[UPDATED] Is Spotify Down Right Now? Latest Outage Leaves Web Player Not Working

[UPDATE: 28 July 2026, 12:56AM IST] Spotify has confirmed that it is investigating the issue on its official Status account on X.

If you thought it’s just Xbox that’s down, well, audio streaming giant Spotify is also facing a massive outage, affecting users trying to access the Web Player at the moment. Users across the internet are constantly checking whether Spotify isn’t working right now or if the servers are down.

On my end, Spotify Web Player is having some issues. And it’s not just me; there are hundreds of users who have reported it on Downdetector. We spotted a sharp spike on the outage-tracking site.

Spotify Web Player is down and not working as audio streaming suffers outage

Many users have reported that they’re seeing the “Spotify can’t play this right now” message when trying to stream music. Others have simply reported that the Spotify Web Player isn’t working, with pages failing to load or playback controls becoming unresponsive.

The exact cause remains unclear. Spotify has yet to publicly confirm whether the disruption is linked to a server outage, backend maintenance, or another technical issue.

What do when Spotify web doesn’t work

That being said, if Spotify isn’t working for you, the issue may not be on your end. Restarting the app, refreshing the Web Player, or signing back into your account may help if the problem is temporary. However, if the outage is server-side, you’ll likely need to wait until Spotify restores normal service. In the meantime, don’t forget to check out our guide on how to fix Spotify web player not working issue.

We’ll keep an eye on the situation and update you accordingly.

This is a developing story…