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[API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

[API] Seek to Position Bug/Broken

API Endpoint Example:

PUT

https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/player/seek?position_ms=

 

Regardless of the integer given for "position_ms" track seeks to 0. API returns response 204 like normal but will not seek to any position other than 0.

 

-Have tried with/without a "device_id" string given

-Have tried multiple tracks downloaded and streaming

-Have tried on Mac M1 app and iOS app

-Have tried on the Web API Reference page at https://developer.spotify.com/console/put-seek/

 

All yield same result, API will only trigger a seek to 0.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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same here. seems to happen since last sunday (October 31st 2021)

 

btw.: Spotify's own webplayer (open.spotify.com) has the same issue... only the desktop version is still working ...

Can confirm, same here. Happens in https://developer.spotify.com/console/put-seek/ as well.

 

I have to correct myself:

 

"seek" via Web API is not working only if remote controlling the desktop version.

Any other device_id is (including the Web Player, Echo device etc.) working fine.

 

Also seeking a song when using the desktop version itself is working, only via Web API the desktop version restarts the song from the beginning.

HAHAHA, lol,

 

and while I was writing this, the desktop version announced a new update ... and guess what: that update fixed the issue 😄

 

so I guess this bug is fixed for good.

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