topic Api returning 500 error in Spotify for Developers

Api returning 500 error

marinagarat — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:30:42 GMT

Hello, everyone! I'm trying to get my recently played tracks and I'm getting a 500 error. This is my code, let me know if I'm doing something wrong. Thank you very much!

fetch("https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token?grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=<client_id>&client_secret=<client_secret>&scope=user-read-recently-played", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", } }) .then(response => response.json()) .then((response) => { fetch("https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/recently-played", { headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer " + response.access_token } }) })

Re: Api returning 500 error

Ximzend — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:12:40 GMT

"Since the Client Credentials flow does not include authorization, only endpoints that do not access user information can be accessed."

You should use another flow, mentioned at this page instead

Re: Api returning 500 error

anegri — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 01:01:06 GMT

+1, I would love to use the client credentials to grab data about the current user (who is associated with the client creds) during build time for a static site. This is a use case that doesn't have a good solution right now.

Any chance Spotify devs could allow for this?

Re: Api returning 500 error

Ximzend — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 07:36:06 GMT

@anegri "In scenarios where storing the client secret is not safe (e.g. desktop, mobile apps or JavaScript web apps running in the browser), you can use the authorization code with PKCE, as it provides protection against attacks where the authorization code may be intercepted."