topic 403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication in Spotify for Developers

403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication

siphen253 — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:16:39 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

India

Device

Asus TUF F15

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

Hello,

I am consistently receiving a 403 Forbidden error when trying to access any data endpoint (like /v1/audio-features), even though my initial authentication request is successful. The error occurs immediately after I receive a valid access token.

What Works:

Making a POST request to https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token using the Client Credentials flow succeeds.
I receive a valid JSON response with an access_token.

What Fails:

Using this access_token in an Authorization: Bearer <token> header to make a GET request to https://api.spotify.com/v1/audio-features/?ids=1XazlqB4YAtvouCmJPWXlM immediately fails with a 403 Forbidden error.

Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

This is not a local network/firewall issue. The error is identical when run from my local machine and when run from a Google Colab notebook.
This is not a code library issue. The error occurs with both the spotipy library and with direct requests calls.
This is not a credentials issue. The error persists even after creating a brand new application in the developer dashboard and using fresh credentials.

Could you please investigate why my application/account is being blocked from accessing data endpoints, despite successful authentication? The block seems to be tied to my account or application configuration on Spotify's side.

My Client ID for the latest test application is: fe7ac9c68ec14e47bf9abcb7124e58c7

Thank you.

Re: 403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication

Ximzend — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:58:41 GMT

Hi @siphen253
Thank you for posting in the Spotify Community.

To troubleshoot this problem, can you tell me if your app did get a quota extension before the date of this post?
I'm here if you need more help.

Re: 403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication

siphen253 — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:03:11 GMT

No, this is a brand new application created for a new project. It has never had a quota extension.

Re: 403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication

Ximzend — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:40:42 GMT

In that case, you cannot get audio features with the Spotify API, because it is deprecated. You can read more information about this on this page.

Re: 403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication

18326565628 — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:14:28 GMT

Hello, I am a student from a university. Can I apply to the platform to use audio features for research on music songs? I can provide proof of the relevant school's qualifications. How can I apply for relevant permissions? I would greatly appreciate it if you could reply.