GET request for top tracks returns an empty string

bebulcao — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:26:36 GMT

So I've been trying to fetch my top songs with the code below, but the get request is returning an empty string. What exactly am I doing wrong?

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import json

import requests

CLIENT_ID = 'xxxxx'

CLIENT_SECRET = 'xxxxx'

AUTH_URL = 'https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token'

# POST request

auth_response = requests.post(AUTH_URL, {

'grant_type': 'client_credentials',

'client_id': CLIENT_ID,

'client_secret': CLIENT_SECRET,

})

# converting the response to JSON

auth_response_data = auth_response.json()

# saving the access token

access_token = auth_response_data['access_token']

headers = {

'Authorization': 'Bearer {token}'.format(token=access_token)

}

# base URL

BASE_URL = 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/'

#GET request

r = requests.get(BASE_URL + 'me/top/tracks', headers = headers, params = {'limit': 50, 'offset': 0, 'time_range': 'medium_term'})

data = r.text

#this print statement below prints out an empty string

print(data)

#the rest of the code is commented out because json.loads() gives an

#error when trying to convert an empty string

# parsed_json = json.loads(data)

# songs = parsed_json['items']

# print(songs)

Re: GET request for top tracks returns an empty string

alexcole74 — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 21:56:53 GMT

I have the exact same issue

Re: GET request for top tracks returns an empty string

Ximzend — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:12:01 GMT

The issue in this case is that you can't use Client Credentials with this endpoint. "Since this flow does not include authorization, only endpoints that do not access user information can be accessed."

You should use another Authorization method instead. (with PKCE if the authorization is happening fully in the browser.)

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