Temporary access to a media playback system

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a system to:

• communicate, over a data network, with a media playback system in order to monitor and remotely manage at least one playback device of the media playback system;
• identify one or more temporary access restrictions configured by a first user associated with the media playback system, wherein a first computing device associated with the first user has access to a first set of playback control actions that enable the first computing device to control playback of audio content that is being played back by the at least one playback device, and wherein the temporary access restrictions include a second set of one or more playback control actions that is different from the first set of playback controls;
• receive a request from a second computing device associated with a second user to connect to the media playback system and thereby access one or more playback control actions that enable the second computing device to control playback of audio content that is being played back by the at least one playback device, wherein the second user is not associated with the media playback system;
• and
• based on the one or more temporary access restrictions:
• determine a temporary access credential for enabling the second computing device associated with the second user to temporarily connect to the media playback system and thereby access the second set of one or more playback control actions;
• and
• transmit the temporary access credential for enabling the second computing device associated with the second user to temporarily connect to the media playback system and thereby access the second set of one or more playback control actions.

A method carried out by a system, the method comprising:

• communicating, over a data network, with a media playback system in order to monitor and remotely manage at least one playback device of the media playback system;
• identifying one or more temporary access restrictions configured by a first user associated with the media playback system, wherein a first computing device associated with the first user has access to a first set of playback control actions that enable the first computing device to control playback of audio content that is being played back by the at least one playback device, and wherein the temporary access restrictions include a second set of one or more playback control actions that is different from the first set of playback controls;
• receiving a request from a second computing device associated with a second user to connect to the media playback system and thereby access one or more playback control actions that enable the second computing device to control playback of audio content that is being played back by the at least one playback device, wherein the second user is not associated with the media playback system;
• and
• based on the one or more temporary access restrictions:
• determining a temporary access credential for enabling the second computing device associated with the second user to temporarily connect to the media playback system and thereby access the second set of one or more playback control actions;
• and
• transmitting the temporary access credential for enabling the second computing device associated with the second user to temporarily connect to the media playback system and thereby access the second set of one or more playback control actions.