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December 22, 2017
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How to link spotify account to alexa?

  • December 22, 2017
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Hi,
It seams that to use spotify with alexa I have to link my account to alexa.
It really, for me, not clear how to do this.

I goes to my alexa account, settings-> music & Media and I can't add any service. When I select "Chose default music service", I can see Spotify, but I'm not able to select them.

regards
Stefano
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      Best answer by stek
      The solution is to set the amazon.co.uk account to UK

      amazon -> your account --> digital content --> manage content and devices-->Settings ->then youll see settings and you need to change the country to UK

      Then I user http://layla.amazon.co.uk instead of alexa.amazon.co.uk

      See:
      https://community.spotify.com/t5/Other-Partners-Web-Player-etc/link-error-with-Amazon-Echo/m-p/1456990

      Now it works file
      regards
      Stefano

      19 replies

      Balgreen
      Contributor I
      December 22, 2017
      Hi, I've managed to add Spotify as the default service but when I ask Alexa to connect to Spotify, she say "Sorry, something went wrong". Can someone clarify how to get Alexa working with Spotify (which I understand went live yesterday).
      stek
      stekAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      December 22, 2017
      How do you link the account?
      Balgreen
      Contributor I
      December 23, 2017
      Just exactly as you did:- Settings, Music & Media, Choose Default but I was able to select Spotify. Sorry this hasn't helped you.
      UKMedia
      UKMedia
      December 23, 2017
      Hi

      Not sure how far you have got with the set-up or which country you are located in? Can you answer a few questions?

      1/ Have you added Spotify as a music source within the Sonos App>Settings>Services?
      2/ Have you Enabled the Sonos skill within your Alexa account and completed the linking of your Amazon and Sonos Accounts?
      3/ Have you in the Alexa App>Settings>Music & Media>Accounts>Spotify and completed the linking of the same Spotify account as in step 1?
      4/ Is Spotify now listed in the available list of Music Services?
      Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
      stek
      stekAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      December 23, 2017
      Hi,
      I'm using successfully using Spotify on SONOS, I enabled the "connect control for Spotify" skill.
      What is missing? what I have to enable? Amazon? How?

      regards
      Stefano
      UKMedia
      UKMedia
      December 23, 2017
      Hi,
      I'm using successfully using Spotify on SONOS, I enabled the "connect control for Spotify" skill.
      What is missing? what I have to enable? Amazon? How?

      regards
      Stefano

      Hi Stefano

      If you want to have Voice Control of Spotify within Sonos then you need to Enable the Sonos skill within your Alexa app>Skills.
      Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
      stek
      stekAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      December 23, 2017
      Many tnks, but I just checkt, the Sonos skill is enabled.

      If I ask alexa to "play song on spotifa" shi tell me to link my premiun accout using the alexa app..

      Is not because I'm not in UK and USA?

      Tho use Alexa I setup my Alexa account to be in UK or US, but Spotify is not possible because is looking the credit card account!

      Stefano
      UKMedia
      UKMedia
      December 23, 2017
      You don't need to include Spotify in the command but your location will be the reason for your issue.
      Remember: Sometimes Red Wine helps :)
      stek
      stekAuthor
      Trending Lyricist I
      December 23, 2017
      Merda!
      Balgreen
      Contributor I
      December 24, 2017
      Hi UK Media, thanks for your suggestion. In reply to your questions:-
      1. Yes
      2. Have done this now (Connect Control for Spotify)
      3. Yes
      4. Yes
      Alexa now seems to be understanding "Connect Control for Spotify". However, when I say this, she says to "Open Spotify on the device you'd like to connect from, tap devices available and choose the Alexa device". Have done this, but then nothing happens.
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