https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Are-Tokens-Required/m-p/4961089#M251 <P>Yes! Spotify's api is not public (for obvious reasons). You're currently authenticating based on a user but you can also authenticate by app. For details: <A href="https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/#client-credentials-flow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/#client-credentials-flow</A></P> Fri, 22 May 2020 19:17:03 GMT jbtwaalf 2020-05-22T19:17:03Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Are-Tokens-Required/m-p/4960885#M244 <P>Hey Everyone,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am currently creating a website that uses Spotify API to search for tracks</P><DIV><DIV><SPAN><A href="https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q=</A></SPAN><SPAN>${</SPAN><SPAN>track</SPAN><SPAN>}</SPAN><SPAN>%20</SPAN><SPAN>${</SPAN><SPAN>artist</SPAN><SPAN>}</SPAN><SPAN>&amp;type=track is the url<BR /></SPAN></DIV></DIV><P>I have been able to do this successfully using code that prompts the user to sign in, ask for permission,etc.</P><P>Heres my question: I am simply searching spotify's database of tracks, so do I need to have a token and authorization to search for a track even though it has nothing to do with the user?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 22 May 2020 13:34:08 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Are-Tokens-Required/m-p/4960885#M244 abhriguvansh99 2020-05-22T13:34:08Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Are-Tokens-Required/m-p/4961089#M251 <P>Yes! Spotify's api is not public (for obvious reasons). You're currently authenticating based on a user but you can also authenticate by app. For details: <A href="https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/#client-credentials-flow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/#client-credentials-flow</A></P> Fri, 22 May 2020 19:17:03 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Are-Tokens-Required/m-p/4961089#M251 jbtwaalf 2020-05-22T19:17:03Z