Now open config.py and setup your SP_KEY (Spotify has renamed this to sp_adid) and SP_DC tokens ([see below](https://github.com/Michael-K-Stein/SpotiFile#sp_key--sp_dc-tokens))
The main advantage of using SpotiFile is that it completely circumvents all of Spotify's api call limmits and restrictions. Spotifile offers an API to communicate with Spotify's API as if it were a real user.
This allows SpotiFile to download information en-masse quickly.
Downloading massive amounts of songs and meta data can help if you prefer listening to music offline, or if you are desgining a music server which runs on an airgapped network.
*We do not encourage music piracy nor condone any illegal activity. SpotiFile is a usefull research tool. Usage of SpotiFile for other purposes is at the user's own risk. Be warned, we will not bear any responsibility for improper use of this educational software!*
+ Scraping tracks to create datasets for machine learning models.
+ Creating remixes (for personal use only!)
+ Downloading music which no longer falls under copyright law ([Generally, content who's original artist passed away over 70 years ago](https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html)).
### Please notice Spotify's User Guidelines, and make sure you understand them. See section 5;
*The following is not permitted for any reason whatsoever in relation to the Services and the material or content made available through the Services, or any part thereof:
5. "crawling" or "scraping", whether manually or by automated means, or otherwise using any automated means (including bots, scrapers, and spiders), to view, access or collect information;*
Usage of this "scraper" is in violation of Spotify's User Guidelines. By using this code, you assume responsibility - as *you* are the one "scraping" Spotify using automated means.
### Please notice Deezer's Terms of Use, and make sure you understand them. See article 8 - Intellectual property;
*The Recordings on the Deezer Free Service are protected digital files by national and international copyright and neighboring rights. They may only therefore be listened to within a private or family setting. Any use for a non-private purpose will expose the Deezer Free User to civil and/or criminal proceedings. Any other use of the Recordings is strictly forbidden and more particularly any download or attempt to download, any transfer or attempt to transfer permanently or temporarily on the hard drive of a computer or any other device (notably music players), any burn or attempt to burn a CD or any other support are expressly forbidden. Any resale, exchange or renting of these files is strictly prohibited.*
Storing, or attempting to store files from Deezer is strictly prohibited. Use this software only to create, for personal use, a custom streaming app. Notice that you can only use this streaming app in a private or family setting. By using this code, you assume responsibility to perform only legal actions - such as *streaming* music from Deezer for personal use.
SpotiFile starts its life by authenticating as a normal Spotify user, and then performs a wide range of conventional and unconventional API calls to Spotify in order to retrieve relevant information.
SpotiFile does not actually download audio from Spotify, since they use proper DRM encryption to protect against piracy. Rather, SpotiFile finds the relevant audio file on Deezer, using the copyright id (ironically). Then SpotiFile downloads the "encrypted" audio file from Deezer, which failed to implement DRM properly. Credit for reversing Deezer's encryption goes to https://git.fuwafuwa.moe/toad/ayeBot/src/branch/master/bot.py & https://notabug.org/deezpy-dev/Deezpy/src/master/deezpy.py & https://www.reddit.com/r/deemix/ (Original reversing algorithm has been taken down).
