diff --git a/constants.js b/constants.js
index 98bbaf4..8ef94ff 100644
--- a/constants.js
+++ b/constants.js
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ const scopes = {
 	ViewRecentlyPlayed: 'user-read-recently-played',
 	ViewPlaybackPosition: 'user-read-playback-position',
 	ViewTop: 'user-top-read',
+	ViewPrivatePlaylists: 'playlist-read-private',
 	IncludeCollaborative: 'playlist-read-collaborative',
 	ModifyPublicPlaylists: 'playlist-modify-public',
-	ViewPrivatePlaylists: 'playlist-read-private',
 	ModifyPrivatePlaylists: 'playlist-modify-private',
 	ControlRemotePlayback: 'app-remote-control',
 	ModifyLibrary: 'user-library-modify',
diff --git a/controllers/auth.js b/controllers/auth.js
index 97285ec..3b2ffb7 100644
--- a/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/controllers/auth.js
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ const callback = async (req, res) => {
 			logger.error('state mismatch');
 			return res.redirect(409, '/');
 		} else if (error) {
-			logger.error('callback error', { authError: error });
-			return res.status(401).send({ message: `Auth callback error` });
+			logger.error('callback error', { error });
+			return res.status(401).send("Auth callback error");
 		} else {
 			// get auth tokens
 			res.clearCookie(stateKey);
@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ const callback = async (req, res) => {
 			/** @type {typedefs.User} */
 			req.session.user = {
 				username: userResponse.data.display_name,
-				id: userResponse.data.id,
+				uri: userResponse.data.uri,
 			};
 
-			return res.status(200).send({
-				message: "Login successful",
-			});
+			return res.sendStatus(200);
 		}
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error('callback', { error });
@@ -121,9 +119,7 @@ const refresh = async (req, res) => {
 			req.session.cookie.maxAge = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 // 1 week
 
 			logger.info(`Access token refreshed${(response.data.refresh_token !== null) ? ' and refresh token updated' : ''}.`);
-			return res.status(200).send({
-				message: "New access token obtained",
-			});
+			return res.sendStatus(200);
 		} else {
 			logger.error('refresh failed', { statusCode: response.status });
 			return res.status(response.status).send('Error: Refresh token flow failed.');
diff --git a/controllers/playlists.js b/controllers/playlists.js
index b210c63..34b3ec6 100644
--- a/controllers/playlists.js
+++ b/controllers/playlists.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const logger = require("../utils/logger")(module);
 
 const typedefs = require("../typedefs");
 const { axiosInstance } = require('../utils/axios');
+const { parseSpotifyUri, parseSpotifyLink } = require("../utils/spotifyUriTransformer");
 
 /**
  * Retrieve list of all of user's playlists
@@ -10,11 +11,11 @@ const { axiosInstance } = require('../utils/axios');
  */
 const getUserPlaylists = async (req, res) => {
 	try {
-		let playlists = {};
+		let userPlaylists = {};
 
 		// get first 50
 		const response = await axiosInstance.get(
-			`/users/${req.session.user.id}/playlists`,
+			`/users/${parseSpotifyUri(req.session.user.uri).id}/playlists`,
 			{
 				params: {
 					offset: 0,
@@ -26,49 +27,53 @@ const getUserPlaylists = async (req, res) => {
 			}
 		);
 
-		if (response.status === 401) {
-			return res.status(401).send(response.data);
-		}
+		if (response.status >= 400 && response.status < 500)
+			return res.status(response.status).send(response.data);
+
+		userPlaylists.total = response.data.total;
 
 		/** @type {typedefs.SimplifiedPlaylist[]} */
-		playlists.items = response.data.items.map((playlist) => {
+		userPlaylists.items = response.data.items.map((playlist) => {
 			return {
+				uri: playlist.uri,
+				images: playlist.images,
 				name: playlist.name,
-				id: playlist.id
+				total: playlist.tracks.total
 			}
 		});
 
-		playlists.total = response.data.total;
-		playlists.next = response.data.next;
+		userPlaylists.next = response.data.next;
 
 		// keep getting batches of 50 till exhausted
-		while (playlists.next) {
+		while (userPlaylists.next) {
 			const nextResponse = await axiosInstance.get(
-				playlists.next, // absolute URL from previous response which has offset and limit params
+				userPlaylists.next, // absolute URL from previous response which has params
 				{
 					headers: {
 						...req.authHeader
 					}
 				}
 			);
-			if (response.status === 401)
-				return res.status(401).send(response.data);
+			if (response.status >= 400 && response.status < 500)
+				return res.status(response.status).send(response.data);
 
