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Playlist API Bug Report (Public: True/false)

Playlist API Bug Report (Public: True/false)

Plan

Premium

Country

The Netherlands

Device

HP ProBook

Operating System

Windows 11

 

My Question or Issue

When requesting a playlist from the ''/me/playlists'' endpoint it is documented that the playlist object can either be: public, private or null.

 

However, the returned value does not match with the actual value for the playlist. See proof here below where for a specific playlist the value ''false'' is returned for the ''public'' attribute while in fact this is a public playlist made by Spotify itself:

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Openbare playlist = Public Playlist in Dutch

 

It should also be noted that playlists that are actually private will be returned as ''public: true'' so it seems like the values have somehow been swapped. This is the case for all the results I'm getting and not a one of a kind type of situation.

 

 

 

 

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3 Replies

The API means with "public:true" that a playlist is publicly displayed on a profile, and "public:false" that a playlist is not shown on a playlist.

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I just saw I made a typo! Only if a playlist is shown at someone's public profile, it gives true back.

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