topic Re: can use get playlist in Spotify for Developers

can use get playlist

yoavelko — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:02:43 GMT

hey guys, I have been working on my app which get playlist is an important function in it and today it suddenly stopped working (been working on it all day and then it stopped).
I have checked the documentations as well and at the "try yourself" part it also wont work so I guess it has a bug for now...
also, it wasnt on todays web API changes.

anyone knows if its officially down for the moment or am I the only one having this problem?

Re: can use get playlist

ChunMingLiao — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:32:11 GMT

I also encountered the same problem. When I obtained the category first and then used the category ID to obtain the playlist, a 404 error also occurred.

Re: can use get playlist

Ximzend — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:18:00 GMT

Hi @yoavelko and @ChunMingLiao

The issue is likely due to point 8 in Spotify's recent Web API change announcement. If your app is trying to fetch data from an Algorithmic or Spotify-owned editorial playlist, these are now restricted for:

- New apps registered after the announcement date.

- Existing apps in development mode without an approved extension request.

You’ll need to check if your app falls under these conditions. For user-created playlists, the endpoint should still work.

Let me know if you need further clarification!

Re: can use get playlist

ChunMingLiao — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 02:41:32 GMT

This is yesterday’s announcement and I just happened to have a screenshot. Compared with today, there are two more unusable API endpoints.

Re: can use get playlist

ReubenF — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:40:28 GMT

Echoing the general sentiment in https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Changes-to-Web-API/td-p/6540414 that It's quite insane how there was absolutely zero warning about this, regardless of what functionality was removed...