To add a link to your Spotify artist profile, open Spotify for Artists and edit one of its supported placements: social links in About, an Artist Pick for eligible Spotify content, or Fan Support for approved fundraising partners. Spotify does not turn URLs typed into your artist bio into clickable links.
Last verified August 2026 against Spotify for Artists documentation.
How do I add social media links to my Spotify artist profile?
Use Spotify for Artists rather than the regular Spotify listener app:
- Sign in at artists.spotify.com with access to the claimed artist profile.
- Open Profile and locate the About section.
- Select Edit beside the social-links area.
- Add the supported profile URLs and select Save.
Spotify says social links “appear in the About section of your profile in the Spotify app” (Spotify for Artists Support, verified August 2026).
The field accepts four platforms: Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and Wikipedia (Spotify for Artists blog, verified August 2026). It is not a general-purpose field for an artist website, online store, link-in-bio page, or other external URL.
Can an Artist Pick link to any external website?
No. An Artist Pick is not an unrestricted external-link slot. Spotify’s instructions tell artists to search for content or paste a Spotify link, so the pasted URL must lead to content supported by Spotify’s Artist Pick system (Spotify for Artists Support, verified August 2026).
To create an Artist Pick:
- Open the Spotify for Artists mobile app.
- Select the Profile tab.
- Tap + under Artist Pick.
- Search for supported content or paste its Spotify link.
- Add a caption if desired, then save the Pick.
Artist Pick can spotlight eligible items such as music, playlists, shows, merch, or other content available through Spotify’s selection tools. It should not be described as a way to paste an arbitrary website, store, or paid-interaction URL.
What is a Spotify Fan Support link?
Fan Support, formerly called Artist Fundraising Pick, is Spotify’s dedicated option for artists who want to “raise funds from fans on Spotify” (Spotify for Artists Support, verified August 2026).
Fan Support accepts approved fundraising partners rather than arbitrary URLs. In the United States, the listed options are generally Cash App, GoFundMe, and PayPal.me. Spotify also lists regional partners, including Givealittle in New Zealand, Mercado Pago and PayU in parts of Latin America, and iyzico in Turkey (Spotify for Artists Support — Fan Support fundraising partners, verified August 2026).
Fan Support is suitable for donations and fundraising. It is not a built-in storefront for selling a personalized message, answered question, or other specific service.
How do Spotify’s profile link placements compare?
| Placement | Where it appears | What it accepts | Best use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social links | About section in the Spotify app | Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and Wikipedia URLs | Directing listeners to supported social profiles |
| Artist Pick | Near the top of the artist profile | Eligible Spotify content or supported Spotify links | Highlighting a release, playlist, show, merch item, or other selectable content |
| Fan Support | Fan Support area of the profile | Approved fundraising partners, including Cash App, GoFundMe, and PayPal.me in the US | Donations and fundraising |
| Artist bio | About section | Plain text; typed URLs are not clickable | Artist background, context, and story |
Where should each supported Spotify link lead?
Match the destination to the placement:
- Social links: Add the supported profiles you update regularly and where fans can find your other links.
- Artist Pick: Feature the eligible Spotify content that matters most now, such as a current release or playlist.
- Fan Support: Use an approved partner when you are collecting donations or raising money for a project.
- Bio: Explain who you are, but do not rely on a typed URL because it will not become clickable.
If your broader goal is deciding which destinations to promote outside Spotify, see what creators should put in a link in bio and how to monetize a link in bio. Those strategies apply to channels that permit general external URLs; they do not override Spotify’s placement restrictions.
How can musicians share paid-interaction links outside Spotify?
Spotify does not document a general external-URL field for selling questions, shoutouts, tips, or custom services directly from an artist profile. Musicians can instead share those links through websites, email, or social profiles that allow external destinations.
FanBell supports paid questions, personalized shoutouts, tips, and project support through one external page. FanBell has no follower minimum, is free to start with no monthly fee, and charges a 12% platform fee only when a fan pays (pricing, verified August 2026). FanBell payouts go to the creator’s connected bank account through Stripe (how it works, verified August 2026).
For more context, see the guide to paid fan interaction, the comparison of FanBell with membership platforms for musicians, and the overview of FanBell for musicians. A FanBell URL should be promoted through a channel that accepts general external links, not presented as an unrestricted Spotify Artist Pick destination.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the URL in my Spotify artist bio not clickable?
Spotify treats the artist bio as plain text. Use the supported social-links area, an eligible Artist Pick, or an approved Fan Support partner instead of typing a URL into the bio.
Can I add my website or online store directly to Spotify?
Spotify’s social-links field does not accept general websites or stores, and Artist Pick is for eligible Spotify content or supported Spotify links rather than arbitrary external URLs. Fan Support is limited to approved fundraising partners. An integrated merch item may be selectable where Spotify supports it, but that does not make Artist Pick a general website field.
Do I need Spotify for Artists to manage profile links?
Yes. Social links, Artist Pick, and Fan Support are managed through Spotify for Artists and require access to the claimed artist profile. They cannot be edited from the public artist page in the regular listener experience.
Can fans pay me directly through my Spotify profile?
Fan Support lets fans contribute through an approved fundraising partner. Spotify does not provide a general built-in option for fans to purchase a specific question, shoutout, or custom service from the artist profile.
What should I do next?
Add your supported social profiles, choose eligible Spotify content for your Artist Pick, and configure Fan Support if you use an approved fundraising partner. For paid interactions on channels that permit external URLs, Create your free FanBell page.
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