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Import guide

Published 2 min read

If you're a paying user, you can easily bring in tracks you've jammed to before setting up your account. It's a super simple process for both streaming services -- Apple Music and Spotify!

Apple Music Tutorial

1. Go to Apple Privacy

2. Click "Request a copy of your data ›" in "Obtain a copy of your data"

A new page will load.

3. Select "Apple Media services information"

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Then click "Continue".

In "Choose a maximum file size" leave everything as it is and click "Complete request".

4. Wait around 7 days for data from Apple

You will receive an email when your data is ready, along with a link to the download page on privacy.apple.com

5. Download received data

It is usually called "Apple Media Services information.zip". Don't unzip it, we require the *.zip format.

6. Upload ZIP file in your account settings

Go to Settings > Apple Music > Import History, here, you can upload the file received from Spotify.

Wait for a couple of minutes, our systems will save your streams and process them.

Spotify Tutorial

1. Go to Spotify Privacy Settings

Edit "Download your data" section as on the image:

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2. Confirm Email from Spotify

After pressing "Request data" Spotify will send you a confirmation email.

3. Wait around 30 days for data from Spotify

Yeah, we know, that's a lot, but it usually takes less time.

4. Download data received in email

It is usually called "my_spotify_data.zip". Don't unzip it, we require the *.zip format

5. Upload ZIP file in your account settings

Go to Settings > Spotify > Import History, here, you can upload the file received from Spotify.

Wait for a couple of minutes, our systems will save your streams and process them.

Handling large files

Sometimes Apple Music (unlike Spotify) includes extra data in the file you request, which can make it too large to upload.

You don't have to do anything about it. When you drop the ZIP on Musicat, your browser opens it, takes out the file with your listening history and uploads only that - usually a few megabytes, even when the export itself is several gigabytes.

If your browser cannot open the export at all, you can do the same by hand. Locate the file named "Apple Music - Play History Daily Tracks.csv" - it's usually found inside your Apple Media Services Information.zip > Apple_Media_Services.zip > Apple Music Activity folder.

Once you find it:

  1. Zip the file.
  2. Upload it directly to Musicat.