-			playlists.items.push(
+			userPlaylists.items.push(
 				...nextResponse.data.items.map((playlist) => {
 					return {
+						uri: playlist.uri,
+						images: playlist.images,
 						name: playlist.name,
-						id: playlist.id
+						total: playlist.tracks.total
 					}
 				})
 			);
 
-			playlists.next = nextResponse.data.next;
+			userPlaylists.next = nextResponse.data.next;
 		}
 
-		delete playlists.next;
+		delete userPlaylists.next;
 
-		return res.status(200).send(playlists);
+		return res.status(200).send(userPlaylists);
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error('getUserPlaylists', { error });
 		return res.sendStatus(500);
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ const getUserPlaylists = async (req, res) => {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieve single playlist
+ * Retrieve an entire playlist
  * @param {typedefs.Req} req 
  * @param {typedefs.Res} res 
  */
@@ -84,36 +89,57 @@ const getPlaylistDetails = async (req, res) => {
 	try {
 		/** @type {typedefs.Playlist} */
 		let playlist = {};
+		/** @type {typedefs.UriObject} */
+		let uri;
+		let initialFields = ["collaborative", "description", "images", "name", "owner(uri,display_name)", "public",
+			"snapshot_id", "tracks(next,total,items(is_local,track(name,uri)))"];
+		let mainFields = ["next,items(is_local,track(name,uri))"];
+
+		try {
+			uri = parseSpotifyLink(req.query.playlist_link)
+			if (uri.type !== "playlist") {
+				return res.status(400).send("Not a playlist link");
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			logger.error("parseSpotifyLink", { error });
+			return res.sendStatus(400);
+		}
 
 		const response = await axiosInstance.get(
-			"/playlists/" + req.query.playlist_id,
+			`/playlists/${uri.id}/`,
 			{
+				params: {
+					fields: initialFields.join()
+				},
 				headers: { ...req.authHeader }
 			}
 		);
-		if (response.status === 401)
-			return res.status(401).send(response.data);
+		if (response.status >= 400 && response.status < 500)
+			return res.status(response.status).send(response.data);
 
 		// TODO: this whole section needs to be DRYer
 		// look into serializr
-		playlist.uri = response.data.uri
-		playlist.name = response.data.name
-		playlist.description = response.data.description
-		let { display_name, uri, id, ...rest } = response.data.owner
-		playlist.owner = { display_name, uri, id }
-		playlist.followers = response.data.followers
+		playlist.name = response.data.name;
+		playlist.description = response.data.description;
+		playlist.collaborative = response.data.collaborative;
+		playlist.public = response.data.public;
+		playlist.images = { ...response.data.images };
+		playlist.owner = { ...response.data.owner };
+		playlist.snapshot_id = response.data.snapshot_id;
 		playlist.total = response.data.tracks.total;
-		playlist.next = response.data.tracks.next;
 
-		playlist.tracks = response.data.tracks.items.map((playlist_track) => {
+		// previous fields get carried over to the next URL, but most of these fields are not present in the new endpoint
+		// API shouldn't be returning such URLs, the problem's in the API ig...
+		playlist.next = new URL(response.data.tracks.next);
+		playlist.next.searchParams.set("fields", mainFields.join());
+		playlist.next = playlist.next.href;
+		playlist.tracks = response.data.tracks.items.map((playlist_item) => {
 			return {
-				added_at: playlist_track.added_at,
+				is_local: playlist_item.is_local,
 				track: {
-					uri: playlist_track.track.uri,
-					name: playlist_track.track.name,
-					artists: playlist_track.track.artists.map((artist) => { return { name: artist.name } }),
-					album: { name: playlist_track.track.album.name },
-					is_local: playlist_track.track.is_local,
+					name: playlist_item.track.name,
+					type: playlist_item.track.type,
+					uri: playlist_item.track.uri
 				}
 			}
 		});
@@ -122,26 +148,25 @@ const getPlaylistDetails = async (req, res) => {
 		// keep getting batches of 50 till exhausted
 		while (playlist.next) {
 			const nextResponse = await axiosInstance.get(
-				playlist.next, // absolute URL from previous response which has offset and limit params
+				playlist.next, // absolute URL from previous response which has params
 				{
 					headers: {
 						...req.authHeader
 					}
 				}
 			);
-			if (nextResponse.status === 401)
-				return res.status(401).send(nextResponse.data);
+
+			if (nextResponse.status >= 400 && nextResponse.status < 500)
+				return res.status(nextResponse.status).send(nextResponse.data);
 
 			playlist.tracks.push(
-				...nextResponse.data.items.map((playlist_track) => {
+				...nextResponse.data.items.map((playlist_item) => {
 					return {
-						added_at: playlist_track.added_at,
+						is_local: playlist_item.is_local,
 						track: {
-							uri: playlist_track.track.uri,
-							name: playlist_track.track.name,
-							artists: playlist_track.track.artists.map((artist) => { return { name: artist.name } }),
-							album: { name: playlist_track.track.album.name },
-							is_local: playlist_track.track.is_local,
+							name: playlist_item.track.name,
+							type: playlist_item.track.type,
+							uri: playlist_item.track.uri
 						}
 					}
 				})
@@ -150,6 +175,8 @@ const getPlaylistDetails = async (req, res) => {
 			playlist.next = nextResponse.data.next;
 		}
 
