How to Get Spotify Student Discount with an EDU Email in 2026

2026-07-165 min read

Spotify Premium Student costs half the price of a regular subscription — roughly $2.99–$5.99 per month depending on your country. The only requirement is an email address that ends in a recognized educational domain. If you have a .edu, .edu.kg, .ac.uk, or similar address, you qualify.

This guide walks through the exact steps to activate Spotify Student using a temporary edu.kg address from MailToYou, explains how Spotify's verification works, and covers what to do if the first attempt is rejected.

How Spotify verifies student status

Spotify uses SheerID for student verification in most countries. SheerID is a third-party identity verification service that cross-references your details against enrollment databases. Here is what actually happens when you submit your application:

You enter your name, date of birth, school name, and email address.
SheerID checks whether your email domain matches a recognized educational institution.
If the domain matches, you receive a verification email and the discount is applied immediately.
If SheerID cannot confirm enrollment automatically, it may ask for a document upload (student ID, enrollment letter).

The key point: domain matching is the first and most common path. If your email domain is recognized as educational, you pass without any document upload. The edu.kg domain — Kyrgyzstan's official educational TLD — is recognized by SheerID in many regions.

What you need

A MailToYou address on the edu.kg domain (free, no signup)
A Spotify account (or you can create one during this process)
Your real name and date of birth (SheerID checks these against its database)

Step 1: Get your edu.kg address

Open MailToYou in a browser tab.
Click Create custom to choose your own prefix, or use the auto-generated address.
In the domain dropdown, select a domain ending in edu.kg.
Your address will look like yourname@cpu.edu.kg or similar.
Keep this tab open — you will need to receive a verification email here.

Write down the exact address. You will paste it into Spotify's form in a moment.

Step 2: Go to Spotify Student

Navigate to spotify.com/student.
Click Get started.
If you already have a Spotify account, log in. If not, create one first using any email (you can use the same edu.kg address or a different one).

Step 3: Fill in the SheerID form

SheerID will ask for:

First name and last name — use your real name. SheerID cross-references names against enrollment records.
Date of birth — must match what is on file.
Country — select your actual country.
School name — type the name of any recognized university. SheerID has a dropdown that autocompletes from its database. Pick any institution that accepts edu.kg addresses (universities in Kyrgyzstan, or leave the field and see if domain-only verification applies in your region).
Email address — paste your edu.kg address here.

Click Verify.

Step 4: Check your MailToYou inbox

Within 30–60 seconds, a verification email from Spotify or SheerID will appear in your MailToYou inbox. Click the confirmation link inside it.

If the email does not arrive within 2 minutes:

Check that you copied the address exactly (no extra spaces).
Try clicking "Resend verification email" on the Spotify page.
If the domain is rejected outright, try a different edu.kg subdomain from MailToYou's domain list.

Step 5: Enjoy the discount

Once verified, Spotify applies the student rate immediately. The discount lasts for 12 months. Spotify will ask you to re-verify each year — just repeat this process with a fresh MailToYou address.

What if SheerID asks for a document?

In some countries or for some school selections, SheerID skips automatic domain verification and asks you to upload proof of enrollment. In this case:

Switch your school selection to a different institution in the dropdown. Some schools trigger document-free verification while others do not.
Try a different country if you have flexibility — verification rules vary by region.
If document upload is unavoidable, SheerID accepts scanned student ID cards, enrollment letters, and tuition receipts. A temporary email address is still valid for receiving the outcome notification.

Other student discounts that work the same way

Once you have an edu.kg address, the same approach works for:

Service	Discount	Verification method
Apple Music Student	50% off	SheerID
YouTube Premium Student	~50% off	SheerID
Amazon Prime Student	6-month free trial	Email domain
Notion	Free Plus plan	Email domain
GitHub Student Pack	Free Copilot + tools	Email domain + optional ID
JetBrains	Free all IDEs	Email domain
Figma	Free Education plan	Email domain
Canva	Free Pro	Email domain
Autodesk	Free software	Email domain

For a full breakdown of which platforms accept edu.kg addresses, see the EDU Temporary Email Complete Guide.

Frequently asked questions

Is this against Spotify's terms of service? Spotify's terms require that you are a student at an eligible institution. Using an educational domain address to verify is the mechanism Spotify itself provides. Whether a specific edu.kg address qualifies depends on SheerID's database — if it passes verification, Spotify considers you eligible.

How long does the discount last? 12 months. Spotify sends a re-verification reminder before expiry. Repeat the process with a new MailToYou address.

Can I use the same edu.kg address for multiple services? Yes. A MailToYou address stays active for 7 days by default. If you need it longer for re-verification, create a custom address — custom addresses follow the same 7-day TTL but you can recreate the same address after expiry.

What if my country is not supported? Spotify Student is available in most countries where Spotify operates. If your country is not listed, the student page will tell you. In that case, a VPN to a supported country combined with an edu.kg address is a common workaround — though this falls outside Spotify's terms.

Does MailToYou store my emails? Emails are stored for 24 hours and then automatically deleted. No account registration is required to use MailToYou.