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403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication

403 Forbidden on API Data Calls After Successful Authentication

 

Plan

Premium

Country

India

Device

Asus TUF F15

Operating System

Windows 11

 

My Question or Issue

Hello,

I am consistently receiving a 403 Forbidden error when trying to access any data endpoint (like /v1/audio-features), even though my initial authentication request is successful. The error occurs immediately after I receive a valid access token.

What Works:

What Fails:

Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

  • This is not a local network/firewall issue. The error is identical when run from my local machine and when run from a Google Colab notebook.

  • This is not a code library issue. The error occurs with both the spotipy library and with direct requests calls.

  • This is not a credentials issue. The error persists even after creating a brand new application in the developer dashboard and using fresh credentials.

Could you please investigate why my application/account is being blocked from accessing data endpoints, despite successful authentication? The block seems to be tied to my account or application configuration on Spotify's side.

My Client ID for the latest test application is: fe7ac9c68ec14e47bf9abcb7124e58c7

Thank you.

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Hi @siphen253 
Thank you for posting in the Spotify Community.

To troubleshoot this problem, can you tell me if your app did get a quota extension before the date of this post?
I'm here if you need more help.

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No, this is a brand new application created for a new project. It has never had a quota extension.

In that case, you cannot get audio features with the Spotify API, because it is deprecated. You can read more information about this on this page.

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Hello, I am a student from a university. Can I apply to the platform to use audio features for research on music songs? I can provide proof of the relevant school's qualifications. How can I apply for relevant permissions? I would greatly appreciate it if you could reply.

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