https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Do-streams-via-Web-API-count/m-p/5584816#M9301 <P>Hello,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We are currently planning a fan portal for a client, and one feature that the client has requested is the ability for fans to listen to his songs through the portal. We plan to use <A href="https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api" target="_new">https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api</A> for this purpose. However, this would naturally require the fans to have their own Spotify Premium accounts.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What we are uncertain about is whether or how plays or listens via the API contribute to the count in the same way as they do through the website and/or apps (desktop, mobile). Is there any available documentation that explains what counts as a play via APIs or apps?</P> Mon, 22 May 2023 05:30:03 GMT TheRagingQuokka 2023-05-22T05:30:03Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Do-streams-via-Web-API-count/m-p/5584816#M9301 <P>Hello,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We are currently planning a fan portal for a client, and one feature that the client has requested is the ability for fans to listen to his songs through the portal. We plan to use <A href="https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api" target="_new">https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api</A> for this purpose. However, this would naturally require the fans to have their own Spotify Premium accounts.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>What we are uncertain about is whether or how plays or listens via the API contribute to the count in the same way as they do through the website and/or apps (desktop, mobile). Is there any available documentation that explains what counts as a play via APIs or apps?</P> Mon, 22 May 2023 05:30:03 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Do-streams-via-Web-API-count/m-p/5584816#M9301 TheRagingQuokka 2023-05-22T05:30:03Z