To get an ARL token, you first need to obtain a session ID. Open the Deezer app on your Android device and navigate to the login screen. Enter your login credentials and tap "Login". Once logged in, open a terminal or command prompt on your computer and use adb (Android Debug Bridge) to retrieve the session ID:
With the ARL token in hand, you can now make API requests to Deezer's servers. For example, use curl to retrieve a user's playlists:
The response from the Deezer API will contain the ARL token: how to get deezer arl token android work
Before diving into the process, it's essential to understand what an ARL token is. The ARL token is a unique identifier assigned to a user, allowing them to access Deezer's API. This token is required to make API requests, such as retrieving music metadata, user information, or streaming music.
adb shell dumpsys package com.deezer.android | grep -i "session" This will output a session ID, which looks like a long string of characters (e.g., "sessionId":"xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" ). To get an ARL token, you first need to obtain a session ID
"data": "session_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx", "arl_token": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
Extract the arl_token value, which is your Deezer ARL token. Once logged in, open a terminal or command
curl -X POST \ https://api.deezer.com/auth.php \ -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ -d 'app_id=xxxxx&api_version=2&method=auth.getSession&session_id=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' Replace xxxxx with the app ID (usually 27 for the official Deezer app) and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with the actual session ID obtained in Step 1.