully deleted, it will disappear from the libraries of anyone who has been a collaborator 🙂

Hope this clears things up! We're here for you if there's anything else.

[yummygummy]

Hi! Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions! The playlist is private but I can still see it as a collaborator.

[Susan_GP]

Hi there @yummygummy,

Thanks for keeping in touch.

If you're still a Collaborator, you will still have access to the playlist, even if it's private. The owner must remove you from the playlist for your not to have access anymore. These are the options the owner has (as shown by @Yordan before):

If they just remove you as a Collaborator, you will still have access to the playlist, but won't be able to add or remove songs. And if they remove you from the playlist and the playlist is private, you won't have access to it anymore.

Let us know if you have any additional questions.