Connect Spotify to Vyera

Optional · takes about three minutes, once · updated 24 September 2026

Vyera already works with Spotify without any of this. Connecting your account adds a few extras. Here's what you get, what you need, and every step.

Works without connecting

  • The glow reacts to Spotify's audio
  • Colors from the album art
  • Synced lyrics
  • Play, pause, next and previous

Connecting adds

  • Tighter lyric timing, read from Spotify itself
  • Seeking in Spotify by clicking the progress line
  • Starting your playlists and Liked Songs from Vyera
  • Exact track matching for lyrics

What you need

Why the extra step? Spotify only gives a single shared connection to registered companies with at least 250,000 monthly users. So each person makes their own small, private app instead. It's free, only you use it, and you can delete it any time.

Set it up

  1. Open the Spotify developer dashboard

    Go to developer.spotify.com/dashboard and log in with your Spotify account. If it's your first visit, accept the developer terms and verify your email if Spotify asks. Then click Create app in the top right.

    Spotify developer dashboard with the Create app button in the top right

  2. Create an app

    Fill in the form:

    App nameVyera
    App descriptionVyera on my PC
    WebsiteLeave it empty
    Redirect URIhttp://127.0.0.1:5543/callback
    APIs usedTick Web API

    Paste the redirect URI, then click Add next to it. The address should move up above the box, as in the picture below. It must match exactly: 127.0.0.1 (Spotify rejects localhost), http not https, and /callback at the end.

    The Create app form filled in: App name Vyera, App description Vyera on my PC, Website empty, and the redirect URI added

    Further down, tick Web API, tick the box agreeing to Spotify's terms, then click Save.

    The lower half of the form: Web API ticked, the terms checkbox, and the Save button

  3. Copy your Client ID

    After saving, open your new app (click it on your dashboard) to reach its Basic Information page. Copy the Client ID, a 32-character code, with the copy icon next to it.

    The app's Basic Information page with the Client ID box and its copy icon
    Example ID shown. Yours will be different.

    Don't copy the Client secret. Vyera never asks for it, and you shouldn't give it to anyone.

  4. Paste it into Vyera

    Open Vyera's settings and go to Media. Turn on Connect to Spotify, paste the Client ID into the box, and click Connect. The Open the step-by-step guide link there brings you back to this page.

    Vyera's Media page: the Spotify section with the Client ID box and the Connect button

  5. Allow access

    Your browser opens Spotify's permission page, showing the app name you chose. Click Agree within three minutes. Then go back to Vyera: it should say Connected, and once a song plays it shows the artist and title. If nothing is playing, it says Connected — nothing playing on Spotify right now.

    Spotify's permission page for an app named Vyera, with the Agree button

What Vyera can do with your account

Spotify's permission page lists these. In plain words, Vyera can:

It doesn't post anything, follow anyone, or change your library or playlists.

If something goes wrong

What you seeWhat to do
INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid redirect URI on Spotify's pageThe redirect URI in your app doesn't match. In the dashboard, click your app, scroll down, click Edit, and make it exactly http://127.0.0.1:5543/callback. Save, then click Connect again.
INVALID_CLIENT: Invalid client on Spotify's pageThe Client ID in Vyera is wrong or has a stray space. Copy it again from your app's Basic Information page and paste it back in.
Vyera says "Authorization was denied or timed out"You clicked Cancel, or more than three minutes went by. Click Connect again.
Vyera says "Connection failed" and mentions an address or portAnother program is using port 5543, often a second copy of Vyera. Close it and try again.
It connects, but nothing updates or playlists won't startCheck that the Spotify account that owns the app has Premium, and that Spotify is actually playing on this PC.
"Connected — nothing playing on Spotify right now"Everything's working. Play something in Spotify.
"Connected for reading only"Your connection is from an older version of Vyera. Click Connect once more to allow playback control and playlists.
"Session expired — click Connect"Spotify ended the session. Click Connect again. You don't need a new app.

Privacy

The full policy is on the privacy page.