topic Re: Constant 503 errors from API in Spotify for Developers

Constant 503 errors from API

Hoffs — Wed, 12 May 2021 13:03:23 GMT

API is constantly returning "503 Service Unavailable" with response body "upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers". Previously it used to happen somewhat frequent but now all the requests are failing with this error. No matter whether it's oauth2 token exchange request or just regular API call.

This basically makes me unable to authorize using oauth and use the API at all.

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

clemraf — Wed, 12 May 2021 15:57:18 GMT

Same here 🙂 I can confirm that we are facing the exact same issue since few hours.

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

spotifyjosh — Wed, 12 May 2021 16:11:37 GMT

Thanks for reporting this, @clemraf and @Hoffs. We're looking into the problem here. I'll post in this thread when I have an update to share.

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

spotifyjosh — Wed, 12 May 2021 17:16:52 GMT

I think the issue should be resolved now. Please let us know in this thread if you are still seeing a high number of 503 status code responses from the API 🙂

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

clemraf — Wed, 12 May 2021 17:24:20 GMT

It looks resolved on our side — thanks for your help 🙂

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

Hoffs — Wed, 12 May 2021 17:32:59 GMT

looks to be working fine now

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

Netlob — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:19:43 GMT

Still having this issue (had it since about December 2020), especially on auth endpoints (token refreshing, exchanging)

Any updates?

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

RyanMcPherson7 — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 07:09:52 GMT

Hi,

I am receiving 503 errors from the /related-artists endpoint after making a few hundred requests. Is this because I am making too many requests in a short time frame or is the server itself at fault here?

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

niall_duffy — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:11:11 GMT

I am receiving a 503 error when trying to get top tracks/artist data. Any idea when this will be fixed?

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

Netlob — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:16:05 GMT

Still getting 503's on top artists and tracks....

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

zunkelty — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:05:50 GMT

I still have the problem as well. Only the url "https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/artists?time_range=medium_term&limit=50&offset=0" is used by me at the moment and constantly results in a status 503.

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

Netlob — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:08:50 GMT

Ive opened a specific issue for the top tracks and artists endpoint here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Top-artists-and-tracks-endpoint-gives-a-100-503-error-rate/m-p/5296138#M3618

Please give it a like or reply if you experience the same issue so it gets under the radar at Spotify 🙂

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

nickmq — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:50:31 GMT

While trying to make a get request to `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/top/tracks?time_range=short_term&limit=10` i'm constantly receiving the following response:

```

Error: Request failed with status code 503
at e.exports (119-ca88ed76eda875b3.js:1)
at e.exports (119-ca88ed76eda875b3.js:1)
at XMLHttpRequest.S (119-ca88ed76eda875b3.js:1)

```

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

chrislee2727 — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 19:00:27 GMT

I'm still getting 503 errors as follows:

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

soheilpro — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:57:36 GMT

This is happening again!

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

enevas — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:07:51 GMT

I'm having this issue since yesterday as well. Is there a fix underway?

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

Josenzo — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:09:58 GMT

Same problem here

Re: Constant 503 errors from API

markgrotskiy — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:34:08 GMT

@Netlob wrote:
Ive opened a specific issue for the top tracks and artists endpoint here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Top-artists-and-tracks-endpoint-gives-promo-codes.se
Please give it a like or reply if you experience the same issue so it gets under the radar at Spotify 🙂

Liked for visibility! I still occasionaly get this problem. Why is it even marked as solved if so many people are still complaining?