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Understanding my data

When you use the automated Download your data tool, you will receive several files in JSON format. JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation, and is a structured, commonly used format that is capable of being understood by both computers and human beings. You may download three different packages of data, either separately or all at once. The packages will include a copy of the following data (if applicable to you).

Account data

Extended streaming history

Data type

What's included

Extended Streaming History (audio, video, and podcasts)

A list of items (e.g. songs, videos, and podcasts) listened to or watched during the lifetime of your account, including the following details:

  1. Date and time of when the stream ended in UTC format (Coordinated Universal Time zone).
  2. Your Spotify username.
  3. Platform used when streaming the track (e.g. Android OS, Google Chromecast).
  4. For how many milliseconds the track was played.
  5. Country code of the country where the stream was played.
  6. IP address used when streaming the track.
  7. User agent used when streaming the track (e.g. a browser, like Mozilla Firefox, or Safari).
  8. Name of the track.
  9. Name of the artist, band or podcast.
  10. Name of the album of the track.
  11. A Spotify Track URI, that is identifying the unique music track.
  12. Name of the episode of the podcast.
  13. Name of the show of the podcast.
  14. A Spotify Episode URI, that is identifying the unique podcast episode.
  15. Reason why the track started (e.g. previous track finished or you picked it from the playlist).
  16. Reason why the track ended (e.g. the track finished playing or you hit the next button).
  17. Whether shuffle mode was used when playing the track.
  18. Information whether the user skipped to the next song.
  19. Information whether the track was played in offline mode.
  20. Timestamp of when offline mode was used, if it was used.
  21. Information whether the track was played during a private session.

Look for the "Read Me First - Extended Streaming History" file provided with your data for a detailed description of each technical field that corresponds to the data described above.

Technical Log Information

Data type

What's included

Technical Log Information

The Technical Log Information contains detailed technical data such as commands, error messages, and log strings that we have collected about your account in order to provide and troubleshoot the Spotify service.

Look for the “Read Me First - Technical Log Information” file provided with your data for a detailed description of the technical log information. This file is provided by default in English, but you can always contact our customer support (privacy@spotify.com) if you need help understanding this data in your local language.

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