post Re: Access to my data, please in Account

Ability to access account listening data

Julzdawn — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:34:22 GMT

I would like access to my data. I’m not asking for the music itself, but I would like access to the details of the music I’ve selected and saved. Artist names, song names, the dates they were added, etc. I would like to expert this data as a CSV or a JSON file so I can import it into excel or Tableau. Thank you for your consideration.

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Re: Access to my data, please

12345671 — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:34:42 GMT

Re: Access to my data, please

AlisonEaton — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:05:47 GMT

I was in the same boat wanting to access details of my saved music. I found it helpful to use a tool like myexcel to handle this kind of data export. What worked for me was using the platform’s built-in options to export my playlist data as a CSV file. Then, I imported that CSV into Excel and it gave me a clear view of all the artist names, song titles, and dates. If you can get the data in a similar format, it should make it easy to work with in Excel or Tableau.

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Re: Access to my data, please

shanksgavin — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:36:56 GMT

The details being requested are available through the use of Developer APIs although Pandora is not accepting new requests for developers to access these APIs.

Will users be able to export their user interactions or better yet their entire collection of user data stored by Pandora? Other major service like Google and Facebook allow for user data export. This should be a prioritized consideration if it's not in a near-term sprint for new feature development! And consider the age of this post with no official acknowledgment from Pandora speaks loudly to the request.

Please provide some indication of where this request fits into future updates.

Re: Access to my data, please

Julzdawn — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:33:06 GMT

Thank you! It didn’t seem like an unreasonable request. My other issue that went un-addressed was endless buffering. Years of frustration and lack of acknowledgement from Pandora prompted my move to Spotify. Spotify doesn’t lock me out with buffering errors and offers user data downloads.

Re: Access to my data, please

shanksgavin — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:30:20 GMT

The request should not be ignored. It is understandable to limit the ability to export any internal data regardless of its creator to help preserve the business model and vitality of the company for continued use. The expectation from me as a user and fellow digital audiophile, please put the creative efforts to work and devise an alternative solution that fulfills our wishes while preserving the digital integrity of the intellectual property.

Spotify, YouTube, and even SiriusXM are simply not my cup of tea. And I loved XMRadio before the commercialized take over from Sirius. I am loyal to Pandora for their algorithms and ability to play songs that I like while also introducing new music of similar style, taste and mood. Providing deep cuts, live versions, and artist only options are also great features! While I may be slightly disgruntled, the service will remain until death do us part or this wretched economy forces me to.

I mean having Pandora in my back pocket, laptop, TV, and car whenever and where ever I want just pushes me to consider getting Starlink and a portable solar power system. Life will be content!

Re: Ability to access account listening data

AdamPandora — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:40:55 GMT

Hi everyone!

We don't actually save a list of the content from each of your listening sessions, as this would use a lot of memory.

However, you can scroll back through your current listening session to view the recently played tracks. From the Now Playing screen, swipe right to scroll through previously played songs.

You can also navigate to your each of your stations individually to view any Thumb ratings you provided.

In the meantime, I recommend checking out and upvoting these existing Ideas if you'd like to see them added to the service:

Thanks for being a part of the community!

Re: Ability to access account listening data

Auen1 — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:00:05 GMT

I totally agree with @Julzdawn. I feel like this should be a standard request option from any company with whom we do business with (and a reasonable, too.) Especially, if paying for subscription vs. freebie version. After all, it is "our" data not "your all's". Yes, "you all" collect and store pieces information unique to "us"(subscribers). Why does it have to be kept a secret between "us"(company and subs.)? And let's be honest, the "data" which is the subject of this isn't solely about listening history.