https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Webhook-Support-Needed-Reduce-API-Calls-for-Listening-History/m-p/7214815#M19054 <P><STRONG>My Question or Issue</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P class="">I've been working with the Spotify Web API to retrieve my listening history, but I've encountered a scalability concern. Currently, the only way to keep my data synchronized in real-time is by implementing a polling mechanism that periodically refetches the data. This approach results in excessive API calls and doesn't scale well.</P><P class="">If Spotify introduced webhook support, the server could push notifications to my application whenever my listening history changes, eliminating the need for constant polling. This event-driven approach would significantly reduce API calls and improve efficiency.</P><P class="">I'd appreciate your thoughts on this feature request, and I'm happy to contribute to its implementation.</P> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 03:58:30 GMT jverma 2025-11-10T03:58:30Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Webhook-Support-Needed-Reduce-API-Calls-for-Listening-History/m-p/7214815#M19054 <P><STRONG>My Question or Issue</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P class="">I've been working with the Spotify Web API to retrieve my listening history, but I've encountered a scalability concern. Currently, the only way to keep my data synchronized in real-time is by implementing a polling mechanism that periodically refetches the data. This approach results in excessive API calls and doesn't scale well.</P><P class="">If Spotify introduced webhook support, the server could push notifications to my application whenever my listening history changes, eliminating the need for constant polling. This event-driven approach would significantly reduce API calls and improve efficiency.</P><P class="">I'd appreciate your thoughts on this feature request, and I'm happy to contribute to its implementation.</P> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 03:58:30 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Webhook-Support-Needed-Reduce-API-Calls-for-Listening-History/m-p/7214815#M19054 jverma 2025-11-10T03:58:30Z