Connecting to Spotify
This feature is only available for the Breaking Points community.
If you are a paid supporter for the Breaking Points Locals community, you can also get access to their subscriber content on Spotify when you link your accounts. Only a 1:1 connection is allowed, meaning only 1 Locals account can be connected to 1 Spotify account. If you want to connect to another account, disconnect the connection first before connecting a new one.
There are 2 ways to initiate this connection.
Login to Locals.com and find the Breaking Points community (or go directly to the Breaking Points community site)
Find the RSS tab and click it
If you are not a paid supporter, make sure you support first
If you are a paid supporter, you should be able to see 2 options: RSS and Spotify. Click the "Connect Spotify" option
You will be taken to Spotify's page on the browser. If you aren't logged in on your browser, you will be prompted to log into your Spotify account.
Once you log into your Spotify account, you'll be asked to agree to a connection to Locals, Click Agree
You'll see a confirmation page that you have access to the subscriber content
Click into it and it will direct you to the playlist on Spotify
If you found the podcast directly on Spotify first and see that it's locked, you can connect from there by clicking on the Lock Icon and "Get Access"
You'll be asked to link your Locals and Spotify accounts. Make sure you check you are indeed logged into the correct Spotify account. Click "Link Account". After linking, if you're logged into Locals on the browser and already a paid supporter, you'll automatically be directed to Step 6
You will be redirect to Locals, if you're not logged in, you'll be asked to login first (if you don't have a Locals account, click the Sign up link instead and follow the flow). This step is skipped if you're already logged in.
Once logged in, if you are not a part of the Breaking Points community yet, you will be asked to Join. This step is skipped if you've already joined the community.
Once you joined, if you are not a paid supporter yet to Breaking Points on Locals, please subscribe. This step is skipped if you're already a paid supporter to Breaking Points on Locals.
Once the system has detected that you have a paid Locals account, you'll be redirected back to Spotify. You'll be asked to agree to a connection to Locals, Click Agree
You'll see a confirmation page that you have access to the subscriber content
Click into it and it will direct you back to the playlist on Spotify where the lock icon will now change to a Play button
Whether you want to terminate the connection because you are no longer using the platforms or you want to connect to a new account, you can sever the connection between the two from either Locals or Spotify but you must be logged into the correct connected accounts on either end.
Log into Locals.com and find the Breaking Points community (or go directly to the Breaking Points community site)
Find the RSS tab and click it
You'll see that under the Spotify section, instead of "Connect Spotify", it will say "Unlink Spotify account" now instead. Click unlink
The page should refresh and you'll see that you are no longer connected
Log into the Spotify account where you made the connection
Open this URL: https://content-access.spotify.com/
Click Unlink next to Locals
Confirm Unlink again
Spotify will no longer show your Locals account linked
How to connect Locals and Spotify
If you are a paid supporter for the Breaking Points Locals community, you can also get access to their subscriber content on Spotify when you link your accounts. Only a 1:1 connection is allowed, meaning only 1 Locals account can be connected to 1 Spotify account. If you want to connect to another account, disconnect the connection first before connecting a new one.
There are 2 ways to initiate this connection.
Initiate Connection from Locals
Login to Locals.com and find the Breaking Points community (or go directly to the Breaking Points community site)
Find the RSS tab and click it
If you are not a paid supporter, make sure you support first
If you are a paid supporter, you should be able to see 2 options: RSS and Spotify. Click the "Connect Spotify" option
You will be taken to Spotify's page on the browser. If you aren't logged in on your browser, you will be prompted to log into your Spotify account.
Once you log into your Spotify account, you'll be asked to agree to a connection to Locals, Click Agree
You'll see a confirmation page that you have access to the subscriber content
Click into it and it will direct you to the playlist on Spotify
Initiate Connection from Spotify
If you found the podcast directly on Spotify first and see that it's locked, you can connect from there by clicking on the Lock Icon and "Get Access"
You'll be asked to link your Locals and Spotify accounts. Make sure you check you are indeed logged into the correct Spotify account. Click "Link Account". After linking, if you're logged into Locals on the browser and already a paid supporter, you'll automatically be directed to Step 6
You will be redirect to Locals, if you're not logged in, you'll be asked to login first (if you don't have a Locals account, click the Sign up link instead and follow the flow). This step is skipped if you're already logged in.
Once logged in, if you are not a part of the Breaking Points community yet, you will be asked to Join. This step is skipped if you've already joined the community.
Once you joined, if you are not a paid supporter yet to Breaking Points on Locals, please subscribe. This step is skipped if you're already a paid supporter to Breaking Points on Locals.
Once the system has detected that you have a paid Locals account, you'll be redirected back to Spotify. You'll be asked to agree to a connection to Locals, Click Agree
You'll see a confirmation page that you have access to the subscriber content
Click into it and it will direct you back to the playlist on Spotify where the lock icon will now change to a Play button
How to disconnect my Locals account from Spotify
Whether you want to terminate the connection because you are no longer using the platforms or you want to connect to a new account, you can sever the connection between the two from either Locals or Spotify but you must be logged into the correct connected accounts on either end.
Disconnect from Locals
Log into Locals.com and find the Breaking Points community (or go directly to the Breaking Points community site)
Find the RSS tab and click it
You'll see that under the Spotify section, instead of "Connect Spotify", it will say "Unlink Spotify account" now instead. Click unlink
The page should refresh and you'll see that you are no longer connected
Disconnect from Spotify
Log into the Spotify account where you made the connection
Open this URL: https://content-access.spotify.com/
Click Unlink next to Locals
Confirm Unlink again
Spotify will no longer show your Locals account linked
Updated on: 22/04/2025