topic Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request parameter in Spotify for Developers

Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request parameter

muusic3 — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:40:59 GMT

Even if in the documentation is explicitly mentioned that "If a valid user access token is specified in the request header, the country associated with the user account will take priority over this parameter" (see https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/get-an-artists-top-tracks),

Given a valid user access token is specified,

when no "market" request parameter is provided,

then the get Artist's Top Tracks endpoint is returning error 400 "missing country parameter"

When the "market" request parameter is provided, then the API works fine.

Example of failing call:

curl \ -i \ -X GET \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \ "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/${ARTIST_ID}/top-tracks"

Example of successful call:

curl \ -i \ -X GET \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" \ "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/${ARTIST_ID}/top-tracks?market=IT"

Other endpoints like "Search" (see: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/search) are correctly treating the "market" request parameter as optional

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

ItsMikeTwitch — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:58:52 GMT

I definitely think there is a bug here with user markets. Not the exact same issue, but I'm trying to use the player/currently-playing endpoint, and without specifying any market, I'm getting weird behaviour where I receive the song name, but no `external_url` for it, because the song is available for the user's market, but not elsewhere (like the app's server region).

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

muusic3 — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:43:04 GMT

Just noticed that a similar issue has already been reported in Dec '22 here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Get-Artists-Top-Tracks-Country-is-required/m-p/5478183/highlight/true#M7432

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

sassy-in-glasse — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 14:06:47 GMT

I'm having this issue too

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

pauldvlp — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:14:25 GMT

I have the same issue too. For now I solved it by adding the country parameter as such ?country=HN

My request endpoint ⬇️

fetch( 'https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/53XhwfbYqKCa1cC15pYq2q/top-tracks?country=HN' { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer Z4ga...9lk' } } )

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

Ximzend — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:04:04 GMT

When using Client Credentials, you'll need to specify the market. Else, you should use a Authorization Code flow.

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

pauldvlp — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:05:20 GMT

Yes, currently I'm using the Authorization Code method, and with this method I have the issue.

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

Ximzend — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:42:38 GMT

I don't see you using the authentication token in your code snipped.

Re: Web API artist top tracks endpoint is requiring "market" as mandatory request paramete

pauldvlp — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:16:11 GMT

My bad, I fixed it.