Is spotify.com safe?

Very Likely Safe

No major red flags found. This looks like a legitimate, established website.

Popular site · #77 worldwideChecked Nov 14, 2026

Trust score

Why: Main reasons: domain registered 21+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; spotify is the real brand's registered domain. Minor issues: large response served uncompressed.

Identity & Age100/100

Impersonation Risk100/100

Red Flags100/100

Transparency70/100

Security100/100

Email70/100

Positive highlights

Domain registered 21+ years agoLong-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
Not flagged by Google Safe BrowsingNo malware, phishing, or unwanted-software match in Google's live threat database.
HTTPS is enforcedAll redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
Valid SSL / TLS certificate activeIssued by C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, CN=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, valid for 161 remaining days.
spotify is the real brand's registered domainThe root label matches the brand exactly — this IS the brand's own domain.
Popular website — ranked #77 worldwideListed in the Tranco top 1 million websites. Scam sites are almost never this popular.
Site responded with 200Final URL: https://open.spotify.com/. Response time 399ms.
No impersonation patterns detectedDomain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
Not listed on URLhaus malware blocklist
Fast response (399ms)

Negative highlights

Large response served uncompressedEnable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.

Note: 293+ URLs indexed. A large sitemap suggests an established, content-rich site.

Note: Registered via Abion AB.

Note: 2 technologies detected. Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Key facts about spotify.com

Website: spotify.com
Popularity: #77 worldwide (Tranco top 1M)
Domain created: Apr 23, 2006 (20.6 years old)
Domain expires: Apr 23, 2030
Registrar: Abion AB
Owner details: Public in WHOIS
IP address: 35.186.224.24
Hosting / CDN: Cloudflare
SSL certificate: DigiCert Inc · valid until Apr 24, 2027
Email security: Not checked
Threat blocklists: Not listed (clean)
Technology: Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Summary

94/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (20.6 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns.

No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled

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Domain Information

Registration timeline, age calculation, registrar details, and ICANN status.

Verified

Registrar Name: Abion AB
Creation Date: April 23, 2006 (20.6 years ago)
Last Updated: July 8, 2024
Registry Expiry Date: April 23, 2030
WHOIS Privacy Protection: Publicly Visible
Domain Status Codes: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited

ICANN Status Badges

client delete prohibitedclient transfer prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibitedserver update prohibited

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Domain registered 21+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via Abion AB

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

HTTP Headers & Security

Full HTTP response headers, HSTS, Content Security Policy (CSP), and security baselines.

Good

Security Header Baseline

Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing

Content-Security-PolicyMissing

X-Frame-OptionsMissing

X-Content-Type-Options Present

Referrer-PolicyMissing

Permissions-PolicyMissing

Recommended Missing Headers

missing: X-Frame-Optionsmissing: Referrer Policymissing: Permissions Policy

All Response Headers (19)

cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC
cf-ray: a5a30aa339d22990-EWR
connection: close
content-security-policy: script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' blob: open.spotifycdn.com open-review.spotifycdn.com quicksilver.scdn.co www.google-analytics.com www.googletagmanager.com static.ads-twitter.com analytics.twitter.com s.pinimg.com sc-static.net https://www.google.com/recaptcha/ cdn.ravenjs.com connect.facebook.net www.gstatic.com sb.scorecardresearch.com pixel-static.spotify.com cdn.cookielaw.org geolocation.onetrust.com www.fastly-insights.com static.hotjar.com script.hotjar.com https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion_async.js https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/conversion/ https://analytics.tiktok.com/i18n/pixel/sdk.js https://analytics.tiktok.com/i18n/pixel/identify.js https://analytics.tiktok.com/i18n/pixel/config.js https://www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.js https://t.contentsquare.net/uxa/22f14577e19f3.js https://get.microsoft.com/badge/ms-store-badge.bundled.js https://cdn.us.heap-api.com https://heapanalytics.com 'sha256-WfsTi7oVogdF9vq5d14s2birjvCglqWF842fyHhzoNw=' 'sha256-KRzjHxCdT8icNaDOqPBdY0AlKiIh5F8r4bnbe1PQwss=' 'sha256-Z5wh7XXSBR1+mTxLSPFhywCZJt77+uP1GikAgPIsu2s=' 'sha256-o2wzIImHJ4+WWE5DCTR+myWU0UNml0+wwpDXRo++vII='; frame-ancestors 'self' https://adgen-dev.spotify.com/account/*/ad/*/details https://adgen-dev.spotify.com/preview/* https://local.spotify.net/account/*/ad/*/details https://local.spotify.net/preview/* https://app.smartly.io/*;
content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
date: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:48:37 GMT
server: cloudflare
set-cookie: sp_landing=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2F; Max-Age=86400; Path=/; Domain=.spotify.com; HttpOnly; Secure
strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000
transfer-encoding: chunked
vary: Accept-Encoding
via: HTTP/1.1 fringe, HTTP/2 edgeproxy, 1.1 google, 1.1 varnish
x-cache: MISS
x-cache-hits: 0
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-envoy-upstream-service-time: 22
x-served-by: cache-ewr-kewr1740022-EWR
x-spotify-open-index: true
x-timer: S1794628117.013009,VS0,VE116

