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How to make spotify url prompt to open the Spotify app, not open the web-app?

I'm making my own smart link page:

https://www.hooklust.com/oo.a/

(only part way through - ignore the horrible styling)

and can get the Spotify link (top green button) to open the song in the Spotify web app, but how is a service like this...

https://songwhip.com/hooklust/sekai-heiwa-world-peace

able to prompt to open the Spotify app after the Spotify link is clicked please? When I click theirs, I see the "Open Spotify - https://songwhip.com wants to open this application." prompt.

Thank you

Solution

  • One way to open the link directly in the app is to use the URI instead of the URL, e.g. in your case link to spotify:track:2bmgv7q8RgC0NgF9SlGlpe instead of https://open.spotify.com/track/2bmgv7q8RgC0NgF9SlGlpe:

    <a href="spotify:track:2bmgv7q8RgC0NgF9SlGlpe" target="_blank">