topic Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API in Spotify for Developers

Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

th3xer0 — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 04:04:31 GMT

Starting about two days ago, I began to see intermittent 404s when getting playlist tracks via the Spotify API (https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/*/tracks). I have seen this when iterating over large playlists via the offset and limit parameters, collecting 100 tracks at a time. Re-sending some of the failing requests (identical requests) can yield 200s at a later time.

It's possible this is an improperly responding rate limit (that shouldn't be returning 404s) or some sort of load-balancing / request routing confusion.

Example URL:

https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/PLAYLIST_ID_HERE/tracks?offset=1600&limit=100&additional_types=track

Interesting Response Headers:

'Content-Length': '0',

'server': 'envoy',

'Via': 'HTTP/2 edgeproxy, 1.1 google',

'date': 'Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:40:18 GMT',

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

serahrono — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:06:11 GMT

Hey!

Thanks for reporting this - we'll investigate and respond when we get to the bottom of it.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

th3xer0 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:33:37 GMT

For whatever it's worth, I have not noticed this behavior in roughly the last 24 hours.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

user528 — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:01:52 GMT

Any updates on this topic? I'm having the same issue since 10th of april.

Playlist track requests and track info requests randomly return a 404 whilst the ID exists. If I send the same requests on a later moment, a 200 response is returned.

I'm using my app for several months without problems untill now.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

_jkulak — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:05:38 GMT

Same here, I keep seeing random 404 when requesting artists, albums and tracks.

Simply adding a retry in the code, just after the failed request solves the issue 🤷🏽 So seems like an API issue.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

jeroenb2020 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 08:41:52 GMT

I am also getting the same behaviour when trying to get artist albums, the behavior is random/flaky returning 404's.
Could you please investigate ?
This is only recently happening.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

jeroenb2020 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 08:43:57 GMT

If you also had the problem, please click the "Me too" button on top.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

user528 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 14:42:02 GMT

That's how I solved it for now as well, 10 retries for each request. Sometimes even 10 404's returned in a row. If I perform the same request again a few minutes later, 200 returned.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

jeroenb2020 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:52:22 GMT

I am also tempted to solve it with retrying 404 but it's clearly a bug of course...

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

th3xer0 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:46:25 GMT

Original reporter here. Can update that this issue went away for a while around three weeks ago, but the error behavior is back for me as of about two days ago.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

IgnacioGorriti — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 23:03:37 GMT

Im having the same problem with the endpoint to get playlist

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

mattgreen_aus — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 03:40:40 GMT

I am facing this issue as well. Specifically on this track

https://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-features/3oBxcxuAsR1eXCppkPnt6j

{
  "error": {
    "status": 404,
    "message": "analysis not found"
  }
}

The ID has worked for me fine for the past couple of months. I do some playlist analytics via Qlik, and this sudden 404 is breaking my application.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

LeandroA — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 06:42:27 GMT

año 2024, me esta pasando lo mismo

{"error": {"status": 404, "message": "Resource not found" } }

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

gwenolechenouard — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:37:40 GMT

Unfortunatly, many endpoints have been depreciated last week and are not useable now.
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Changes-to-Web-API/td-p/6540414

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

th3xer0 — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:32:25 GMT

The latest is probably related to https://www.androidpolice.com/spotify-new-api-terms-third-party-apps/. It's likely time to give up on the Spotify API.

Re: Intermittent 404s Getting Playlist Tracks via API

DisappointedUser1 — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 08:34:32 GMT

Introducing some changes to our Web API | Spotify for Developers
Point 8 is causing this.
So sad, I was relying on it. 😞