topic Playlist API Bug Report (Public: True/false) in Spotify for Developers

Playlist API Bug Report (Public: True/false)

Fjerr — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:15:25 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

The Netherlands

Device

HP ProBook

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

When requesting a playlist from the ''/me/playlists'' endpoint it is documented that the playlist object can either be: public, private or null.

However, the returned value does not match with the actual value for the playlist. See proof here below where for a specific playlist the value ''false'' is returned for the ''public'' attribute while in fact this is a public playlist made by Spotify itself:

Openbare playlist = Public Playlist in Dutch

It should also be noted that playlists that are actually private will be returned as ''public: true'' so it seems like the values have somehow been swapped. This is the case for all the results I'm getting and not a one of a kind type of situation.

Re: Playlist API Bug Report (Public: True/false)

Ximzend — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:39:37 GMT

The API means with "public:true" that a playlist is publicly displayed on a profile, and "public:false" that a playlist is not shown on a playlist.

Re: Playlist API Bug Report (Public: True/false)

ASajed — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:12:13 GMT

This issue is not new: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Web-API-lt-playlist-gt-public-not-coherent-across-different/m-p/5395505#M4892

Re: Playlist API Bug Report (Public: True/false)

Ximzend — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 14:27:42 GMT

I just saw I made a typo! Only if a playlist is shown at someone's public profile, it gives true back.