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Pause a User's Playback Beta
Pause playback on the user’s account.
Endpoint
PUT https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/pause
Request Parameters
Header Fields
Header Field | Value |
---|---|
Authorization | Required. A valid access token from the Spotify Accounts service: see the Web API Authorization Guide for details. The access token must have been issued on behalf of a user. The access token must have the user-modify-playback-state scope authorized in order to control playback. |
Query Parameters
Query Parameter | Value |
---|---|
device_id | Optional. The id of the device this command is targeting. If not supplied, the user’s currently active device is the target. |
Response Format
A completed request will return a 204 NO CONTENT
response code, and then issue the command to the player. Due to the asynchronous nature of the issuance of the command, you should use the Get Information About The User’s Current Playback endpoint to check that your issued command was handled correctly by the player.
When performing an action that is restricted, 404 NOT FOUND
or 403 FORBIDDEN
will be returned together with a player error message. For example, if there are no active devices found, the request will return 404 NOT FOUND
response code and the reason NO_ACTIVE_DEVICE
, or, if the user making the request is non-premium, a 403 FORBIDDEN
response code will be returned together with the PREMIUM_REQUIRED
reason.
Example
curl -X PUT "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/pause" -H "Authorization: Bearer {your access token}"