Xc Api Playlist Link [Official - HACKS]

app.get('/api/playlist/links', authenticateUser, async (req, res) => 
  const links = await PlaylistLink.find( userId: req.user.id )
    .select('-xcPassword') // exclude sensitive field
    .sort( createdAt: -1 );
res.json(links);
);

Playlists are the modern mixtape: intimate, portable, and shareable. An XC API playlist link encodes a curator’s mood into a transferable object. Unlike a static mixtape, an API-linked playlist can evolve—tracks can be swapped when licenses change, personalized recommendations can be injected, and collaborators can co-author in real time. Platforms leverage this by enabling social features: followers, likes, and collaborative editing. The playlist link is thus both artifact and living document. xc api playlist link

Before writing the endpoint, we need to adjust our data model. Most playlists are created as private objects. Playlists are the modern mixtape: intimate, portable, and

The XC Schema Update: To generate a playlist link, the playlist record needs a public_id or a share_token. We don't want to use the database primary key (like ID 1052), as that is easily guessable and exposes your database volume. Playlists are the modern mixtape: intimate

Instead, we generate a unique token.

// Example Playlist Object
"id": 5021,
  "user_id": 88,
  "title": "Late Night Coding",
  "tracks": [101, 405, 902, 120],
  "share_token": "xc_8f3k9d" // This is what we expose