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Reference Triggers Now Playing
Kristopher Barrantes edited this page Nov 5, 2026
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Also on the Cuebot Docs site.
Runs when a new song starts in your music player or on Spotify. Great for a "Now playing: …" message in chat. Tick "Watch what plays" on the Music page first.
| Setting | What to put in |
|---|---|
| Player | Only react to one player: type part of its name, like spotify or vlc. Leave it empty to react to every player. |
Variables you get
| Variable | What it holds |
|---|---|
%title% |
The song's name, like "Never Gonna Give You Up" |
%artist% |
Who sings or plays it, like "Rick Astley" (several artists are joined with commas) |
%album% |
The album the song is on (empty when the player does not say) |
%player% |
The player it plays in, like Spotify, VLC or Firefox |
%artUrl% |
A link to the cover picture, when the player gives one |
%duration% |
How long the song is, in seconds (0 when unknown) |
%durationText% |
How long the song is, written like 3:45 |
%link% |
A web link to the song (Spotify songs only) |
%source% |
"system" for a player on this computer, "spotify" for your Spotify account |
%nowPlaying.title% |
The same values again with nowPlaying. in front, so the same message works with the "Get now playing" step |
Type id: nowplaying.songChanged
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