Spotify API: Check If A Playlist With A Specific Name Already Exists
JavaScript
const user_id = localStorage.getItem("spotify_example_user_id")
const access_token = localStorage.getItem("spotify_example_access_token")
const checkIfPlaylistExists = async (checkName) => {
let exists = false
let maxLoopCount = 20
for (let i=0; i<maxLoopCount; i++) {
const url = new URL(`https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists`)
const params = {
offset: 50 * i,
limit: 50
}
url.search = new URLSearchParams(params).toString()
const payload = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'Authorization': `Bearer ${access_token}`
},
}
const body = await fetch(url, payload)
const response = await body.json()
if (!response.next) {
i = maxLoopCount
}
response.items.forEach((item) => {
if (item.name === checkName) {
exists = true
i = maxLoopCount
}
})
}
return exists
}
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
if (user_id) {
console.log(await checkIfPlaylistExists("aws test 2"))
}
})