--- title: "Spotcast" description: "Spotcast is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 5.1k installs sharing analytics, needs the vendor's cloud and was last updated July 23, 2026." canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/fondberg-spotcast" url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/fondberg-spotcast.md" last-updated: "2026-10-23" version: "1.4" --- # Spotcast > Spotcast is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 5.1k installs sharing analytics, needs the vendor's cloud and was last updated July 23, 2026. Spotcast is a custom integration that starts Spotify playback on idle Chromecast devices and Spotify Connect devices. It adds a cast platform that lets Google Cast media player entities play Spotify content and browse the Spotify library. A start service is added to Home Assistant so automations can target either Chromecast or Connect devices. It only begins playback, and control afterwards is left to the Chromecast and Spotify components. Multiple Spotify accounts can be configured to start playback with something other than the default account. It relies on the Spotify cloud, needs two browser cookies for authentication, and requires the core Spotify integration to be installed alongside it. Automatic summary of the README of fondberg/spotcast. Something wrong, or are you the maintainer and want your own text here? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact) [Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/hacs_repository/?owner=fondberg&repository=spotcast&category=integration) On Home Assistant 2026.11 or newer? [Open it in the Marketplace](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/marketplace_repository/?owner=fondberg&repository=spotcast&category=integration) ## Supports - **Uses the vendor's cloud**: Needs an internet connection and an account with the vendor. - **From the Marketplace**: Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS. - **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months. ## Setting it up Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant. It is then set up in configuration.yaml. ## From the README > Home Assistant custom component to start Spotify playback on an idle chromecast device or a Spotify Connect device (thanks to @kleinc80) which means that you can target your automation for chromecast as well as connect devices. > > Spotcast implements a cast platform (requires Home Assistant Core 2022.2.0 or later), which enables Google Cast media player entities to play Spotify URI as well as to browse the Spotify library. From the README of [fondberg/spotcast](https://github.com/fondberg/spotcast#readme), [Apache License 2.0](https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html). Shortened. ## At a glance - Kind: Marketplace integration - Category: [Media and entertainment](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/media-and-entertainment.md), Music and radio services - Brand: [Spotify](https://vulpo.app/integrations/spotify.md) - Number: 5.1k installs sharing analytics; 814 GitHub stars - Connection: Needs the vendor's cloud - Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months - Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older) - Latest version: v4.0.1, last updated July 23, 2026 - Domain: `spotcast` - Source: - Issues: - Screenshot: https://vulpo.app/integrations-img/ffec8b0701c103e0.webp (from fondberg/spotcast's README) - Screenshot: https://vulpo.app/integrations-img/de7f1a288a0d9c13.webp (from fondberg/spotcast's README) In Vulpo: Chart card, Apple Watch ## Other ways in for Spotify | Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Spotify](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/spotify.md) | Built-in integration | 32.8k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Part of Home Assistant | | [SpotifyPlus](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/thlucas1-homeassistantcomponent-spotifyplus.md) | Marketplace integration | 2.5k installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | Updated in the last 6 months | | [Spotify Voice Assistant Search](https://github.com/cauld/spotify-voice-assistant) | Marketplace integration | 37 installs sharing analytics | Needs the vendor's cloud | No update in 6 to 18 months | | [Ambilight Spotify](https://github.com/Pct-Works/ha-ambilight-spotify) | Marketplace integration | 1 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | | [Spotify Connect](https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/spotify.md) | App | 22.3k installs sharing analytics | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months | Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. [About these numbers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/about) Last updated 2026-10-23. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/fondberg-spotcast --- - HTML version of this page: https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/fondberg-spotcast - Site index for agents: https://vulpo.app/llms.txt - Everything in one document: https://vulpo.app/llms-full.txt - All pages: https://vulpo.app/sitemap.xml