Can't access API anymore, did I exceed limits?

[axion777]

Plan

Free/Premium

Country

Device

(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)

Operating System

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

My Question or Issue

Hi folks, I was starting to make a music search app and was able to keep querying the API for around 2 days, then suddenly my api requests are no longer working, returning: array(1) { ["error"]=> array(2) { ["status"]=> int(401) ["message"]=> string(17) "No token provided" } } No tracks found for the genre: indie 

I saved multiple to working api request files over the 2 days and none of them are working so I don't think it is a code issue as my scripts were working fine.

I've tried to create several new apps using new client id and secret but this hasn't helped.

If I did exceed rate limits how do I find out?  Would signing up to spotify premium help? I do want to anyway to get better control of the sdk music player.

Thanks,

Kias, Australia

[Ximzend]

I think the refresh token is expired. You should re-authenticate your account.

[CiroIp]

Probably. The app/service need to retain the refresh token between different sessions. 

In this case look like the app didn't save it. 

That would explain the "No token provided".

I think after few wrong attempt Spotify servers just remove the main authorization code and the app need to repeat the login/permission. 

No need to feel bad about it. I see a lot of big companies implementations  messing up  the refresh token cycle. 

[axion777]

hmm possibly.. I'm running a function to generate an auth token so that shouldn't be an issue... but then perhaps I still don't fully understand.  The only way around it was to create another account... which is silly because I signed up to spotify premium in hopes that would fix the other account.  I'll have to double check if still locked out on first account. I wasn't using rate limiting practices yet so this might explain it.