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HSTS is set

Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.

Content Security Policy is set

Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.

Missing X-Frame-Options

Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.

-3

X-Content-Type-Options is set

Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.

Missing Referrer Policy

Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.

-2

Missing Permissions Policy

Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).

-2

DNS Records

Encrypted DoH resolution: A, AAAA, MX mail servers, authoritative NS, and TXT verification.

Resolved

IPv4 Addresses (A): 35.186.224.24
IPv6 Addresses (AAAA): 2600:1901:1:7c5::
Mail Servers (MX): aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 1), alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 5), alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 5), aspmx2.googlemail.com (Priority: 10), aspmx3.googlemail.com (Priority: 10), aspmx4.googlemail.com (Priority: 10), aspmx5.googlemail.com (Priority: 10)
Authoritative Nameservers (NS): dns1.p07.nsone.net, dns2.p07.nsone.net, dns3.p07.nsone.net, dns4.p07.nsone.net, ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com
TXT Records Found: 35 TXT verification records

A Records (IPv4)

35.186.224.24

TXT Verification Records

MS=ms38184034

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anthropic-domain-verification-mqtmtz=BSac9xfxvigNt4Ralt2KPkt1V

apple-domain-verification=Dxae2sKJD2O5TKGK

atlassian-domain-verification=1My5WsxLluUY8uIjgbLs4MY3ySFp32k9aYNW2IR4ihM64k58CxpFnB5R9SEiJAnR

atlassian-sending-domain-verification=d90f2e0c-fa57-43b6-910f-065cc4d6a0e3

cloudflare_dashboard_sso=19cd522a4fc20281209f03663d34ee76

cursor-domain-verification-985xgr=7ROYkkLIfunrK2GtW0spMGDNw

docker-verification=82f3553a-fb50-4d4e-9607-8a8079ee354f

facebook-domain-verification=qyrvuca7h4s7wevhzbprtt3tdyyhf1

facebook-domain-verification=wtgn9pdvjdhs21j9gz6knsnpkafvs5

google-site-verification=0wmxUE7T2OWPhtwjco6oCyqqbYgtosjQdywAr4G4kU0

google-site-verification=ESiNWockZgSgTPSsrsAdMX9afsj2-_8504nQ0qIHkDA

google-site-verification=buTP-BbGUoP8lPntqskvSbeS68M4PDoIFkiUtQEA5n8

google-site-verification=ehIHBRyAOKdOfUyw_ONXT0TMuUsdk1gDGSYfk8YhRgw

google-site-verification=uD4f4k01lFWX3qwVbqnVaJg8atpKgAgc-_RYcyT3ofU

have-i-been-pwned-verification=33b7ae688099ee8cca63259b769a0ea8

jamf-site-verification=1kKxrm0glhWvrA0YiABH_w

liveramp-site-verification=IAXPTLlWofr4aaKtwVqirrHvOqUMiXnaMW8WMmuz1v0

loom-site-verification=3ee9ca8c2df34d08abbb7be5185bc768

notion-domain-verification=AqUDuql68X5rQ1qLwho6huUjf4QteXZlyvTIKS1txnq

onetrust-domain-verification=508849d40e2b4b8fba2b7eaf84f1bddc

openai-domain-verification=dv-VNYvLsJIttFvRz7ymxFgjrPC

parallels-domain-verification=7bb3a358f26f4e23a5077648266570c873182a57d6d44e47a55ef6cf72cdb470

reachdesk-verification=v0DuUrKxORfyqxIOMkJm57GlQtvaAv0watqt7x7ylMN21LAHqR6dEhUpSxOp7DCh

