How to Find Your Spotify Password (And What to Do When You Can't)

If you're locked out of Spotify or simply can't remember your login credentials, you're not alone. Spotify accounts are tied to email addresses, social logins, or phone numbers — and depending on how you originally signed up, the path to recovering access looks completely different.

Here's what you need to know.

Spotify Doesn't Let You "Find" Your Password

Let's clear this up first: no password manager, app, or service can show you your Spotify password in plain text — not even Spotify itself. Passwords are stored in hashed form, meaning they're encrypted one-way and can't be decoded back into readable text.

What Spotify can do is help you reset your password through a verified email or phone number. That's the actual mechanism behind "finding" your Spotify password — it's really about regaining access, not retrieving the original string of characters you typed.

Step 1: Figure Out How You Originally Signed Up

This is the most important variable, and it's where most people get stuck.

Spotify supports three types of account creation:

If you signed up using Facebook, Google, or Apple, Spotify has no password on file for you. Resetting your Spotify password won't help — you'd need to manage credentials through that third-party account instead.

If you signed up with email and password, you can use Spotify's standard password reset flow.

How to Reset Your Spotify Password 🔑

If your account uses email and password authentication:

1. Go to spotify.com/password-reset in a browser
2. Enter the email address associated with your account
3. Check your inbox for a reset email from Spotify
4. Click the link in that email and create a new password
5. Log in with your new credentials

The reset email typically arrives within a few minutes. If it doesn't show up, check your spam or junk folder, and confirm you're using the right email address — many people have multiple accounts across different emails without realizing it.

What If You Don't Know Which Email You Used?

This is more common than it sounds. If you've had a Spotify account for years, you may have signed up with an old email address you no longer use or don't remember.

A few ways to narrow it down:

• Check old devices — if you're still logged into Spotify on a phone, tablet, or laptop, go to Account > Profile to see your registered email
• Search your email inboxes — search for "Spotify" across all accounts you own; look for a welcome email or old receipts
• Check your phone's autofill — iOS and Android both store credentials in their respective password managers (iCloud Keychain or Google Password Manager); these may have saved your Spotify login details at some point
• Try Facebook login — if you have a Facebook account, try the "Continue with Facebook" option; Spotify may have been linked to it

Checking Saved Passwords on Your Device

If your device's built-in password manager saved your Spotify credentials, you may be able to retrieve them directly:

On iPhone/iPad: Go to Settings → Passwords, search for "Spotify," and if an entry exists, you can view the saved username and password.

On Android (Google Password Manager): Go to Settings → Passwords & Accounts or visit passwords.google.com, search for Spotify, and view any stored credentials.

On a browser: Most browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) store passwords natively. Check your browser's settings under Passwords or Autofill — if you ever logged into Spotify.com and saved the password, it may still be there.

If You Used a Third-Party Social Login

If you signed up through Facebook, you'll need to manage your Facebook password — not your Spotify one. The same applies to Google and Apple logins. Spotify simply redirects authentication to those platforms and doesn't store a separate password.

In these cases:

• Facebook: Visit facebook.com/login/identify to reset your Facebook password
• Google: Go to myaccount.google.com to manage your Google credentials
• Apple: Visit appleid.apple.com to reset your Apple ID password

Once you recover access to that third-party account, you can log back into Spotify using the corresponding "Continue with..." option.

When None of This Works

If you no longer have access to the email address associated with your Spotify account, the path forward runs through Spotify's support team. They can verify account ownership through purchase history, payment method details, or other account activity before helping you regain access. This process takes longer and may require documentation.

One important detail: Spotify accounts are tied to subscriptions and playlists, so it's worth the effort to recover an existing account rather than creating a new one — especially if you have a paid plan or years of saved music.

The Variable That Changes Everything

The right recovery path depends entirely on how your account was created, which email or social platform it's tied to, and whether you still have access to any previously logged-in devices. Someone who signed up years ago with a now-defunct email address faces a completely different situation than someone who just forgot a recently-set password.

Understanding which login method your account uses is the first thing to determine — everything else follows from there. 🎧