topic Re: [API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken in Spotify for Developers

[API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

TheCIAu — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 01:15:58 GMT

API Endpoint Example:

PUT

https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/seek?position_ms=

Regardless of the integer given for "position_ms" track seeks to 0. API returns response 204 like normal but will not seek to any position other than 0.

-Have tried with/without a "device_id" string given

-Have tried multiple tracks downloaded and streaming

-Have tried on Mac M1 app and iOS app

-Have tried on the Web API Reference page at https://developer.spotify.com/console/put-seek/

All yield same result, API will only trigger a seek to 0.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Re: [API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

acynorman — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 09:29:59 GMT

same here. seems to happen since last sunday (October 31st 2021)

btw.: Spotify's own webplayer (open.spotify.com) has the same issue... only the desktop version is still working ...

Re: [API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

NotNite — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:50:52 GMT

Can confirm, same here. Happens in https://developer.spotify.com/console/put-seek/ as well.

Re: [API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

acynorman — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:52:04 GMT

I have to correct myself:

"seek" via Web API is not working only if remote controlling the desktop version.

Any other device_id is (including the Web Player, Echo device etc.) working fine.

Also seeking a song when using the desktop version itself is working, only via Web API the desktop version restarts the song from the beginning.

Re: [API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

acynorman — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:55:15 GMT

HAHAHA, lol,

and while I was writing this, the desktop version announced a new update ... and guess what: that update fixed the issue 😄

so I guess this bug is fixed for good.