status-page-domain-verification=wq4jns7ydgbb

tiktok-developers-site-verification=98xFqMKsOJ51nNJpUCGPGbo7m17gtf7f

tiktok-developers-site-verification=pZNawVY3o5Ma80MRCC6Fref1NiLzuEVU

tiktok-developers-site-verification=ttGXJxgq1HQKquomgiljzFq53uoLHcUC

v=spf1 ip4:80.76.146.172 ip4:80.76.146.173 include:_spf.google.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf.netigate.se include:21894833.spf06.hubspotemail.net ~all

vmware-cloud-verification-dab4c35d-1819-4431-add3-d3c382ee32bc

windsurf-verification=LRBAV_kH3G5aleY1GIc1jMUg_8iBpigIm2qYF00bRps=

wiz-domain-verification=370862886b04dfa626d54d2c4cc955174c6f3164a104a85d725ae5ece72ea3ef

yahoo-verification-key=bdudmGyddArwRiVafgItrfYq8nrhd5vzNZ7Ik/G0ILM=

zapier-domain-verification-challenge=db8a0b98-bb6a-4f84-a699-344dc23fef3b

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2 address record(s) resolved

IPv6 (AAAA) available

Modern dual-stack setup.

8 authoritative nameservers

WHOIS & Identity Lookup

Domain ownership status, registry lifecycle, nameservers, and privacy redaction.

Found

Registrable Domain: spotify.com
Registrar Organization: Abion AB
WHOIS Privacy Status: Public Registration Data
Registry Status Codes: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
Delegated Authoritative Nameservers: dns1.p07.nsone.net, ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com
Registration Lifecycle: Registered: 2006 → Expires: 2030

Nameservers (NS)

dns1.p07.nsone.netns-cloud-a1.googledomains.comns-cloud-a2.googledomains.comns-cloud-a3.googledomains.comns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com

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Domain registered 21+ years ago

Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.

+15

Registered via Abion AB

Owner information disclosed

The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.

Email Security & Deliverability

SPF record validation, DMARC policy enforcement, DKIM selectors, and MX reputation.

Warning

email-security timed out after 6000ms

Threat Intelligence & Blocklists

Multi-source malware feeds (URLhaus), phishing checks (PhishStats, Safe Browsing), and typosquats.

Clean

URLhaus Malware

Clean / Not Listed

PhishStats Feed

Clean / Not Listed

Google Safe Browsing

Clean / Verified

Root Domain Label: spotify
Top-Level Domain (TLD): .com (Standard TLD)
Punycode Obfuscation: No (Standard ASCII)
Homoglyph / Lookalike Script: No mixed scripts
Brand Match Analysis: Official Domain (spotify)
Typosquatting Risk: Clean

spotify is the real brand's registered domain

The root label matches the brand exactly — this IS the brand's own domain.

+10

No impersonation patterns detected

Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.

Technology Stack & Metadata

Detected CMS, JavaScript frameworks, analytics tags, CDN providers, and page metadata.

Detected

Detected Technologies by Category

analytics

Google Analytics

cdn

Cloudflare

Page Metadata & Fingerprint

HTML Title: Spotify - Web Player: Listen to Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks Online
Meta Description: Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. Listen to your favorites online now.
Document Language: en
Character Encoding: utf-8
Viewport Setting: width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1
Generator Software: —

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2 technologies detected

Google Analytics, Cloudflare

Mobile viewport configured

Page Performance & Compression

Server response time, content payload size, Brotli/Gzip compression, and caching rules.

399ms

Items to Fix & Optimize

Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)

MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN

Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)

OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF

Protocol

HTTP/2

Binary framing, multiplexed

Compression

NONE

No compression detected

Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)

Image Formats

Legacy / Unchecked

Transfer

Uncompressed

Transport

HTTP/2

These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.

Detected Asset & Image Formats

WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG

HTTP Response Time: 399 ms
Payload Body Size: 168.3 KB
Compression Status: Uncompressed
Cache Directives: Standard caching rules

Large response served uncompressed

Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.

-3

AI Content Safety & Red Flags

High-pressure language, payment gateway safety, disposable domain analysis, and deceptive tactics.

Safe

AI Content Evaluation

94/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (20.6 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Main reasons: domain registered 21+ years ago; not flagged by Google Safe Browsing; spotify is the real brand's registered domain. Minor issues: large response served uncompressed.

