Pattern

Regex for Spotify URI

spotify:track/album/playlist URI.

The Spotify URI regex is ^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$ — copy it below, or open it in the explainer for a token-by-token breakdown.

The pattern

^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$

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What it matches

spotify:track:4uLU6hMCjMI75M1A2tKUQC
spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M
spotify:artist:1Xyo4u8uXC1ZmMpatF05PJ

What it doesn't match

spotify:track:short
spotify:song:abc
https://spotify.com/track/abc

Notes & gotchas

Spotify URIs identify content by type and 22-char Base62 ID. Used in deep links and the Spotify API. Web URLs (open.spotify.com/track/...) use the same ID.

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Token-by-token breakdown

Every part of the pattern, left to right:

Token	Meaning
`^`	start of string (or line in multiline mode)
`spotify:`	literal text “spotify:”
`(`	start of a capturing group
`track`	literal text “track”
`\|`	OR — try the alternative
`album`	literal text “album”
`\|`	OR — try the alternative
`playlist`	literal text “playlist”
`\|`	OR — try the alternative
`artist`	literal text “artist”
`\|`	OR — try the alternative
`episode`	literal text “episode”
`\|`	OR — try the alternative
`show`	literal text “show”
`)`	end of group
`:`	literal text “:”
`[A-Za-z0-9]{22}`	exactly 22 times: any of: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits
`$`	end of string (or line in multiline mode)

About this pattern

Identifying and validating user identity (names, contact info, IDs) is one of the most common reasons developers reach for regex. The pattern below handles the format check; for full validation always confirm against a source of truth (database, API, or document).

Quick usage in different languages

This exact pattern — with the correct escaping and idioms for each language:

JavaScript: /^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$/.test(value)
Python: re.match(r"^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$", value)
Java: Pattern.compile("^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$").matcher(value).matches()
C# / .NET: Regex.IsMatch(value, @"^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$")
Go: regexp.MustCompile(`^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$`).MatchString(value)
Ruby: /^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$/.match?(value)
PHP: preg_match('~^spotify:(track|album|playlist|artist|episode|show):[A-Za-z0-9]{22}$~', $value)

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Common pitfalls

Anchored to the whole string. This pattern uses ^ and $, so it requires the entire input to match. To find it inside a longer text, drop the anchors and use the global (g) flag.
ASCII letters only. [a-zA-Z] excludes accented and non-Latin letters (é, ü, ß, ñ, and non-Latin scripts). For international input use Unicode properties like \p{L} with the u flag.
Validate beyond format. Matching the format doesn't guarantee the value is real. Confirm the spotify uri against a source of truth (database, API, or checksum) where it matters.

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