+		delete playlist.next;
+
 		return res.status(200).send(playlist);
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error('getPlaylistDetails', { error });
diff --git a/middleware/authCheck.js b/middleware/authCheck.js
index cb4c612..dddc797 100644
--- a/middleware/authCheck.js
+++ b/middleware/authCheck.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const logger = require("../utils/logger")(module);
 const isAuthenticated = (req, res, next) => {
 	if (req.session.accessToken) {
 		req.authHeader = { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${req.session.accessToken}` };
-		next()
+		next();
 	} else {
 		const delSession = req.session.destroy((err) => {
 			if (err) {
diff --git a/routes/playlists.js b/routes/playlists.js
index f0255e0..f7c7850 100644
--- a/routes/playlists.js
+++ b/routes/playlists.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { getPlaylistDetailsValidator } = require('../validators/playlists');
 const validator = require("../validators");
 
 router.get(
-	"/user",
+	"/me",
 	isAuthenticated,
 	validator.validate,
 	getUserPlaylists
diff --git a/typedefs.js b/typedefs.js
index 35867b2..0b68895 100644
--- a/typedefs.js
+++ b/typedefs.js
@@ -8,13 +8,23 @@
  * @typedef {import('winston').Logger} Logger
  * 
  * @typedef {{
+ * type: string,
+ * is_local: boolean,
+ * id: string,
+ * artist?: string,
+ * album?: string,
+ * title?: string,
+ * duration?: number
+ * }} UriObject
+ * 
+ * @typedef {{
  * display_name: string,
- * id: string
+ * uri: string
  * }} User
  * 
  * @typedef {{
  * name: string,
- * id: string,
+ * uri: string,
  * }} SimplifiedPlaylist
  * 
  * @typedef	{{
@@ -39,13 +49,19 @@
  * }} PlaylistTrack
  * 
  * @typedef {{
+ * url: string,
+ * height: number,
+ * width: number
+ * }} ImageObject
+ * 
+ * @typedef {{
  * uri: string,
  * name: string,
  * description: string,
+ * collaborative: boolean,
+ * public: boolean,
  * owner: User,
- * followers: {
- * 	total: number
- * },
+ * images: ImageObject[],
  * tracks: PlaylistTrack[],
  * }} Playlist
  */
diff --git a/utils/axios.js b/utils/axios.js
index 5132786..727ab92 100644
--- a/utils/axios.js
+++ b/utils/axios.js
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ axiosInstance.interceptors.request.use(request => {
 axiosInstance.interceptors.response.use(
 	(response) => response,
 	(error) => {
-		if (error.response) {
+		if (error.response && error.response.status === 429) {
+			// Rate limiting
+			logger.warn("Spotify API: Too many requests");
+			return error.response;
+		}
+		else if (error.response) {
 			// Server has responded
 			logger.error(
 				"Spotify API: Error", {
diff --git a/utils/jsonTransformer.js b/utils/jsonTransformer.js
index b7389ba..16e3110 100644
--- a/utils/jsonTransformer.js
+++ b/utils/jsonTransformer.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Returns a single string of the values of all keys in the given JSON object, even nested ones.
  * 
  * @param {*} obj 
- * @returns
+ * @returns {string}
  */
 const getNestedValuesString = (obj) => {
 	let values = [];
diff --git a/utils/logger.js b/utils/logger.js
index daca4bf..6fa0c64 100644
--- a/utils/logger.js
+++ b/utils/logger.js
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ const getLabel = (callingModule) => {
     return path.join(parts[parts.length - 2], parts.pop());
 };
 
