diff --git a/deezspot/easy_spoty.py b/deezspot/easy_spoty.py
index e52dd21..62e0f3e 100644
--- a/deezspot/easy_spoty.py
+++ b/deezspot/easy_spoty.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
-from librespot.core import Session, SearchManager
+from librespot.core import Session
 from librespot.metadata import TrackId, AlbumId, ArtistId, EpisodeId, ShowId, PlaylistId
 from deezspot.exceptions import InvalidLink
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-# Note: We intentionally avoid importing spotipy. This module is now a
-# thin shim over librespot's internal API, returning Web-API-shaped dicts
-# consumed by spotloader's converters.
+# Note: Search is handled via spotipy (Web API). Other metadata (tracks/albums/...)
+# still use librespot via LibrespotClient.
 
 from deezspot.libutils import LibrespotClient
 
@@ -481,36 +480,22 @@ class Spo:
 
     @classmethod
     def search(cls, query, search_type='track', limit=10, country: Optional[str] = None, locale: Optional[str] = None, catalogue: Optional[str] = None, image_size: Optional[str] = None, client_id=None, client_secret=None):
-        cls.__check_initialized()
-        # Preferred path: use LibrespotClient for consistent defaults and options
-        if cls.__client is not None:
-            res = cls.__client.search(
-                query=query,
-                limit=limit,
-                country=country or cls.__get_session_country_code(),
-                locale=locale,
-                catalogue=catalogue,
-                image_size=image_size,
-            )
-            # Optionally filter by type if requested (best-effort; librespot returns mixed)
-            if search_type and isinstance(res, dict) and search_type in res:
-                return {search_type: res.get(search_type)}
+        # Reverted: use spotipy Web API search; librespot search is not supported here.
+        try:
+            import spotipy  # type: ignore
+            from spotipy.oauth2 import SpotifyClientCredentials  # type: ignore
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise RuntimeError("spotipy is required for search; please install spotipy") from e
+        try:
+            if client_id or client_secret:
+                auth_manager = SpotifyClientCredentials(client_id=client_id, client_secret=client_secret)
+            else:
+                auth_manager = SpotifyClientCredentials()
+            sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=auth_manager)
+            type_param = ','.join([t.strip() for t in str(search_type or 'track').split(',') if t.strip()]) or 'track'
+            market = country or None
+            res = sp.search(q=query, type=type_param, market=market, limit=int(limit) if limit is not None else 10)
             return res
-        # Fallback: direct SearchManager
-        req = SearchManager.SearchRequest(query).set_limit(limit)
-        if country:
-            req.set_country(country)
-        else:
-            cc = cls.__get_session_country_code()
-            if cc:
-                req.set_country(cc)
-        if locale:
-            req.set_locale(locale)
-        if catalogue:
-            req.set_catalogue(catalogue)
-        if image_size:
-            req.set_image_size(image_size)
-        res = cls.__session.search().request(req)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
-        if search_type and isinstance(res, dict) and search_type in res:
-            return {search_type: res.get(search_type)}
-        return res
+        except Exception as e:
+            # Surface a concise error to callers
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Spotify search failed: {e}")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49322d4..13a406f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "fastapi==0.116.1",
     "uvicorn[standard]==0.35.0",
     "librespot-spotizerr==0.3.0",
-    "rapidfuzz==3.13.0"
+    "rapidfuzz==3.13.0",
+    "spotipy==2.25.1"
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 903e517..c329289 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ setup(
                 "fastapi==0.116.1",
                 "uvicorn[standard]==0.35.0",
                 "librespot-spotizerr==0.3.0",
-                "rapidfuzz"
+   				"rapidfuzz==3.13.0",
+				"spotipy==2.25.1"
          ],
 )