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Parsnip62
Enthusiast II
Oct 29, 2026 12:38 PM UTC
Question

How do I set an alarm to play one of my Deezer playlists?

Hi 

I'm thinking of using my Sonos speakers in my bedroom to replace an old stereo / Wiim Mini combo.

In order to do that I need the alarm functionality. 

Playing around it just now, I'm unable to set my "Wake Up" Deezer playlist to be the music. I can select the generic Deezer playlists but not my own.

Any ideas on how I could overcome this? 

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jgatie
jgatie
Oct 29, 2026 1:28 PM UTC

Save the Deezer playlist as a Sonos playlist and use that.

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Parsnip62Author
Enthusiast II
Oct 29, 2026 2:54 PM UTC

Save the Deezer playlist as a Sonos playlist and use that.

Thanks. That works. I'll need to re-sync it though each time I add songs to it though. 

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controlav
controlav
Lead Maestro
Oct 29, 2026 1:35 PM UTC

If the playlist is not showing in the music picker for alarms, it is a bug in the Deezer SMAPI implementation. They are incorrectly blocking it. https://docs.sonos.com/docs/add-capabilities

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Parsnip62Author
Enthusiast II
Oct 29, 2026 1:58 PM UTC

If the playlist is not showing in the music picker for alarms, it is a bug in the Deezer SMAPI implementation. They are incorrectly blocking it. https://docs.sonos.com/docs/add-capabilities

Thanks. So I guess I need to raise a support request with Deezer, right? 

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    Schlumpf
    Schlumpf
    Virtuoso
    Oct 29, 2026 7:29 PM UTC

    Good luck… 🙈

    I cross my fingers that they understand your problem at all. I really like and use Deezer but their Sonos Integration could be improved. 

     

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    Ralf
      bibleblessings
      Lyricist III
      Oct 30, 2026 7:35 AM UTC

      I ran into the same thing with a streaming playlist, and saving it as a Sonos playlist was the workaround that worked for me too. I just keep my wake-up list fairly stable so I do not have to re-save it very often. It is a bit clunky, but it has been reliable as a morning alarm for me.

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        Schlumpf
        Schlumpf
        Virtuoso
        Oct 30, 2026 7:54 AM UTC

        Hmm, I have done some testing this morning and I was able to use one of my own created Deezer playlist by using the search function within alarm settings. If I enter the name of my playlist, it will be shown as a result and I can choose it for my alarm.

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        Ralf
        Parsnip62Author
        Enthusiast II
        Oct 30, 2026 12:55 PM UTC

        Interesting. That did not work for me. Was yours set to public or private? 

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        Schlumpf
        Schlumpf
        Virtuoso
        Oct 30, 2026 9:34 PM UTC

        Public… but that was my suspicion, too. So I switched to private, but it still worked. 
        Maybe the changes on Deezers side take some time. But I recommend to set the Playlist to public. 

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        Ralf
        juliawhites
        Lyricist III
        Oct 30, 2026 10:28 AM UTC

        Have you tried adding your Deezer playlist to Sonos Favorites first? Sometimes personal playlists don't appear directly in the alarm music selection. If that doesn't work, check whether the playlist is accessible through the Sonos app and try creating the alarm again. Hopefully, Sonos will improve support for personal playlists in its alarm feature.

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        Parsnip62Author
        Enthusiast II
        Oct 30, 2026 12:57 PM UTC

        Have you tried adding your Deezer playlist to Sonos Favorites first? Sometimes personal playlists don't appear directly in the alarm music selection. If that doesn't work, check whether the playlist is accessible through the Sonos app and try creating the alarm again. Hopefully, Sonos will improve support for personal playlists in its alarm feature.

        Yep. The same workaround was suggested above and it works. 

         

         

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        Schlumpf
        Schlumpf
        Virtuoso
        Nov 1, 2026 1:21 AM UTC

        Yes, the way via Sonos playlist of course works, but as said it should also work by directly choosing the Deezer playlist. And as said… for me it works, if I use the search option within alarm settings. 


        ​@Parsnip62 

        Did you wait some time (at least some hours) after setting your Deezer playlist to public before trying again?

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        Ralf
        Parsnip62Author
        Enthusiast II
        Nov 1, 2026 12:02 PM UTC

        Yes, the way via Sonos playlist of course works, but as said it should also work by directly choosing the Deezer playlist. And as said… for me it works, if I use the search option within alarm settings. 


        ​@Parsnip62 

        Did you wait some time (at least some hours) after setting your Deezer playlist to public before trying again?

        Yep. It's still not available even now. 

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        Schlumpf
        Schlumpf
        Virtuoso
        Nov 1, 2026 5:23 PM UTC

        I have to correct my first comment… I can’t see all of my personal playlists when choosing Deezer content voa search within alarm settings. But I can see two of about 10. And I have no idea, what might be the difference between them. All are public playlists. So sadly the only safe way at the moment is adding them as Sonos playlists. Quite strange…

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        Ralf
        Schlumpf
        Schlumpf
        Virtuoso
        Nov 1, 2026 5:33 PM UTC

        PS: „Spinning Fatburner“ is the only one added to Sonos favorites. And even this one can’t be found via search. But the two playlists shown in the screenshot are found. 

         


         

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        Ralf
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