Are is Demus Breaking Spotify Terms? Why Your Playlists Won't Import and How to Fix It a question on your mind? Find out expert analysis in our feature story.

If Demus refuses to parse your Spotify library, running through targeted technical diagnostics will resolve the problem in most situations. Follow these steps sequentially:

1. Fix the Playlist Privacy and Clean the URL

  1. Open the Spotify app on your desktop or mobile device.
  2. Navigate to the playlist you want to import, tap the three dots icon, and select Make Public.
  3. Tap Share, then select Copy Link.
  4. Paste the link into a note or browser search bar.
  5. Identify the question mark (`?`) in the URL string. Delete the question mark and everything after it.
  6. The cleaned URL should look strictly like `https://open.spotify.com/playlist/[22-character alphanumeric ID]`.
  7. Paste this sanitized URL directly into the Demus search bar.

2. Execute a Cache and Data Reset on iOS

Cached API errors in the app's local storage can create repeating loop errors on subsequent import attempts.

  1. Open the Demus app on your iOS device.
  2. Tap the Settings gear icon in the top corner.
  3. Locate the Storage or Cache section and tap Clear Cache.
  4. Force close Demus by swiping up from the bottom of your screen in the app switcher.
  5. Re-open Demus and retry the import with your cleaned public URL.

3. Split Over-Sized Playlists

Because Demus frequently encounters rate limits on large payloads, break massive libraries down before importing.

  • If your playlist contains more than 300 songs, divide it into two smaller collections within Spotify (e.g., "Favorites Part 1" and "Favorites Part 2").
  • Import each collection individually into Demus, allowing a three- to five-minute cooldown between operations to bypass Spotify API throttling.

4. Route Through Intermediate Third-Party Transfer Tools

If direct scraping continues to hang, use an intermediate service as a bridge.

  1. Use an export tool like Exportify or Soundiiz to download your Spotify playlist as a plain text or CSV file.
  2. Import that playlist into a free public YouTube playlist using TuneMyMusic.
  3. Paste the public YouTube playlist URL directly into Demus. Because Demus matches YouTube content natively, this route avoids Spotify's Web API blockers entirely.