50 Alexa Spotify Commands [2023]: The Complete List

Did you know that Alexa is secretly a DJ? Give her access to your Spotify free or premium account, and she can play it, shuffle it, pump up the bass, and even pick out music based on your mood or current activity.

All you need are the magic words, and you’ll find them all right here. In this article, I’ll show you all 50 Alexa Spotify commands, examples of how to use them, and how to make Spotify your default Alexa music service.

Alexa Spotify Voice Commands

Echo devices currently support 20 commands for controlling your Spotify playback. Some of these commands are specific to the Spotify app, but most will also work for other music services like Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, or TuneIn. And some of the commands (like volume controls), will change the Echo device settings themselves.

These commands all start with your wake word. By default, that’s Alexa, but you can change the wake word to Computer, Echo, Ziggy, or Amazon in the device settings. If you’re using one of those alternative wake words, be sure to replace them when saying the command. For example, you would say “Echo, play” instead of “Alexa, play”.

Here’s the full list of Alexa Spotify commands:

Spotify Alexa commands

How do I control Spotify with Alexa?

Before you can play Spotify on your Echo devices, you’ll need to install the Spotify Alexa skill (Skills are Alexa’s version of an app). You could search for the skill and install it manually, but I’ll show you an easier method here. This method also works for installing all the other music and podcast Alexa skills, including Apple Podcasts and Sirius XM.

1. Open the More Tab in the Alexa app.
2. Click Settings from the list.

3. Select Music & Podcasts under the Alexa Preferences section.

4. Click Link New Service.

5. Select Spotify from the list of music services. This will bring you to the Spotify skill.

6. Click Enable To Use.

7. Log in with your Spotify account.

8. Click Agree at the bottom of the permissions list.

9. Click Close to finiffsh the process.

At that point, you’ll be given an option to change your default music service. You can complete that process now or come back to it later using the process in the next section.

How to Make Spotify Your Default Music Player

I highly recommend setting Spotify as your default music service for your Alexa account, assuming its the app you usually use for your favorite tunes. You can do that by going to More -> ‘Music & Podcasts’ -> Default Services in the Alexa smartphone app.

You’ll see three sections, and I recommend setting all of them to Spotify. That’s the only way to get every Echo Spotify commands working fully. If Spotify isn’t listed under any of the three headers, click Change and select Spotify from the popup list.

If Spotify isn’t your default music app, you can still use play Spotify music on your Echo. The only thing that changes is that you’ll have to add “…on Spotify” to the end of most of the commands. So instead of “Alexa, play Pitbull” you would say “Alexa, play Pitbull on Spotify”.

Edit: Spotify now allows you to set Family defaults as well as defaults for your individual profile. For simplicity, I suggest setting both sets of defaults to Spotify if that is your primary music service.

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What’s Next?

Given the cost of Alexa speakers, Amazon Echo makes an excellent home speaker system. Pair that with Spotify and their vast library, and you have an easy-to-use, touchless music experience that will last you ages.

There’s a lot more you can do to enhance your smart home sound system, too. Recently, I’ve been looking into ways to play Alexa and a Bluetooth speaker at the same time. You can also sync your Spotify music with your Hue lights, which is one of the biggest advantage of Philips Hue vs Wiz or other budget smart light brands.

And, of course, Spotify isn’t the only service you can control with Alexa. You can, for example, virtually replace your remote with Alexa Fire TV commands. Beyond entertainment, Roomba Alexa commands can help you spot clean or stop your robot vacuum from eating your cables. Is there anything Alexa can’t do?