[GH-ISSUE #198] Will my Spotify account get banned using this downloader ? #168

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opened 2026-02-27 19:02:39 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments
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Originally created by @Suraboi on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/198

Is downloading FLAC using SpotiFLAC risky for my Spotify account to get banned? I dont don't know how this download works, but I read that these tools work by fetching song metadata from Spotify and then finding the corresponding high-quality audio elsewhere, often through Application Programming Interfaces. I just want to know that using this software is safe and doesn't affect my Spotify account from getting banned in the future.

Originally created by @Suraboi on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/issues/198 Is downloading FLAC using SpotiFLAC risky for my Spotify account to get banned? I dont don't know how this download works, but I read that these tools work by fetching song metadata from Spotify and then finding the corresponding high-quality audio elsewhere, often through Application Programming Interfaces. I just want to know that using this software is safe and doesn't affect my Spotify account from getting banned in the future.
kerem closed this issue 2026-02-27 19:02:39 +03:00
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@rcMarty commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025):

It doesnt use your account for anything.
I dont know how exactly this project works but im guessing it downloads data from public apis so user accounts should be safe.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3694761562 --> @rcMarty commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025): It doesnt use your account for anything. I dont know how exactly this project works but im guessing it downloads data from public apis so user accounts should be safe.
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@rcMarty commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025):

Nvm it uses predefined account (i guess) here
But that doesnt change the fact that its not using your account.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3694804535 --> @rcMarty commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025): Nvm it uses predefined account (i guess) [here](https://github.com/afkarxyz/SpotiFLAC/blob/57640d85d25ac1e8bc0cab725f465ec7192bbf8e/backend/spotify_metadata.go#L50) But that doesnt change the fact that its not using your account.
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