How to Find Users on Spotify on PC or Mac

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Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: October 1, 2021

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This wikiHow teaches you how to find people you know on Spotify when you’re using a computer.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Searching by Username

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Open Spotify on your PC or Mac. It’s the green icon with three curved black lines inside. You’ll find it in the Applications folder on a Mac or in the All Apps area of the Start menu in Windows.
- If you’re not already signed in to your account, sign in now.
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It’s at the top-center area of the app.

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Type spotify:user:Username and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return . Replace “Username” with the username of the person you want to find.
- For example, to find user John, you would type spotify:user:john and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return .
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If you want to keep tabs on what your friend’s listening to, you can follow their activity this way. This is optional.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Connecting to Facebook

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Open Spotify on your PC or Mac. It’s the green icon with three curved black lines inside. You’ll find it in the Applications folder on a Mac or in the All Apps area of the Start menu in Windows.
- If you’re not already signed in to your account, sign in now.
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It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
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It’s under the “Facebook” header. A Facebook sign-in window will appear.
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You are now signed in to Facebook.
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It’s at the top of the screen. You can use this bar to find your Facebook friends who have Spotify accounts.
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As you type, a list of matching search results will appear.
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This opens their Spotify homepage.
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If you want to keep tabs on what your friend’s listening to, you can follow their activity this way. This is optional.

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