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Request+ integrates with Apple Music through Cider, a third-party Apple Music desktop client. Request+ supports both Cider 3 and Cider 4, but the setup flow is different for each version.
Cider requires a valid Apple Music subscription to play full tracks.

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Setup

1

Install Cider

Purchase and download Cider from cider.sh, then sign in with your Apple ID.
2

Pick Apple Music in Request+

In Request+, open Settings -> Platform Settings -> Main Platform and choose Apple Music (Cider). Request+ will ask Which Cider version?.
3

If you use Cider 4

Choose Cider 4. Request+ will show a Connect Cider 4 flow and send an authorization request to Cider. Approve the Request+ prompt inside Cider; Request+ stores the returned Cider 4 API token automatically.
4

If you use Cider 3

Choose Cider 3. Install and enable the Request+ Cider 3 plugin, then paste your Cider API token into the Cider API Token field if your Cider setup requires one. Follow the Cider 3 plugin video guide here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dnW_UvwEyA.
5

Verify

Play a track in Cider. It should appear in Request+ within a second or two, and the overlay should update with the current Apple Music track.

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Supported actions

  • Play / pause
  • Skip / previous
  • Seek
  • Volume
  • Shuffle / repeat
  • Like
  • Queue requested tracks

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Troubleshooting

Make sure Cider 4 is open before clicking Connect Cider 4 in Request+. If the request fails, wait a few seconds and try again; Request+ briefly cools down failed token requests.
Reopen Cider and Request+, then use Refresh Cider 4 Token from Request+‘s Apple Music settings. Cider 4 uses a scoped token, so Request+ needs the token before it can read playback, control audio, manage the queue, or update library state.
Make sure the Cider 3 plugin is installed and enabled. Cider 3 sends playback updates through the local Request+ WebSocket bridge, so Request+ and Cider both need to be running.
Cider’s API surface varies by version. Update Cider to the latest release for your major version to maximize supported actions.