Add Pandora provider #2503
Add Pandora provider #2503
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Interesting work. I have used pianobar for many years and it works very well. Have you looked to that code for how to use the api? |
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Thanks for the suggestion! I’ve reviewed pianobar’s implementation, but there’s a key concern: pianobar uses extracted partner keys from official Pandora clients and encryption meant for specific devices. Pandora has explicitly stated that pianobar “is an unauthorized third-party application, and using it is a violation of our Terms of Use.” While they’ve tolerated it for years, it’s technically unauthorized. |
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| async def browse(self, path: str) -> list[Radio]: | ||
| """Browse radio stations.""" | ||
| # For now, just return all stations like get_library_radios | ||
| # Could be enhanced with categories/genres in the future | ||
| return [station async for station in self.get_library_radios()] |
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this can be left out if you dont support this yet. So the default implementation can be used.
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I tried removing that but then there is nothing seen when browsing?
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yeah, it will only work after the first sync was completed.
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After the sync I see the stations in the radio view but there is nothing when I browse to Pandora? This is after I see this in the log
2025-10-28 11:40:25.015 INFO (MainThread) [music_assistant.music] Sync task for Pandora/radios completed
Co-authored-by: Marcel van der Veldt <[email protected]>
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| # Is this what is envisaged to pass the static variables? | ||
| # MultiPartPath( | ||
| # path=f"{self.mass.streams.base_url}/{self.instance_id}_stream?" | ||
| # f"station_id={item_id}&track_num={i}&queue_id={queue_id}" | ||
| # f"&queue_item_id={queue_item_id}", | ||
| # ) |
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yeah, here you can pass whatever you want
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Cool, so I understand where we are at is these two questions:
How to pass queue_id/queue_item_id properly?
How to sync metadata updates with actual playback timing?
This PR introduces a new Pandora Music Provider focused exclusively on Radio Station playback.
Key Features
Radio Integration: Allows users to access and play their saved Pandora radio stations within Music Assistant.
Authentication: Uses the web-based Pandora REST API (username/password login) to retrieve the user's station list.
Streaming: Streams are served by fetching multiple playlist fragments from Pandora, assembling a multi-part path for continuous playback. Station promos also play.
🛑 Scope Limitations (API Constraint)
This provider is limited to Radio Stations Only and does not support search or station creation.This constraint is due to Pandora's API structure:
The REST API used here only provides access to login, station lists, and playback fragments.
Features like Search and Station Creation are restricted to Pandora's separate GraphQL API, which requires a completely different OAuth authentication flow and developer credentials.
Thus users must continue to create stations on the official Pandora app/website, and those stations will then automatically appear in MA.
There is no metadata for tracks as I'm not sure how to get that back when there are multiple URLs being streamed?
⏱️ Streaming Time Limit
The provider build a dummy list of 1000 URLs which should ensure playback lasts for more than 2 days.