Payment Red Flags: None (No suspicious payment requests)
High-Pressure Language: None (No artificial urgency detected)
Disposable Domain Risk: No (Established infrastructure)
Text Scanned Depth: 72 characters verified

No scam-correlated language found on the home page

No crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.

Server & Hosting Infrastructure

Primary IP address, web server software, CDN edge network, and redirect hop chain.

cloudflare

Primary Web Server: cloudflare
CDN / Cloud Provider: Cloudflare
Primary IP Address: 35.186.224.24
HTTP Status Code: 200 OK
Final Landing Destination: https://open.spotify.com/
Redirect Hop Count: 2 hops

Redirect Hop Chain

1.https://spotify.com/ → https://www.spotify.com/
2.https://www.spotify.com/ → https://open.spotify.com/

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Site responded with 200

Final URL: https://open.spotify.com/. Response time 399ms.

HTTPS is enforced

All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.

+10

Fast response (399ms)

Served through Cloudflare

Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.

SSL / TLS Certificate

Active Certificate Authority, Common Name, validity period, expiration countdown, and SANs.

Secure

Certificate Authority (Issuer): C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, CN=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
Subject Common Name (CN): *.spotify.com
Validity Period: 161 days remaining (Expires: 2027-04-24T23:59:59Z)
Subject Alternative Names (SANs): 40 domains protected
Certificates Logged (CT): 100 certs recorded

Subject Alternative Names (Sample)

spotify.comanchor.fmatspotify.combyspotify.comchrt.fmchrtnotchtbl.comchtbl.comcommon.spotify.comconfidence.devconfidence.spotify.comcreators.spotify.comenspotify.comeu.confidence.devforspotify.comfromspotify.comhonk-gateway.spotify.netmegaphone-staging.fmmegaphone.cloudmegaphone.fmmegaphone.linkspotify.devtaskforce.spotify.nettospotify.comus.confidence.devvibe.spotify.netwithspotify.comkyriba-jpmc.api.spotify.comwg.spotify.comg2.spotify.comcommunity.spotify.comcommunity-stage.spotify.commx-sat-portal.spotify.compci-testing.spotify.compartner-links.spotify.comdownload.spotify.comupgrade.spotify.comwww.newsroom.spotify.comclicks.creators.spotify.comclicks.hello.authors.spotify.comcommunity-prod.spotify.com+20 more

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Valid SSL / TLS certificate active

Issued by C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, CN=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, valid for 161 remaining days.

+10

Content & Transparency Policies

Linked privacy policy, terms of service, about page, social channels, and published contacts.

Warning

Key Legal & Transparency Pages

privacy PageNot linked

terms PageNot linked

contact PageNot linked

about PageNot linked

refund PageNot linked

shipping PageNot linked

cookies PageNot linked

Published Phone Numbers: 174829003346, 324684580

Policy pages could not be checked

The site showed our scanner a bot-check or short page, so privacy, terms and contact pages were not verified. This is common for large sites and is not counted against them.

Robots.txt & Sitemap Discoverability

Search engine crawler directives, indexability, and declared XML sitemaps.

Present

Robots.txt Directives: Present & Configured
Sitemaps Declared: https://www.spotify.com/sitemap.xml
Disallow Rules Count: 16 rules

View Raw robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /*/about-us/contact/contact-spotify-password/
Disallow: /*/about-us/contact/contact-spotify-account/
Disallow: /*/get-spotify/*
Disallow: /*/xhr/*
Disallow: /*/external/*
Disallow: /*/legal/*?ets=
Disallow: /*/legal/advertiser-terms-and-conditions/
Disallow: /*/legal/gdpr-article-15-information/
Disallow: /*/legal/spotify-controller-data-processing-terms/
Disallow: /*/legal/podcast-api-terms/
Disallow: /*/legal/distribution-api-terms/
Disallow: /*/account/cls/*
Disallow: /*/starbuckspartners
Disallow: /starbuckspartners
Disallow: /ppt/*?
Disallow: /partner/*?
Sitemap: https://www.spotify.com/sitemap.xml

robots.txt published

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Scan Engine Performance

Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline

v5.1.0 Engine

Signals Analyzed

This scan

Sources Checked

Live security feeds

Scan Duration

21.76s

Full live scan

Last Scan

11/14/2026

Live timestamp

Overall Risk

Low Risk

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