Unlock Audiobooks

Listen to audiobooks by discovering and unlocking titles on Spotify.

• Unlock audiobooks from the web player
• Play unlocked titles on the app from any of your devices
• Download the entire audiobook to listen offline

Find audiobooks

Find an audiobook by title or author name in Search .

Or, browse through the audiobooks in our catalog.

1. Go to Search .
2. Under Browse All, select Audiobooks.
3. Browse featured titles, or scroll down to browse by category.

Once you select a title, you can:

• See the audiobook’s description, length, and rating
• Check for an E tag to see if the audiobook contains explicit content
• Save the audiobook in case you want to unlock it later
• Play a sample of the audiobook

Audiobooks you’ve unlocked or saved appear in Your Library under Audiobooks.

Unlock an audiobook

Note: Unlocked audiobooks are independent from Spotify Premium plans.

When you unlock an audiobook, you agree that we are giving you the right to access the Audiobook content, but this content is not being sold or transferred to you. Spotify and its partners retain ownership of the Audiobook content even after you unlock or access it.

You can pay for unlocking audiobooks with the following methods:

• Credit/debit card
• PayPal
• Google Play Billing

Audiobook payments can only be done through the web, but you can listen in the app once you’ve unlocked the title.

Note: You can listen to unlocked audiobooks only on the account where it was unlocked.

• Android

• Web player and iOS

You’ll get an email after the audiobook has been unlocked.

This one-time payment unlocks the title for your account and you can listen to the audiobook anytime on Spotify.

For more information, check out our Audiobook Unlock Terms and Conditions.

Play and download audiobooks

Once the audiobook is ready to play, it will appear unlocked in Your Library .

You can download the audiobook to listen to it offline, available on both Premium and free.

• Mobile

• Desktop and web player

Audiobooks with extra material

Some audiobooks have extra material designed to enhance your listening experience.

Once you’ve unlocked an audiobook, you can view the material:

1. In the email from Spotify, click the download link.
2. Select your preferred browser and choose Download. The material will be automatically downloaded to your device.
3. Look for the material in the Downloads folder on your browser.

Tip: For mobile devices, you can also try the following:

1. Under the book’s description, select Extras.
2. Select the material to view it on your device’s browser.

Note: If you’ve unlocked an audiobook with extra material but didn’t get an email, contact us.