AI DJ: Text-to-Spotify Playlist Generator with Linkup and GPT4

Stop manually searching for songs and let an AI DJ do the work for you. This template provides a complete, end-to-end system that transforms any text prompt into a ready-to-play Spotify playlist. It combines the creative understanding of a powerful AI Agent with the real-time web knowledge of Linkup to curate perfect, up-to-the-minute playlists for any occasion.

The experience is seamless: simply describe the vibe you're looking for in a web form, and the workflow will automatically create the playlist in your Spotify account and redirect you straight to it. Whether you need "upbeat funk for a sunny afternoon" or "moody electronic tracks for late-night coding," your personal AI DJ is ready to deliver.

Who is this for?

Music lovers:** Create hyper-specific playlists for any mood, activity, or niche genre without the hassle of manual searching. DJs & event planners:** Quickly generate themed playlists for parties, weddings, or corporate events based on a simple brief. Content creators:** Easily create companion playlists for your podcasts, videos, or articles to share with your audience. n8n developers:** A powerful example of how to build an AI agent that uses an external web-search tool to accomplish a creative task.

What problem does this solve?

Creates up-to-date playlists:** A standard AI doesn't know about music released yesterday. By using Linkup's live web search, this workflow can find and include the very latest tracks. Automates the entire creation process:** It handles everything from understanding a vague prompt (like "songs that feel like a summer road trip") to creating a fully populated Spotify playlist. Saves time and effort:** It completely eliminates the tedious task of searching for individual tracks, checking for relevance, and manually adding them to a playlist one by one. Provides a seamless user experience:** The workflow begins with a simple form and ends by automatically opening the finished playlist in your browser. There are no intermediate steps for you to manage.

How it works

Submit your playlist idea: You describe the playlist you want and the desired number of tracks in a simple, Spotify-themed web form. The AI DJ plans the search: An AI Agent (acting as your personal DJ) analyzes your request. It then intelligently formulates a specific query to find the best music. Web research with Linkup: The agent uses its Linkup web-search tool to find artists and tracks from across the web that perfectly match your request, returning a list of high-quality suggestions. The AI DJ curates the list: The agent reviews the search results and finalizes the tracklist and a creative name for your playlist. Build the playlist in Spotify: The workflow takes the agent's final list, creates a new public playlist in your Spotify account, then searches for each individual track to get its ID and adds them all. Instant redirection: As soon as the last track is added, the workflow automatically redirects your browser to the newly created playlist on Spotify, ready to be played.

Setup

Connect your accounts: You will need to add your credentials for: Spotify: In the Spotify nodes. Linkup: In the Web query to find tracks (HTTP Request Tool) node. Linkup's free plan is very generous! Your AI provider (e.g., OpenAI): In the OpenAI Chat Model node. Activate the workflow: Toggle the workflow to "Active." Use the form: Open the URL from the On form submission trigger and start creating playlists!

Taking it further

Change the trigger:* Instead of a form, trigger the playlist creation from a Telegram message, a Discord* bot command, or even a webhook from another application. Create collaborative playlists:** Set up a workflow where multiple people can submit song ideas. You could then have a final AI step consolidate all the requests into a single, cohesive prompt to generate the ultimate group playlist. Optimize for speed:* The Web query to find tracks* node is set to deep search mode for the highest quality results. You can change this to standard mode for faster and cheaper (but potentially less thorough) playlist creation.