https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Addressing-autoplay-block-for-slow-loading-files/m-p/7182636#M18952 <P>I'm writing an app that lets users play a selection of spotify tracks by clicking on certain links.&nbsp; I'm using the obvious: a click handler that invokes controller.loadUri() followed by controller.play().&nbsp; &nbsp;But if the track is slow to load, I get console errors:</P><P>&nbsp; &nbsp;"PlaybackError: Cannot perform operation; no list was loaded."</P><P>The usual fix is to wait for some kind of load event before calling play.&nbsp; &nbsp;But then play would be invoked outside the click event handler, which would mean that autoplay is blocked and I need to get another click from the user.<BR /><BR />Is there a way for me to tell the controller to load and play the track (once loaded) as an atomic operation so I don't need to wait for the load?</P> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:33:08 GMT karger 2025-10-21T20:33:08Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Addressing-autoplay-block-for-slow-loading-files/m-p/7182636#M18952 <P>I'm writing an app that lets users play a selection of spotify tracks by clicking on certain links.&nbsp; I'm using the obvious: a click handler that invokes controller.loadUri() followed by controller.play().&nbsp; &nbsp;But if the track is slow to load, I get console errors:</P><P>&nbsp; &nbsp;"PlaybackError: Cannot perform operation; no list was loaded."</P><P>The usual fix is to wait for some kind of load event before calling play.&nbsp; &nbsp;But then play would be invoked outside the click event handler, which would mean that autoplay is blocked and I need to get another click from the user.<BR /><BR />Is there a way for me to tell the controller to load and play the track (once loaded) as an atomic operation so I don't need to wait for the load?</P> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:33:08 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Addressing-autoplay-block-for-slow-loading-files/m-p/7182636#M18952 karger 2025-10-21T20:33:08Z