How to Transition from Development to Production for Commercial Use – Extended Quota Option Missing?

[devthedev07]

There seems to be no option anymore to request extended quota mode. If you have an app in development mode and controlling 25 users that can use it, how are you meant to deploy for commercial use and reach 250K MAUs and then be eligible for an extended quota. The app which is progress is a simple app using the sdk for authorisation and app remote.

Given the current limitations, how are developers expected to scale their apps beyond the 25-user cap? Is there a new process in place for transitioning from development to commercial production, or am I missing something?

[Tanict]

Wondering the same, I can't find how to ask for extended quota while I'm soon about to launch my app... How can you expect developers to go from 25 users to 250k MAU?

[Ximzend]

Hi @devthedev07 and @Tanict 

Thank you for asking this in the Spotify Community!

According to this article about Quota Modes, as of May 15th 2025, Spotify only accepts applications only from organizations (not individuals). Application must be sent through a company email by using the form linked at that page.

I hope this answers your question. If you have further questions, feel free to ask.

[Tanict]

Hi @Ximzend

No that doesn't answer any question, we already know that. 

I do own an organization, so I technically can fill the application form, but let's review the criteria.

• Established Business Entity => I understand, it gives Spotify a guarantee that this is a serious requests.
• Active and Launched Service => How can you launch a service if you are limited to 25 manually inserted user accounts that can use it? Do you really expect people to submit (let's say) an app to the App Store & Google Play Store that only 25 person can use?
• User Base Threshold => "a minimum of 250,000 Monthly Active Users" This one is probably the funniest part. Basically, the app you are creating, which you can't share with more than 25 users, should reach the tremendous amount of 250,000 Monthly Active Users... Please explain me how to do that.
• Market Availability/Commercial Viability => This point is asking for "market share data from App Store/Analytics tool" and "proof of revenue from the last 12 months from App Store/Analytics tool". Once again... how can you expect any company to provide that kind of data if they can't even launch a product.
• Adherence to Terms => This, is of course understandable.
   

Some people have dedicated years of their lives building projects and ideas around Spotify (7 years in my case) but Spotify decided to kill these projects, communities and the developers behind it.

[postinferno]

"Active and Launched Service" is probably referring to integrating Spotify into apps that already have huge users outside of music. For example, a developer of smt like Uber or Tiktok might add a feature to display Spotify music on users' profiles. On the otherhand, this announcement essentially rules out the idea of developing an app only for Spotify from start and reaching 250,000 monthly users. For the sake of their server resources. 

[wobby]

Me too man, this is a complete joke. If they don't undo this in the next months I really consider quitting Spotify.