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Something seem to have changed in how one links to a spotify search. The following code should work:

<a href="spotify:search:track:castle+on+the+hill+artist:ed+sheeran">spotify:search:track:castle on the hill artist:ed sheeran</a>

When Spotify opens it says No result found for "track:castle+on+the+hill+artist:ed+sheeran"

We have also tried percent encoding:

<a href="spotify:search:track:castle%20on%20the%20hill%20artist:ed%20sheeran">Castle on the hill Ed Sheeran</a>

But this also fails.

Any advice on how to properly link to a Spotify search?

Morten Skogly
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I figured it out, solution posted here https://pappmaskin.no/2017/02/linking-to-a-spotify-search-with-both-track-and-artist/

There is a new format for the url:

track:"castle on the hill" artist:"ed sheeran"

And you need to urlencode that part separately, to 

track%3A%22castle%20on%20the%20hill%22%20artist%3A%22ed%20sheeran%22.

And add spotify:search:in front: spotify:search:track%3A%22castle%20on%20the%20hill%22%20artist%3A%22ed%20sheeran%22

Morten Skogly
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Do you have to quote the fields? As with the Spotify web API If you do that then That means an “exact search”. track:”check your self” May not find track named “check yo self” Where track:check yo self Might (I’ve excluded space encodings)

Have you tried to just encode the “:” After track and artist? And of course the spaces?

technomorph
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