+const allowedErrorKeys = ["name", "message", "stack"];
+
 const logMetaReplacer = (key, value) => {
     if (key === "error") {
         return {
             name: value.name,
             message: value.message,
-            stack: value.stack
+            stack: value.stack,
         };
     }
     return value;
@@ -28,11 +30,10 @@ const metaFormat = (meta) => {
 }
 
 const logFormat = printf(({ level, message, label, timestamp, ...meta }) => {
-    if (meta.error) {
+    if (meta.error) { // if the error was passed
         for (const key in meta.error) {
-            const allowedErrorKeys = ["name", "message", "stack"]
-            if (typeof key !== "symbol" && !allowedErrorKeys.includes(key)) {
-                delete meta.error[key]
+            if (!allowedErrorKeys.includes(key)) {
+                delete meta.error[key];
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/utils/spotifyUriTransformer.js b/utils/spotifyUriTransformer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..670e0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/spotifyUriTransformer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+const typedefs = require("../typedefs");
+
+/** @type {RegExp} */
+const base62Pattern = /^[A-Za-z0-9]+$/;
+
+/**
+ * Returns type and ID from a Spotify URI
+ * @see {@link https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids|Spotify URIs and IDs}
+ * @param {string} uri Spotify URI - can be of an album, track, playlist, user, episode, etc.
+ * @returns {typedefs.UriObject}
+ * @throws {TypeError} If the input is not a valid Spotify URI
+ */
+const parseSpotifyUri = (uri) => {
+	const parts = uri.split(":");
+
+	if (parts[0] !== "spotify") {
+		throw new TypeError(`${uri} is not a valid Spotify URI`);
+	}
+
+	let type = parts[1];
+
+	if (type === "local") {
+		// Local file format: spotify:local:<artist>:<album>:<title>:<duration>
+		let idParts = parts.slice(2);
+		if (idParts.length < 4) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${uri} is not a valid local file URI`);
+		}
+
+		// URL decode artist, album, and title
+		const artist = decodeURIComponent(idParts[0] || '');
+		const album = decodeURIComponent(idParts[1] || '');
+		const title = decodeURIComponent(idParts[2]);
+		const duration = parseInt(idParts[3], 10);
+
+		if (isNaN(duration)) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${uri} has an invalid duration`);
+		}
+
+		return { type: "track", is_local: true, artist, album, title, duration };
+	} else {
+		// Not a local file
+		if (parts.length !== 3) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${uri} is not a valid Spotify URI`);
+		}
+
+		const id = parts[2];
+
+		if (!base62Pattern.test(id)) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${uri} has an invalid ID`);
+		}
+
+		return { type, is_local: false, id };
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns type and ID from a Spotify link
+ * @see {@link https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/concepts/spotify-uris-ids|Spotify URIs and IDs}
+ * @param {string} link Spotify URL - can be of an album, track, playlist, user, episode, etc.
+ * @returns {typedefs.UriObject}
+ * @throws {TypeError} If the input is not a valid Spotify link
+ */
+const parseSpotifyLink = (link) => {
+	const localPattern = /^https:\/\/open\.spotify\.com\/local\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]*)\/([^\/]+)\/(\d+)$/;
+	const standardPattern = /^https:\/\/open\.spotify\.com\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/?]+)/;
+
+	if (localPattern.test(link)) {
+		// Local file format: https://open.spotify.com/local/artist/album/title/duration
+		const matches = link.match(localPattern);
+		if (!matches) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${link} is not a valid Spotify local file link`);
+		}
+
+		// URL decode artist, album, and title
+		const artist = decodeURIComponent(matches[1] || '');
+		const album = decodeURIComponent(matches[2] || '');
+		const title = decodeURIComponent(matches[3]);
+		const duration = parseInt(matches[4], 10);
+
+		if (isNaN(duration)) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${link} has an invalid duration`);
+		}
+
+		return { type: "track", is_local: true, artist, album, title, duration };
+	} else if (standardPattern.test(link)) {
+		// Not a local file
+		const matches = link.match(standardPattern);
+		if (!matches || matches.length < 3) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${link} is not a valid Spotify link`);
+		}
+
+		const type = matches[1];
+		const id = matches[2];
+
+		if (!base62Pattern.test(id)) {
+			throw new TypeError(`${link} has an invalid ID`);
+		}
+
+		return { type, is_local: false, id };
+	} else {
+		throw new TypeError(`${link} is not a valid Spotify link`);
+	}
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	parseSpotifyUri,
+	parseSpotifyLink
+}
diff --git a/validators/playlists.js b/validators/playlists.js
index 8299d08..13b310e 100644
--- a/validators/playlists.js
+++ b/validators/playlists.js
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ const typedefs = require("../typedefs");
  * @param {typedefs.Next} next 
  */
 const getPlaylistDetailsValidator = async (req, res, next) => {
-	await query("playlist_id")
+	await query("playlist_link")
 		.notEmpty()
-		.withMessage("playlist_id not defined in query")
-		.isAlphanumeric()
-		.withMessage("playlist_id must be alphanumeric (base-62)")
+		.withMessage("playlist_link not defined in query")
+		.isURL()
+		.withMessage("playlist_link must be a valid link")
 		.run(req);
 	next();
 }