A shocking claim has surfaced online, stating that almost all of Spotify’s data has been scraped. This alleged archive contains metadata of 256 million tracks and audio files of 86 million songs. The total data size is said to be around 300TB, and it is being shared through torrents. Spotify has now responded to the matter, further deepening the controversy.
What does Enas Archive claim?
Anas Archive, previously known for backing up books and research papers, has now made its biggest claim yet about Spotify. According to the group, it has archived metadata of 256 million tracks and audio files of 86 million songs from Spotify. They claim that this data covers approximately 99.6% of all listening activity on Spotify. The entire archive is approximately 300TB and is organized into torrents based on popularity. Enas Archive is calling it the world’s largest publicly available music metadata database.
In a statement to Android Authority, Spotify said its investigation revealed that a third party scraped public metadata and used illegal methods to bypass DRM. The company acknowledged that unauthorized access had been gained to some of the platform’s audio files, but did not confirm the scale reported by Anas Archive. Spotify says it is actively investigating the matter. At this time it is not clear how much content has actually been affected.
Audio files and archives
According to Anas Archive, the audio files in the archive are mostly taken directly from Spotify. The most popular songs are kept in their original 160kbps format, while less popular tracks are re-encoded to a smaller size to save space. This archive of songs released after July 2025 is reportedly incomplete. For now, all metadata is available, while music files are being released gradually, starting with the most popular tracks.
Legal implications and what will happen next
Most of the music available on Spotify is licensed under strict terms from major record labels and rights holders. Therefore, large-scale audio scraping and distribution via torrent is considered a violation of copyright law and Spotify’s Terms of Service. Although Enas Archive is calling it music protection, the law does not generally make allowances for such arguments. It remains to be seen whether Spotify and the record companies will take legal action and whether the archive could be shut down.
