get_playback_state
Retrieve current playback details from Spotify, including track information and player status.
Instructions
Get current playback information
Input Schema
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Implementation Reference
- main.py:66-69 (handler)The MCP tool handler function for 'get_playback_state', decorated with @mcp.tool() for registration and execution. It delegates to SpotifyClient.get_current_playback().
@mcp.tool() async def get_playback_state() -> str: """Get current playback information""" return await client.get_current_playback() - spotify.py:148-158 (helper)Supporting method in SpotifyClient class that implements the core logic by calling spotipy's current_playback() to retrieve the playback state.
async def get_current_playback(self) -> str: """ Get information about current playback state. """ try: playback = self.sp.current_playback() if not playback: return "No active playback session." return playback except Exception as e: return f"Error getting playback state: {str(e)}"