Issue with Device Recognition When Using Multiple Accounts in Spotify App Development

[Rene25]

Hello,

I have a family plan on Spotify, and to keep my playlists separate, I created a second account specifically for app development, which we'll call acc_DEV My main account is acc_MAIN. I created an app on the Spotify Developer Dashboard with the acc_DEV account, called "timing playlist."

I wrote a program on my Raspberry Pi and connected it to the app via spotifyd. I used the client_id and client_secret from the app I created, which I entered into my configuration file. Here's a simplified version of my code (without the actual client_id and client_secret):

import spotipy
from spotipy.oauth2 import SpotifyOAuth

sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=SpotifyOAuth(
    client_id='your_client_id',
    client_secret='your_client_secret',
    redirect_uri='http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback',
    scope='user-library-read user-read-playback-state user-modify-playback-state'
))

# Try to get list of devices
devices = sp.devices()
print(devices)

The issue I'm encountering is that when I run the program, the "Raspberry Pi" device is not found. The only device shown is another one that is linked to my acc_DEV account. However, when I check via my phone (which is logged into my main account, acc_MAIN), I can see and control the "Raspberry Pi" device just fine.

It seems like I may have logged into the app with the wrong user account on my raspberry pi. How can I ensure that my app uses the correct account acc_DEV to control the "Raspberry Pi"?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,

René

[Ximzend · Accepted solution]

Hi @Rene25 

The sp.me() function allows you to access the information of the account you initially logged into when executing the script.

[Rene25]

thanks, ok, I found out, that I created the access token for the wrong user...