Get Users Playlists returns zero items

[Vacitus]

Plan

Premium

Country

UK

Device

Windows laptop

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

I tried a few ways to get user's playlists - REST api in a python program, cURL, and spotipy. I tried both public and private playlists - with the scope adjustment. Nothing works. I created a Stack Overflow case with the details.

rest - Spotify get_users_playlists api returns zero playlists - Stack Overflow

[Ximzend]

Hi @Vacitus 

Thank you for asking in the Spotify Community, and Welcome!

According to the documentation about Playlist, public and private in the app, does not mean the same thing for the API.

For playlists to show up with the API using Client Credentials, you should add them to your public profile.

Let me know how it goes.

[Ximzend]

Additionally: since November 27, 2024, newly created apps are unable to get playlists that are owned by Spotify like Mixes, Top 50 lists and Discover Weekly. You can read more about all changes on this page.

[Vacitus]

Thanks for your response, @Ximzend.

As I understand the information on the page you referenced, it has to do with playlists added through the API. I added my test playlist through the UI. As I tested both private and public, I made those changes through the UI as well.

Question - how do I add a playlist to my public profile? I looked around in the iOS app and the web app but could not figure that out.

[Ximzend · Accepted solution]

Hi @Vacitus 

Thank you for coming back to me.

To make a playlist public through the app, you should:

1. open the playlist
2. tap the three dots
3. scroll all the way down
4. tap "Add to profile"

You can read more about it on this page (about the UI this time)

I hope this helps.

[Vacitus]

That got 'er! Thanks @ximzend!